Lisa

I appreciated having a photo for a first attempt. The warbler held nice and still and let me draw it from the comfort of my living room. Even though the bird was the focus, I found myself most drawn to the branches and lichen. The shallow depth of field of the photo made it simple to focus on the objects in the foreground. The bird and its feathers were a challenge. I tried sketching with watercolor and didn't get the shape quite right. I haven't tried my hand at watercolor in ages, so I suppose this was a passable first attempt. Definitely a more challenging medium than pencil, but practice makes for improvement. I suspect that if I were in the field I might have skipped drawing the bird all together and spent my time drawing twigs.