Song birds and ink pens

I tackled a blue jay today. Well, not really, I tackled the task of sketching one in pen and ink. As with my previous ones, I’ve used an earlier drawing and fleshed it out with nib pen and ink. I used Winsor & Newton’s Nut Brown ink this time. Very similar to the Peat Brown, [...]

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Feathered and fluffy

Oh baby it’s cold outside. Way too cold. I think when I went out earlier the weatherman said it was about -25c. Gawd I hate the winter. I know, I know… I’m Canadian and by default I’m supposed to love playing in the snow, skiing, hockey skating… everything snow and ice related. Somewhere in my [...]

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I’m not complaining…

Well… yes I am. I hate the cold. I’m consoling myself with the knowledge that we really aren’t cold – at least not compared to the -50 degree weather Alberta stumbled through last week. One place in Alberta was even colder than Siberia – that’s how cold it was out there. Edmonton has now risen [...]

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Imagine that – catpaw isn’t moaning and complaining

It was either birds or more moaning and complaining about the TTC today – I decided you needed a break from my mutterings and rantings and opted for a bird: From Catpaw’s Art work – birds Periodically I’m nice. Couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t attach the link so you can see the bird just [...]

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I only have eyes for you

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 [...]

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Birds, birds, birds

Ah… yes… it’s bird time again. I think I have a fine obsession going here, with all my little bird drawings. I’ve done a couple of sketches in the past week, most of them pretty sad looking. My little Prothonotary Warbler came out looking pretty good though. From Catpaw’s Art work – birds He was [...]

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