September 30 x 30 Day 20

This Hooded Crow has already started to molt. He was difficult to capture but he's kinda cute! Lots of pickings on the floor of the Horsha, dates and pecans. 

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Charcoal and Pastels

6 x 8"

Gray Paper

September 30 x 30 # 26 Sora Bird

September 30 x 30 # 26 Sora Bird

This reference is also from Kay's [Kreative] WDE . An interesting bird in a dry bird bath.
Found her feathers interesting.. see the shadow under her body?

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

January 30 x 30 Challenge # 18 Pitta

January 30 x 30 Challenge  # 18  Pitta

When returning to our table we noticed a group of sparrows had pushed our piece of pitta bread and were having a feast under the table.   By the time I got my camera out they were pushing it like a hockey pug around the floor.... synthetic grass..!!!! I am learning what NOT to do... Spread some liquin on the paper   and tried to draw on that... not a good idea... will try liquin after the drawing ...

20 x 20 Heavy brown paper. Neocolor I wax pastels plus pencils

30 in 30 Day 13

Small Bird

We are slowly reaching the mid-mark  two weeks.  This is another "in the spirit of" posts..... The only thing I like are the colors.... hand is some what off... actually a lot off... and the subject is a little banal ,well worn..
Not to say too worked over...And it looks too green!!!!

Crayons on grey pressed cardboard

8" x 8 "

Daily #37 Little Bird

Little Bird

A few weeks ago we had a special sketch marathon lesson at our workshop... One of the images I did was of a small bird  which was a 5 minute charcoal sketch on newsprint. Thought it would make a nice painting so at our last class of the season I did this small painting,

Oils on cardboard with a painted background.  25 x 30 cm.  Wanted to keep the spontaneity of the brush strokes and the general gesture of the bird.

Oils on Cardboard 25 x 30 cm

5 Minute sketch 

WDE October 2012

WDE October 5 2012 Hosted by Valri

 Vancouver Island

 Eagle

WDE October 12  2012 Hosted by Donna

Boats

Zorn Challenge

WDE October 26 2012 Hosted by Oty

Jug watercolor crayons.. 20,5x26 cm 400grm heavy paper

 added oils

crayon underpainting

Preveza Beach 20x20 cloth covered cutting board..

Loved that old boat watercolor crayons + oils A4 400 gram heavy paper

# 25 Birdie

Another 20x20 cm wet on wet oil . Reference from the WDE event on wetcanvas, this weeks host Rozzi.

A small bird... he is really angry at me!!! I really don't blame him, didn't do him justice!!!
Took about 2 hours.....maybe a bit longer... Used split primary palette