Lisa
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I saw everyone was painting so decided to jump in on this. I may have lost some wing detail but the colors help bring the little birdie to life. -
I certainly thought I "saw" the details of the warbler when I looked at the photo but I can say for certain, I did not really see it until I sketched it. In particular the subtle feather shading on the breast. I literally did not notice this until I was almost finished the sketch. I imagine a bird in the wild, that does not sit still is extremely hard to capture so interested in trying this.
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I spend as much time outdoors as I can and have always been a collector and observer of the small details that appear. Since I have dabbled in drawing and painting for a long time as a hobbyist, I have kept a few garden logs with small drawings as a record of planning but never a nature journal! This is a habit I would like to develop since now I fill my phone with random pictures of interesting things I see when in nature but they do not form the kind of record I would enjoy looking back on. I appreciated seeing the others' approached and especially like the habit of the last journalist who made a plan to record her observations each day and then each month. The monthly approach seems like a goal I could manage and enjoy too. I also liked the idea of using a journal to sort out confusing similarities in nature as one of the journalist describes. The ferns are a great example since I look at and have photographed many ferns here in Pennsylvania but would love to know them by their names.
I saw everyone was painting so decided to jump in on this. I may have lost some wing detail but the colors help bring the little birdie to life. 
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