Lee Ann
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Thanks for sharing. He's cute.
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1) Drawing from a photo perhaps made me hyper focus or overfocus on details. I think that might have taken away from some of the enjoyment as I was worried about getting the details perfect/accurate.
2)However the fact that it was a photo and thus not going anywhere I was able to see details on the Yellow Warbler and the tree that I normally wouldn't have noticed such as the number of primary feathers and how they were graduated. It also helped me notice the partially eaten leaves. This made me think about how Yellow Warblers eat worms, probably the very worms that have been eating the tree leaves perhaps. It made me realize how important this bird is for the trees survival. I also probably wouldn't have notices the different kinds of moss and fungus on the branches. I liked noticing the lines on the leaves too.
I will say I was getting impatient worrying about the details and thinking normally I would be quicker and take more artistic license. I think I may try some journaling for science and details and another journal with more abstract or surreal drawings for fun. -
1. What inspired me to begin Nature Journaling? I work at Cornell Lab and Bird Academy and am exposed to many of the Bartel's Illustrators here and their work that is all over the Cornell Lab. They all have different styles and I love viewing all their art. I have always loved drawing as well as taking down behavioral observations of animals since I was about 9 years old. I also loved art and enjoyed drawing and painting through Jr. High. However my science goals forced me to take courses other than art. I haven't done much art at all as an adult. Upon researching new topics for Bird Academy I found that nature journaling is popular at Birding Festivals. When we decided to do a course on it I was very gung ho to take it once it was finished. Meeting Liz Fuller has been inspiring and also seeing the journals of my coworkers. I look forward to both the art aspect as well as recording animal behavior observations, field marks, and ecosystem interactions. 2. I have similar goals to Shayna so I will probably incorporate a lot of her methods like the zoom, date, time, weather, location, the boxes and taking notes and making comparisons. I also enjoyed Holly's collages of water colored creatures. I've never been good at putting so many images on one page however. I'm not so good with making good use of space and usually need more "room" for each subject. It might be a challenge to scale down to a smaller level to fit more information on each page. 3. Do I have a different journaling style idea? I think I will be focusing a lot on documenting behavior and scientific "stats". I did this a lot as a kid. I'd watch Ring-necked Ducks diving and use a stopwatch to time how long each duck spent underwater on dives. Then I found the averages. I was curious as to how long the average duck was under water and if there was a difference between the sexes. For me there will be a lot of field notes and testing of hypotheses and gathering of data. So not only recording what I see but testing theories and gathering data for analysis. However I am also getting into art that I can make to hang on my wall so I will also try the various art techniques to improve those skills to make things beautiful or realistic.
1) Drawing from a photo perhaps made me hyper focus or overfocus on details. I think that might have taken away from some of the enjoyment as I was worried about getting the details perfect/accurate.
2)However the fact that it was a photo and thus not going anywhere I was able to see details on the Yellow Warbler and the tree that I normally wouldn't have noticed such as the number of primary feathers and how they were graduated. It also helped me notice the partially eaten leaves. This made me think about how Yellow Warblers eat worms, probably the very worms that have been eating the tree leaves perhaps. It made me realize how important this bird is for the trees survival. I also probably wouldn't have notices the different kinds of moss and fungus on the branches. I liked noticing the lines on the leaves too.
I will say I was getting impatient worrying about the details and thinking normally I would be quicker and take more artistic license. I think I may try some journaling for science and details and another journal with more abstract or surreal drawings for fun. Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)