Jean
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A sit spot in southeastern Arizona, sacaton grass, mesquite scrub a visiting harrier hawk with the Huachuca mountains in the distance. It was a beautiful day to draw. I added the color later. Not much activity from animals in the early afternoon but the hawk fly by was a big plus. These are very familiar plants for me and I had to shift things to fit them all on the page. I think it is mostly successful but I may work it a bit more. Hard to know when to stop. -
@Lucy Hi Lucy, I took a short video and then worked from a frozen frame I liked. It is Prismacolor pencil. I believe it is a black swallowtail. Thanks!
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I enjoyed drawing this bird. I love yellow warblers! I struggle with head shapes and eyes of birds. I would not have noticed the ring of yellow feathers around the eye, it is exquisite! (Although I did not capture it). I could have gotten better detail with colored pencil but I want to learn watercolor. Using binoculars and magnifying glasses are important to seeing detail, such as the eye ring in the field.
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I love being in nature. I studied biology and ecology years ago but never got to work in the field. I am hoping that nature journaling will get me out more and with a purpose. I have also studied some art, and I plan to paint when I retire (in a few years), so I am also skill building. I teach HS chemistry and my job has long days and is pretty stressful so I also want to get some relaxation and joy from journaling.
I am not terrible at drawing from photos but I have never drawn animals in nature. That is an observational skill that I would like to bring to my drawing.
I am not sure what style I plan to follow. I think I will use some of all of them and that it will also depend on what -and why- I am sketching.
A sit spot in southeastern Arizona, sacaton grass, mesquite scrub a visiting harrier hawk with the Huachuca mountains in the distance. It was a beautiful day to draw. I added the color later. Not much activity from animals in the early afternoon but the hawk fly by was a big plus. These are very familiar plants for me and I had to shift things to fit them all on the page. I think it is mostly successful but I may work it a bit more. Hard to know when to stop. 
![IMG_0942[3121]](https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/646190/tthc5d4ompe9s7p5f77u15f9wxmkabl9.jpg)
lso want to get some relaxation and joy from journaling.
I am not terrible at drawing from photos but I have never drawn animals in nature. That is an observational skill that I would like to bring to my drawing.
I am not sure what style I plan to follow. I think I will use some of all of them and that it will also depend on what -and why- I am sketching. Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)