The New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae or - Karearea (Moari name) - is an endangered bird species that is only found in New Zealand. Falcons for Grapes is a program that has been established in some vineyards where a pair of New Zealand Falcons is introduced into a vineyard to reduce the damage to the... Continue Reading →
I have been doing just a short course on Botanical Illustration at the local adult community education. Although I draw all my designs most of which are botanical and I see my linocuts as botanical linocuts, I have never done any formal training in botanical illustration. So I am doing a short 4 week course....here... Continue Reading →
I was inspired by a recent post at A Snail's Eye View about emus to have a look back at some photos I'd taken about 6 months ago of Emus. Here's a drawing I just completed - it's just a study and yes the mistakes jump out at me but it is the first drawing... Continue Reading →
The way that Tawny Frogmouths exhibit expression is through their faces using their eyes and beak to do this is extremely important - I think their "eyebrows" also help! So have added 3 more 'expressions' to my studies. These drawings are ones that I'll pick up an do for a morning when I know I... Continue Reading →
These three sketches illustrate similar subjects of eyes/face of the tawny frogmouth but I have used different mediums. The first is a simple sketch using graphite pencils. It is a simplified and more illustrative style in its approach with the thought of perhaps extending it into a linoprint design or illustration. It was about capturing... Continue Reading →
All artists will work differently but following is the process I usually use in designing my linoprints. Basically the process that I have for designing new linoprints involves a lot of pre-designing 'thinking'. I take all my own source photos so the first step involves taking many photos of the subject in all its different... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 