From Tim Wootton's Studio (11 Viewers)

[jacquot]

Great review and deserved.

 

[Woody]

One more fabulous, salt-infused charcoal for the top notch collection.

Sounds like the reviewer felt the way I'm sure I would have felt had I been able to get to the ex. Great stuff! Take it on a tour and bring a bit of Orkney down to us impoverished southerners!

Mike

 

[timwootton]

Many thanks folks - amazing what slipping a tenner into a brown envelope can achieve

Two from the past couple of days - oystercatchers arer 36"x14",
Red-throated diver is 36"x22" - both charcoal on paper.

 

[nickderry]

oooooh! , and I mean OOOOOOH! What is it about b+w that is so instantly arresting - the oystercatchers are ART - 'nuff said. And one of your prize-winning pair of divers now in monochrome speaks to me more than the original.

hoping I make sense, usual excuse! - where's the beer smilie gone???

 

[colleenc]

love the oystercatchers, you really caught their sharp flickering flight( say that fast 3 times )the oystercatchers I see are called black oystercatchers, don't know why cause they are really brown...the two tone version is on the east coast US I hear.

 

[Woody]

One's all frantic movement and action and the other's all calm serenity. You're on a winning streak with the charcoals Tim, really showing the range of effects possible.

Mike

 

[timwootton]

'High'

Peregrine portrait just about finished (I think). Now just pacing about waiting for wife to return with car so I can try for this Sandhill-fecking-crane!!!!!!
Apparently very flighty down in the south of the island, South Ronaldsay.

 

[Andrew H]

Flighty - who the crane or the wife 8-P

 

[nickderry]

yes - it's finished - and a beauty at that - don't pick at it in a desperate attempt to find something to do until sunlight now!

 

[timwootton]

yes - it's finished - and a beauty at that - don't pick at it in a desperate attempt to find something to do until sunlight now!

I keep checking my watch - and it's still TODAY!

 

[nickderry]

if it makes you feel any better - probably not - it's an hour closer to tomorrow here - and at least the bird you're waiting for exists - not like that 'error inputting data' pratincole that got me going on my birthday!

 

[Woody]

Beautiful light in the pere Tim, and Nick's right; put it away now.

I wonder if the booted eagle ate the puffin yet? Now that's a Kent photograpehr's dream!

Not long till daylight now Tim, start your engines!

Mike

 

[birdboybowley]

Not so fast Mike - not lookin' much like a Booted now!! Love the light in the Pere pic Tim and good luck on the 'morrow with the crane. Lesson learnt - never let the woman have the car!! Ain't you got a spare bike??

 

[timwootton]

Not so fast Mike - not lookin' much like a Booted now!! Love the light in the Pere pic Tim and good luck on the 'morrow with the crane. Lesson learnt - never let the woman have the car!! Ain't you got a spare bike??

Sal has the car for work - I walk everywhere. And a bike's not much use cos the bird's about 35 miles away (plus 2 kids to look after) - anyway - dog walked, 9 herons and a merlin over the house and off I go . . . ..

 

[Woody]

Good luck Tim. You lot get the big grey bird in one location we get the tiny one that spends its time way out on the water of a massive estuary, typical!

Shame but still, black kite's good enough for me!

Mike

 

[timwootton]

Got it!!!! = Art here and on the blog later this evening. Gotta go to work now.

 

[Woody]

Nice one Tim!

Mike

 

[Strandman]

Got it!!!! = Art here and on the blog later this evening. Gotta go to work now.

Well done old bean..success was never in doubt...

 

[nickderry]

hooray!

 

[timwootton]

Sandhill Crane

Here are a few of the drawings from today. The light is sh!t and is colouring them horrribly so I won't try to post any more - I'll try and do them tomorrow.
Who knows - if it stays around, I may go back for seconds (and thirds . . . .)