Peggy
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There are several nature writers whose work I enjoy. At the top of my list is the poet, Mary Oliver. Shortly after her passing (January 2019), I started a journal incorporating some of her poems with my watercolors. I’ve also enjoyed Lyanda Lynn Hauptmann’s “Crow Planet” and others. Reading Bernd Heinrich books I’m always amazed by his beautiful sketches. This class has inspired me to get several of my favorite books from the shelves to reread parts.
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After having gone back to the same area many times to practice gesture drawing I decided to compose a journal page with a few of the birds and squirrels that I had watched and drew. What struck me was all of the different journal pages that I would enjoy doing just at this one location. One of the things that is always a struggle for me is depicting the horizon in a realistic manner.
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I found Canada Geese to be one of the easier subjects for practicing gesture drawings because the don’t scare and they move pretty slow.
I attempted to draw a squirrel but that turned out to be more entertaining than productive.
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I never can get back to where I started in blind contour drawings but I do find them helpful in focusing on the subject.
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My plan when I went out this morning was to go to an area where I normally see a lot of songbirds and to compare the behavior of two species. Unfortunately just as I sat down, it got very windy and the birds all went wherever they go to get out of the wind. While sitting there I noticed a stand of three Aspen trees but one of the trees looked very different than the other two. Aspens usually do better at higher altitudes so it wasn’t surprising that one of them was diseased.
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Spent about 20 minutes watching a Great Blue Heron on the S Platte River this morning. Watching him (or her?) I kept wondering how and where they sleep and if they are prey for all of the coyotes in this area.
It was interesting when I first sat down on the opposite shore, the heron immediately moved about 10 ft away and seemed very alert to my presence. By the time I got up to leave, I made a little noise but it didn’t seem to bother him at all.
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I really enjoyed this activity. I felt very relaxed and refreshed afterwards. I haven’t walked this path in awhile. Normally if I didn’t see any bird activity I would have walked right by this area.
I liked all the questions that came up and plan to do a little research for answers.
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I did this exercise several times, trying various shading techniques. I’ve always like stippling but it does some time and patience. Putting on some music helped and was actually relaxing.
I found that put putting the objects on a white surface rather than a dark table made it easier to see the reflected light.
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I enjoyed drawing this Yellow Warbler. It’s a fairly simple shaped bird. The two things that I find challenging when drawing birds are the feet and the layers of feathers of the wing and tail.
I noticed that this warbler and others I’ve seen in the field often look like they are leaning forward.
After having gone back to the same area many times to practice gesture drawing I decided to compose a journal page with a few of the birds and squirrels that I had watched and drew. What struck me was all of the different journal pages that I would enjoy doing just at this one location. One of the things that is always a struggle for me is depicting the horizon in a realistic manner. 
I found Canada Geese to be one of the easier subjects for practicing gesture drawings because the don’t scare and they move pretty slow.
I attempted to draw a squirrel but that turned out to be more entertaining than productive. 
I never can get back to where I started in blind contour drawings but I do find them helpful in focusing on the subject. 
My plan when I went out this morning was to go to an area where I normally see a lot of songbirds and to compare the behavior of two species. Unfortunately just as I sat down, it got very windy and the birds all went wherever they go to get out of the wind. While sitting there I noticed a stand of three Aspen trees but one of the trees looked very different than the other two. Aspens usually do better at higher altitudes so it wasn’t surprising that one of them was diseased. 
Spent about 20 minutes watching a Great Blue Heron on the S Platte River this morning. Watching him (or her?) I kept wondering how and where they sleep and if they are prey for all of the coyotes in this area.
It was interesting when I first sat down on the opposite shore, the heron immediately moved about 10 ft away and seemed very alert to my presence. By the time I got up to leave, I made a little noise but it didn’t seem to bother him at all. 
I really enjoyed this activity. I felt very relaxed and refreshed afterwards. I haven’t walked this path in awhile. Normally if I didn’t see any bird activity I would have walked right by this area.
I liked all the questions that came up and plan to do a little research for answers. 
I did this exercise several times, trying various shading techniques. I’ve always like stippling but it does some time and patience. Putting on some music helped and was actually relaxing.
I found that put putting the objects on a white surface rather than a dark table made it easier to see the reflected light. 
I enjoyed drawing this Yellow Warbler. It’s a fairly simple shaped bird. The two things that I find challenging when drawing birds are the feet and the layers of feathers of the wing and tail.
I noticed that this warbler and others I’ve seen in the field often look like they are leaning forward. Viewing 10 posts - 1 through 10 (of 10 total)