BJORN

Combining creativity. Abstract/with Realism. I will fine tune this drawing some more. Watercolors are tough to perfect each line. I may used mixed medium again, with a fine Sharpie, to finish, b.k.

My favorite nature metaphor is from a song called, "All I can do is write about it." The line is, ....."have you ever seen a she-gator protect her youngin', or fish in a river, swimming so free......have you ever seen the beauty of the hills of Carolina, or the sweetness of the grass in Tennessee." By Lynyrd Skynyrd. Some of the other nature metaphors I enjoy are, a song by John Lee Hooker, Blue Bird. Where he sings about the travels of a bluebird, in his opening lines. I reformatted a Skynyrd poem, into my own verse. ........."Have you ever seen an Orange Spider, spinning her webs, so skillfully. Have you ever seen a Hummingbird fly, so free and so free. Now see Spider and Bird dance and fly together, so gloriously." I like the fact that birds are the universal animal for states and stamps. Why ? Do all countries have a national bird ? Do all states, countries, and post offices use a bird for a stamp ? My favorite bird is an IBIS, because it has multiple sides/traits. Sort of comical, bold, fat, skinny, short, long, etc... Not pure boldness, (EAGLE) or humor. (TURKEY) A Funny Bird. A 'combo.'  

A Vulture/Condor. Reference photo and interpretation. Some mixed medium, to finish the outlines at the end of the sketch. Fine Markers, almost all W.Colors.

I did a medium-thick line, interpretation. I put in the sun, to practice lights.

I drew an upside-down parakeet, from a model. next page......with cardinal. getting better at being more time efficient.bk

......getting true 3-d is tough. I can highlight, so show 2-d depth, but not really getting true 3-d, scientific illustration quality. Guess I am an impressionist. btw- both exercises, from up above, are on next page, on 1 sheet of paper. b.k. upside down parakeet, and a cardinal in x-,mas ivy.

This is a sketch, with oil pastel/crayon type colorings. A duck, creating ripples,paddling on the way to the shore. A Movement. A mix of realism and impression/expression.

I chose an ornamental fruit vine, and an evergreen, in a pot. Both contrasting in seasonal value, and value. One being fruit, the other fruitless. And one being relatively unchanging (evergreen) and one being a bloomer of fruit, to having no fruit (tangerine.) thx. bk. "THE ORANGE BOWL VS. THE EVERGREEN GAME."

I had 2 scenes to draw. One was the function of the 'chickadee type bird,' hiding in the brush, from predators. Trying to keep warm. By the ocean, on the bay. I used oil-crayon types of markers. Impressionistic. The second, was my bird bath, in the snow, and it was under a shadow. I made some bird tracks, to show the birds went there. This tool, is a man-mad function, to help birds drink, and clean themselves. Especially to avoid foot disease, and to have a niche. Birdseed is around the corner.