Field sketching - drawing birds as you observe them - is for artists, right? Or at the very least for people that can draw. Well, no. It's a sad fact that the majority of people think that art is a birthright, and you can either do it (making you an artist) or you can't (making … Continue reading Art in the Field: Field Sketching for All
Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve
I have been invited to organise a field sketching workshop for South Downs Wildlife, and I thought I would look for somewhere at my end of the South Downs National Park for a venue. I landed upon Newhaven or Seaford as a possibility, and discovered the Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve. I took a trip there … Continue reading Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve
New book plans, and more drawings
I have had a list from David at South Downs Wildlife with the suggested birds for the South Downs logbook, and I've 5 new ones to paint. Here is the list, and a few of the paintings I have already: The new ones to paint are Whinchat, Marsh Tit, Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, Corn Bunting … Continue reading New book plans, and more drawings
Stonechat and Redwing
I walk my dog fairly early in the morning, and often the thrushes are still eating the yew berries from the large tree at the farmhouse. A Redwing was perfectly perched on a twig at the top, so I managed to get a really good look at the red-orange underwing, and pale eyestripe. Obviously not … Continue reading Stonechat and Redwing
Field Sketching Books
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am wanting to improve my field sketching skills, and my two new books to that end arrived this week. One is more about how to literally draw birds, whereas I was more after a book on sketching birds in the field, so the one by Andrew Forkner … Continue reading Field Sketching Books
Jennifer Moore Artist 