Jane

I thought it was challenging to really pay attention to the basic shapes of the bird, and to get the proportions properly put down on paper. I thought the feet were surprisingly positioned on this little bird, but I drew what I saw the size of the eye and the position of the beak, made me do a little erasing, but I was able to get the angle of the beak, sort of corrected. I only used a drawing pencil did not use color for this sketch but I’m very happy with what I got so far

I am a naturalist,science teacher and aspiring artist.  Nature journaling is the perfect marriage of these interests of mine.  I’m hoping to start simple and my own pollinator garden in my yard. With my own plants and my own yard I can do it on the daily basis, and I can see how things change in the season. I hope that it could be a record for myself, my memories, and for my grandchildren to see how the garden grows.