Betci
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1. I felt comfortable drawing from a photo, using the idea of shapes as a guide to get me started. It helped me to see where & how correct or off my idea of the bird's size was. It is also far easier to draw something that isn't moving or changing. The light doesn't change either. 2. The warbler's legs, their slant, the claw curls, would be very hard to distinguish in nature drawing, also the detail of the beak. Particularly with warblers, movement is always such an issue with observation; they're always flitting, rarely indulging us with log-term poses. The movement would also be an issue as far as shadows hiding bird shape, wing shape & length. I haven't tried yet, but I think trying to draw birds in my nature journal will be a huge challenge. Another aspect is whether it's a clear or cloudy day. Overcast skies change observation of any bird's coloring. I'm hoping this class will teach me how work with all of the above mentioned!
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1. Nature journaling seems like a logical step for me as a writer, birder & gardener. I have been hesitant because I can't really draw, but I'm encouraged by the suggestion that what I see has geometrical components to it. 2. I am drawn to the idea of carving out page space with boxes. I think it will be useful, at least in the beginning, because the best advice I heard was that observing over a time period -- say 2 hours -- I will see change & movement occur, potentially teaching me something or answering a question I have about my observations. Time and patience sound like the entire process and that appeals to me as well, to be present. 3. My intention -- although I'm not sure it will happen -- is to incorporate memories. Observation lends itself to daydreaming & reminding. I'd like to document myself, my history as I document my natural view. Birding has already begun this process for me, but I've struggled with how to create the records of all the varied observations & feelings I experience as I'm hiking, looking for birds.
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