The #69 of the birding blog carnival - I and the Bird - is being hosted by Grrlscientist of Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted). Talking of birds our local pair of Tawny Frogmouths must still have a fledgling - they were calling in our nearby reserve and backyard at 5am this morning - definitely... Continue Reading →
An interesting afternoon in my garden - we were visited by a couple of pheasant coucals. The first indications they were there was a loud 'whoop whoop whooping' on the roof of my house. I thought my appearance with a camera resulted in what I think was a 'younger' bird taking off into a my... Continue Reading →
Our garden is regularly visited by Noisy Mynas Manorina melanocephala - they are cheeky, chirpy and obviously noisy birds and think nothing of chastising our dogs - from a safe height obviously. However they are also very aggressive, and they travel and attack in packs. I have seen them in groups of about 6 or... 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 →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 