solitaryVSong
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I've been thinking of some theme for a new thread to replace my old one, Reviving Ken's Art. Finally I decided that a title that gave fair warning of my abstract tendencies might be best. So here you have it, The Abstract Bird.
As anyone who has followed my old thread knows though I'm always torn between realism and abstraction and I've made a real effort to do more field sketches over the years. In particular I've wanted to be able to do field sketches of the amazing wood warblers of North America(at least in summer that is). In any case here to start the thread are what I think are my most successful warbler field sketches yet, done just last week.
Eventually they'll be replaced by more abstract work I'm sure.
Page one, a Black-throated Green Warbler and Northern Parula on left and a Blackburnian Warbler and Prothonotary Warbler on right.
Page two, a fairly unsuccessful version of Least Flycatcher, Magnolia Warbler, even more unsuccessful Sandhill Crane in flight on left, and Black-throated Blue Warbler and Ovenbird on right.
Page three, a Yellow Warbler and subtly beautiful Warbling Vireo on left with Horned Lark and so-so Least Sandpiper on right.
Page four a Red-eyed Vireo and distantly seen Swamp Sparrow on left and a male American Redstart, male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and head of American Woodcock on right.
Finally on page five, a Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow-throated Vireo and Bay-breasted Warbler on left with Nashville Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler and American Woodcock on right.
As you can probably tell this was quite an assortment of birds to see and I wasn't able to sketch all of them. The high point of trip might have been though when a woman came up beside me and watched me sketch the Blackburnian I think. Then she said something like "You've made my day. This is almost better than the birds themselves, to see someone sketching amidst all of these cameras!!".
As anyone who has followed my old thread knows though I'm always torn between realism and abstraction and I've made a real effort to do more field sketches over the years. In particular I've wanted to be able to do field sketches of the amazing wood warblers of North America(at least in summer that is). In any case here to start the thread are what I think are my most successful warbler field sketches yet, done just last week.
Eventually they'll be replaced by more abstract work I'm sure.
Page one, a Black-throated Green Warbler and Northern Parula on left and a Blackburnian Warbler and Prothonotary Warbler on right.
Page two, a fairly unsuccessful version of Least Flycatcher, Magnolia Warbler, even more unsuccessful Sandhill Crane in flight on left, and Black-throated Blue Warbler and Ovenbird on right.
Page three, a Yellow Warbler and subtly beautiful Warbling Vireo on left with Horned Lark and so-so Least Sandpiper on right.
Page four a Red-eyed Vireo and distantly seen Swamp Sparrow on left and a male American Redstart, male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and head of American Woodcock on right.
Finally on page five, a Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow-throated Vireo and Bay-breasted Warbler on left with Nashville Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler and American Woodcock on right.
As you can probably tell this was quite an assortment of birds to see and I wasn't able to sketch all of them. The high point of trip might have been though when a woman came up beside me and watched me sketch the Blackburnian I think. Then she said something like "You've made my day. This is almost better than the birds themselves, to see someone sketching amidst all of these cameras!!".