birds

Have you ever woken up from begging "I wanna pee-pee" whimpering closely to your ear? Or from a barking alarm because the birds are singing loudly outside? Yea-ah, dogs are the best alarm clocks... We're sure you'll have a woof-derful week, guys!⁠

I understand some noise. Sínto rumôr. "English as She is Spoke" by Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolina. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJqxgGph0d_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link #dailydrawing #accidentalhumor #englishassheisspoke #noise #birdsofinstagram #birds

One of these little guys flew up to my window last week.

Standard blue Pentel RSVP ballpoint pen.

Fun fact about these birds, they often lay their eggs in other birds nests to be raised.

Some personable corvid sketches that emerged from my pencil.

A flock of pelicans with their beaks open waiting for fishermen to throw out tasty morsels. I drew this from a photo I took last month, from a coastal vacation. India Inks and watercolours.

Pen and ink on found paper.

This is a graphite pencil drawing of a hunting hawk somewhat loosely based on a photo. The reference photo is from: Birds of Prey by Paul D. Frost (Paragon Books Ltd 2006) and credited to Martin B Withers/FLPA. I found the book in the Goodwill a couple of month ago and was much inspired by the beautiful photographs.

Birds and blue hearts for Valentines Day

Pen & Ink on an original 1933 vintage Vogue cover.

Mixed media, colored pencils and Photoshop. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (Polioptila caerulea) are a very small songbirds and are most frequently encountered in pinyon-juniper habitat but can be found in any low-elevation areas with an abundance of shrubs. It prey mainly on small insects. Main source: https://www.instagram.com/camilojulianc/

pen and ink

Digital Creation using iArtbook Pro and iPad Air 3. Reference used https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/529876712417317694/

2020, 2021. Pencil on good drawing paper. About 17 x 23. Will be submitting this to a juried show--local and digital. Whether the pic is chosen or not, I had to follow my goal and "git er done."

A little sketch for an idea that never made it in the end. Still has a place in my heart.

Two little love birds enjoying each other's company, painted with watercolour...

Norways largest sailboat arrived in Bergen this summer, and the crew dressed in black posing on the masts reminded me of birds sitting on wires.