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A house sparrow ... drawn first (above) and not (below). I like how not drawing first forces me to find different "solutions" ... like the forward line of the bird's breast, below, where I added a bit of a dotted line to define it against the white background. In the drawn version: no need. (Although, looking again, it couldn't hurt.)
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And a couple of pictures I took early Wednesday morning after filling the bird feeders. The details are not so sharp as one would like--I was using a zoom and should have adjusted my settings for photographing dark things on a bright white background--but I like the compositions.
To Be honest Laura, I like the drawn version best but they are both good. We have an abundance of house sparrows on our feeders right outside the kitchen window and they are a joy to watch - so sweet and such lovely colour hues.
ReplyDeleteWell done on both versions of the LBB - I think the feet of the freehand one are more substantial and defined and I like the eye a lot on that one, too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the photos - I bet we'll be seeing that one soon.
Great exercise both versions are lovely! The photo with the bird resting on the branch with berries is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteLaura - - very lovely. I like the idea of not drawing versus drawing and painting. Gives two different approaches - both of yours are charming. Love you little snow bird on the branch. Are they not so sweet.
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