Tag: drawing

SKETCHBOOK 61 – HAIRY WOODPECKER

Downy and Hairy woodpeckers come to feed on the suet. I have photos of both in one picture. This Hairy male has been working on the tree that shades our deck. It's got some kind of boring insect problem. The woodpeckers have done their best to get those bugs, but the tree is dying. Slowly … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 61 – HAIRY WOODPECKER

THE CHANGING SEASONS

The Changing Seasons, April 2022 Another not-very-photographic month. Lots of rain and damp, chilly weather. The few really bright days we had were also surprisingly cold. Yellow Tulip Today, though, I touched the window in the bedroom, and it was warm! I opened it up and warm air flowed in. It was warmer outside than inside. … Continue reading THE CHANGING SEASONS

SKETCHBOOK 50-WHEN THE MAGIC DOESN’T WORK

The most annoying color in my various containers of coloring pencils is the one inevitably titled "Dove Grey." My problem with this color is that Mourning Doves, of which we have quite a few that gather daily on our deck for the great grub, come in many colors. Grey isn't one of them. If you … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 50-WHEN THE MAGIC DOESN’T WORK

SKETCHBOOK 45 – AUTUMN AGAIN

I know it's barely spring, but autumn's colors are such a magnet for me, I can't quite break away. I was drawing something tonight, and when I got to the leaves (having not yet filled in the ground), I asked Garry: "Okay, you pick. Green or autumn?" "Autumn," he said. I guess he's hooked on … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 45 – AUTUMN AGAIN

SKETCHBOOK 44 PART II: GRAVES AND TOMBSTONES

When I finished the Goldfinch, it was still barely time for coffee, so I decided to get brave and try something bigger and more complicated. I have to be careful to not get excessively complicated. Just to jack up the pressure, I decided to use the really expensive paper. Not the MOST expensive paper, but … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 44 PART II: GRAVES AND TOMBSTONES

SKETCHBOOK 33 – FUCHSIA

Although not exactly the colors I wanted, still not a bad fuchsia.

RECYCLING THE WORLD

Tragedies, calamities, doom, damnation, and the world is ending. Well, it probably IS ending and I don't think there's much I can do about it. I’ve been feeling tired of being me for a while. Possibly years. I am sure anything I want to say I’ve said before, and not just once. I've used different … Continue reading RECYCLING THE WORLD

SKETCHBOOK 26 – BONNIE

Since I showed you Gibbs, I guess I should show you Bonnie. I am going to redo this one because I'm not happy with some of my color choices. But the drawing is okay, even if the colors are kind of weird. Bonnie in square This is also for Becky's February SquareOdds. This is odd … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 26 – BONNIE

SKETCHBOOK 20 – ONE MORE ORCHID

Last night, I discovered less is more. I had done a really good drawing, but it needed one more leaf. Instead of adding the leaf, I tried to add another flower -- and by the time I was done, it was trash. In art, less is almost always more -- unless you are a lot … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 20 – ONE MORE ORCHID

SKETCHBOOK 16 – FINDING MY STYLE

I looked at my drawings today and realized most of them are blocky. That's not necessarily bad. Some artists were flowing, others blocky, many both, depending on the year. The problem isn't that I'm blocky but that I want to flow. Sitting in a heap of black sunflower seeds, a Red-Bellied Woodpecker surveys his world … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 16 – FINDING MY STYLE