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timwootton · Apr 27, 2012

Super-nice trog, Mike and the avocet sheet is terrfific. Nice to see the same vigour and sense of urgency in the sitting b-hg as in the bouncing wheatear. . . . . all in all, I'd say you were well and truly back in the game"!

Lykos · May 4, 2012

wow...:t:

Woody · May 7, 2012

Heading away from birds on sticks back towards something a bit more meaty now.

My Singapore trip last year was pretty visually overwhelming, and it's taken me this long to start assimilating the experience. Every bird seemed to be exotic and 'jungly' to me. Amongst the commonest birds were Black Naped Orioles, which are not only exotic in their bright yellow plumage, but also have a very loud and fantastically evocative call, so 'jungly'! Palms are also pretty exotic and 'jungly' and they make really interesting patterns in the sun so I've put the two together for a painting that looks like an '80s Hawaiian shirt fabric...

Mike

Andrew H · May 7, 2012

Best I get my attempt finished then.......Will email you will photo of the month...yer going to hate me this time !!!!!

solitaryVSong · May 7, 2012

Woody said:
..so I've put the two together for a painting that looks like an '80s Hawaiian shirt fabric...

Mike

No Hawaiian shirt after had the complex depth of this Mike! I think you've done a great job of combining bird and environment. I'd be very happy with this one.

Moulty · May 8, 2012

Yep like Ken says, got a great feeling of depth very convincing.

Chris

timwootton · May 9, 2012

It's juicy, exotic and brilliantly lit, painted with feeling and love. Cracker. And a timely viewing on my part as there was a bright gold male G oriole in Stromness this very afternoon!

mattybohan · May 10, 2012

excellent work. Very energetic, but the focused attention on the bird keeps it from getting "busy"

Lykos · May 11, 2012

fantastic...very good contrast and colors

mark richards · May 12, 2012

Cracking, Mike....

Woody · May 15, 2012

Thanks all.

I'm getting back up and running with the brushes now and since I'm on a roll I needed a short project to keep me going. I had a small scrap of illustration board hanging about so I jumped in and did this. It's about 16"x6" so not too daunting!

Mike

username · May 15, 2012

Handsome painting...handsome bird Mike...one of my favourites...!

ps...your pic has just reminded me that i've got a few images to bang up of this species....[ta]..B

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solitaryVSong · May 15, 2012

username said:
Handsome painting...handsome bird Mike...one of my favourites...!

Don't know how you manage to use all those greens and still be successful Mike but you always do! A handsome painting as user says.

timwootton · May 15, 2012

That's a beaut. great use of the letterbox design.

nickderry · May 15, 2012

the oriole is a delight - so bright and rich in pattern. Coincidentally, I'm playing with palm fronds at the moment, but the birds in them are a little less gaudy. The pheasant is wonderful - I don't think I've ever seen such good grass.

ARTHUR BISHOP · May 18, 2012

a lot to catch up on love the pheasant

Strandman · May 20, 2012

I'm late- but very pleased to have caught that oriole just in time- it really is flashing something from the upstairs window.

Woody · May 23, 2012

I went out a couple of times over the weekend and got a bit of sketching done. I've put together a very small acrylic field kit from the pots from a cheap kiddies paint by numbers set, a storage tub, short handled brushes and a pair of Val's old knickers. I had a few issues with layout but I reckon with some fine tuning it ought to work. The shoveller was the first crack at using it.

BHGs have taken over the scrape for nesting this year and not a lot else is getting a look in so they went in the book.

The orchard had whitethroats flitting about, luckily despite the way they never seem to stay still for long, they did return to the same spots time and again so I got some pretty ropey sketches.

There were good numbers of swifts kept relatively low over the water because of the weather so I tried to get a feel for them but they are swift!

There are almost always lapwings and, for the moment, yellow wags are pretty much guaranteed, it was interesting watching this one spreading his tail and making little forward runs in what I assume was a territorial or breeding display.

On a different trip I got a little owl fix at last; they've been elusive of late at Elmley. This one, at Oare, was preening, quietly minding his own business, well hidden in a hedge and I managed to get a quick sketch before a magpie turned up and started running rings around him. The owl obviously decided that enough was enough and actually chased the maggie off! You've got to admire their pluck!

Mike

Woody · May 23, 2012

More sketchbook

Mike

Mackem George · May 23, 2012

Your on a roll mike some great sketching like the lapwing done to a turn as they say,looks like the field kit has done you proud sir.
George

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