Seabirds tend to have a lot of white on them, so the small squares of Khadi paper are perfect as they reflect the coastal palette with their stone-greys and slate-blues. The gouache responds really well to the absorbent, textured surface so it's great fun to work with. Although herring gulls are always really popular, I … Continue reading Little Gouache Seabirds
Bird of the Day: Black-headed Gull
My favourite book as I was growing up was Usborne's The Naturetrail Omnibus, and I pored over the different chapters getting equally excited by them all. I could never work out which section I liked best: was it the first chapter on Birds? - or the final part about Insects? Maybe it was Ponds & … Continue reading Bird of the Day: Black-headed Gull
