Catpaw – diary of an angry cat

Been working on lots of bird bits again. Here is a little something I worked on earlier in the year:

From Catpaw’s Art work – birds

I find that if I can get the eye correct, the rest of the bird comes along fine. If I screw up the eye, then the bird ends up looking like a Disneyesque parody of a bird. It’s like the eyes speak to me. I loose track of time when I start filling in around the eye and watch the feathers appear.

I’ve been wondering why, for years I felt unable to draw. Then this year, I picked up pencil and paper and, well, just started to draw. My first attempts were comical. My drawings were adrift until I decided to try and draw a feather. From the feather grew eyes and then the birds just came. When I was younger, I really wanted to draw animals and birds but could never figure out how. I keep pondering why I suddenly was able to produce realistic birds. Maybe it’s best not to think about it and simply enjoy the ability.

Next on the artistic board? I’m going to try leaves and berries. Leaves are harder than they look… wish me luck.

Stumble it!