A recent black and white biro drawing of a Lapland Bunting, a second calender male bird. The bird is in fact still present south of the city at a feeding station. Done from photos...
Monday, 1 March 2010
Goosanders; 1st March 2010
A few sketches from today at Stockholm Strom, Goosanders the subject today. A thaw has begun here and I can finally get some fieldwork done in rising tempertures....
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Black and Whites; October 2009
Grey Herons
ChoughYet more ink drawing now completed, the most recent two scanned and posted above, again done on paper with felt tipped technical pens of various sizes..
Black and Whites; October 2009
Bluethroat; 1st Calender in Autumn; Felt-tipped technical Pen.
Adult Tree Sparrow; Felt-tipped Technical Pen.Now working on a series of Black and White illustrations for an up and coming publication back in Ireland, a couple here. Both with fine felt tip technical drawing pens...
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Stonechat on Fuschia; 7th October 2009
Finished Painting; Stonechat on Fuschia; (18"x14")
The major elements quickly blocked in on this piece...
Early stages, simple blue background tone blocked in, cutout sketch seen here helps me with composition, so easy to just move it around until it's right, then draw into the picture....Stonchat on Fuschia; Acrylic on Board; 18"x14"
The latest here again, a rather small acrylic of a Stonechat, this one from a sketch done on Cape Clear Island in August...
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Autumn Tree Sparrows; Collage
The finished painting, shot in good light...
Darks added in the background to create depth, branches rendered...
Coloured tissue the main addition here for the leaves...
Early stages, paint plastered on!Autumn Tree Sparrows; Collage; 18"x14".
Coloured Crepe Paper, Tissue paper and Acrylic Paint. Latest colour piece....
Friday, 2 October 2009
Latest Sketches; September 2009
Tree Sparrow; Graphite Stick
Jay collecting acorns; Angarn.
Reed Bunting in thistle...
Reed Buntings..A few more recent sketches here from the past couple of weeks, will be working on some collage Tree Sparrows soon, watch this space...
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