colleenc
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I live in a bit of heaven the miraculous winecountry of Napa and Sonoma County California. Since I've been in your virtual pubs several times at Tim's I invite you to sample some of the best wines made here, (Virtually is the only way I could afford it!) So to open my new thread I'm popping the cork on a lovely Joseph Swan Zinfandel from their old vines vineyard a mile from my little cottage on the 39 acre farm owned by my dear friend.
As I mentioned on another thread, I'm new to birds, been drawing them a little over a month, and barely know anything about them except what I've crammed in the last month when I did a full immersion blitz. I read Tim's thread and tried to do what he did:-O, anyway Lars says you should pick a master and copy them until you work your way out on the other side, also heard this in regards to songwriting, novel writing and other art forms. I sure save time and not being a great copyist my own stuff comes out anyway.
I go to a lovely big marshy lake nearby and the avocets and stilts ( I am getting some names to stick in the sieve my memory is) were the first birds I saw there. I did field studies, and when my first bins came I took a shaky look closer, but I don't know how to hold them steady yet and have a hard time getting them in my sights, so I don't know a lot of detail yet, but I love the form and light so that's what I tried to put in here.
I'm also trying to work out how to do the birds in my favorite media pastel. This one is very small, 5x7 hardly ever work that size, no room to work in more detail for color. The main drawback is not being able to mix color, so this is just off of the more reddish brown they are, lots of stuff a little off actually, I'll do better with more practice. Also don't understand reflections yet so just had to mash it in. If it looks like it's standing on one leg it is, maybe I should put in two anyway.
Always willing to hear comments and critiques
Am. Avocet at Shollenberger Park pastel 5x7
As I mentioned on another thread, I'm new to birds, been drawing them a little over a month, and barely know anything about them except what I've crammed in the last month when I did a full immersion blitz. I read Tim's thread and tried to do what he did:-O, anyway Lars says you should pick a master and copy them until you work your way out on the other side, also heard this in regards to songwriting, novel writing and other art forms. I sure save time and not being a great copyist my own stuff comes out anyway.
I go to a lovely big marshy lake nearby and the avocets and stilts ( I am getting some names to stick in the sieve my memory is) were the first birds I saw there. I did field studies, and when my first bins came I took a shaky look closer, but I don't know how to hold them steady yet and have a hard time getting them in my sights, so I don't know a lot of detail yet, but I love the form and light so that's what I tried to put in here.
I'm also trying to work out how to do the birds in my favorite media pastel. This one is very small, 5x7 hardly ever work that size, no room to work in more detail for color. The main drawback is not being able to mix color, so this is just off of the more reddish brown they are, lots of stuff a little off actually, I'll do better with more practice. Also don't understand reflections yet so just had to mash it in. If it looks like it's standing on one leg it is, maybe I should put in two anyway.
Always willing to hear comments and critiques
Am. Avocet at Shollenberger Park pastel 5x7
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