From the sketchbook... (2 Viewers)

[phil baber]

Assured and lovely sketches Alan.

Really cheered me up!

Bold, honest and extremely pleasing!

 

[buzzard12]

Still a way to go...

Caspian Tern 1 and 2, Oystercatchers and a Wood Sandpiper...

 

[buzzard12]

Next up....

Wood Sand, Arent they cute, Spotted Sand juv, fresh plumaged and a vision, the quick sketch does it no justice, Common Tern juv.

 

[buzzard12]

Im most cases there are notes as to species invloved, a lot to get through still...

Caspian Tern, Common Gull juv, Common Tern Juv and Red Breasted Merganser female with the eye in the wrong place...

 

[buzzard12]

Next pages...

R B Mrg female and some of her steadily growing brood as this female robbed other young, last three Temmincks mouse Stint. Neckless and tough to draw...

 

[buzzard12]

More...

Common Sand mouthing off, Comp of Terns in sittu, Common Gull juv intent on something and Common Tern...

 

[buzzard12]

finally, the last bar a couple of watercolours done in the field....

Common Terns first and last, middle Merganser young pedal boating....

 

[phil baber]

So good to see Caspian Tern again. But not in Polska this time.

Temminck's is another.

Brave and special studies. You made good use of your time!

 

[solitaryVSong]

Spectacular! Too much of too high a quality to say anything more than that tonight. Tomorrow I'll be back for a slower look. I can see why you thought you were prolific. Really a pleasure to see each and every one.

 

[buzzard12]

Hällögarn Watercolurs

Two watercolurs done in the field on the island this week, Caspian Tern and Wood Sandpiper...

 

[Woody]

OMG. I'm off for a week in Norfolk from tomorrow, if I can get even halfway near this amount and quality of work I'll be a very happy camper indeed.

Mike

 

[buzzard12]

OMG. I'm off for a week in Norfolk from tomorrow, if I can get even halfway near this amount and quality of work I'll be a very happy camper indeed.

Mike

If you can get up early and make 3-4 hours available each day, find a spot with lots of birds and just start drawing whatever drops in you might be surprised Mike, after a few days it builds up quickly...

One here I overlooked, more Goosanders...

Also have updated the blogs, both of them, with regard to the five days on the island. Sunsets galore, encounter with eight legged chekky chappys and Dragonflies...

 

[timwootton]

Well - I am absolutely gobsmacked!!! Honestly, I have no words to describe the brilliance of these and I shall try not.
(although I think you would have made a bit more of a fuss about one sp. in post 1063 )

 

[Andrew Ellis]

Pure class , thats all I can say and some of the Common tern drawings are really beautiful.

 

[solitaryVSong]

What a pleasure to look at again when I have a bit more time. Your sureness and economy of line is astonishing. Someone should twist your arm into taking more drawing vacations. Out of this wealth of images I think the general lot of 1065 is my favorite, though it's hard to forget the exploding Greenshank.

 

[RussB]

What a selection, Alan! It seems you go through as many sketchbooks as I do. I can certainly appreciate that urgency to sketch everything on offer when visiting somewhere very different. Some to stuff on show here: my favourites are the 'curious' juv common gull (a very difficult posture you've well and truly nailed ) and the Comon Sand in voice (another difficult posture done very convincingly).

Hope there's more of this to come!

Russ

 

[colleenc]

OMG Alan...I got so FAR behind on your thread and opening today is such a feast...I esp love the watercolors, spare and perfectly descriptive...the piper almost looks like a wood cut....I'll be back to spend more time with all the marvelous sketches..

 

[halftwo]

Such prolific profusion of perfect sketches. Amazed.

 

[phil baber]

Two watercolurs done in the field on the island this week, Caspian Tern and Wood Sandpiper...

Just a big WOW! Is what I can say...

I miss Baltic birds!

Thanks Alan for these!

Very very SPECIAL!

 

[Birdspot]

Pure class , thats all I can say and some of the Common tern drawings are really beautiful.

Thank you for these! It has been a treat going through this batch of sketches, and I agree with the above - the Common Terns are really special.