For this week's Friday Face OFF link party
of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of
DVArtist, Art, Food, Gardening blog . . .
Here is a thrush, specifically
a Townsend's Solitaire,
which I did in pen and ink
with an ink wash background --
I always love the bright, round eyes of birds!
I'm not a birder, but I know
many of you out there
enjoy seeing, identifying,
and photographing birds.
What is your favourite thing about that pastime?
[Art and photo of art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2023]
...Debra, I can't imagine being able to draw like this. I'm glad that you can!!!
ReplyDeleteI just find birds so amazing. Wild turkeys gliding across a valley with no wing flapping. A kingfisher diving from a telephone line into what appears to be about three inches of water. A
ReplyDeleterobin who looks like Medusa with a bunch of worms in its beak. So many wonderful talents , colors and shapes. Loved the drawing you are very talented, Joyce
Hello Debra, Your skills are getting serious! This truly looks like an illustration in a nature book.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Great job! I love the glimpse into their world one gets when birding. It takes all worldly cares away!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could identify birds better, especially by their songs. Alas.
ReplyDeleteHow did you know it was a Townsend's Solitaire?
@ Old Lurker -- The art instructor told us. Left to my own devices, I would simply call it "bird."
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweetie 😘
ReplyDeleteWell done Debra 👍
This is impressive.
ReplyDeleteI would buy this and frame it. In a heartbeat.
XOXO
Lovely
ReplyDeleteooooo perfectly interpreted thrush... beautiful! It takes really looking and really seeing to draw like this.
ReplyDeleteI very much like your blog title. I also am a seeker... nice to meet you!
LeeAnna at not afraid of color
Lovely Townsends Solitaire soon to be renamed something else. We get those here in Colorado - their call sounds like a squeaky door hinge.
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome. Very talented indeed
ReplyDeleteWOW!! The details in the bird are awesome. YOu are truly very talented. I can't imagine being able to do that.
ReplyDeleteVery good drawing.
ReplyDeleteI still can't get my head around the no-longer-novel scientific theory that says birds are descended from dinosaurs. That may be one reason to watch them right there.
Gorgeous, as always!
ReplyDeleteYou are really good! I don't do feathers faces or fur!!! Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Debra!! I love all the detail ~
ReplyDeletebobbie
I have to tell you that I am so impressed with your art. I always look at your drawings closely to see the strokes you use and how your shading is applied. I am taken with this piece. Thank you for joining FFO and have a very nice day.
ReplyDeleteBoth bird and branch are wonderful Debra. Well done♥
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely sketch! I'm not a birder, but I can see how people become fascinated by all the different sizes, shapes and colours of birds. I've been very lucky over the course of my career to have seen Snowy Owls, Great Horned Owls, Peregrine falcons, Hawks, Bald Eagles, Ptarmigan, Herons, Whooping Cranes, Snow Geese, Canada Geese, Eider Ducks, Piping Plovers, Orioles, Ravens and Yellow Warblers to name a few, and all in the wild!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful texture.
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely piece of artwork from you Debra which would be a credit to any bird book.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Debra. I love the look of the pen and ink -- you really got the texture and tone spot on and the eye is so good! and thank you for coming by today. You're faster than I am!
ReplyDeleteWonderful thrush, Debra! It would be difficult to do a better rendering. I adore birds, and some of my earliest memories are about birds. I'm always watching for them, but I am not a serious birdwatcher. I am drawn to their beauty and songs; plus, they are the descendants of dinosaurs.
ReplyDeleteThe bird is looking so good!
ReplyDeleteHere it is March 1st and most of the birds are back already. You should be seeing birds coming back also.
ReplyDeleteI would think it's harder to do a bird in B&W rather than color. You have all the shades of grey to deal with rather than different colors.
Except the bright yellow eyes of some seagulls. They are terrifying. Lovely drawing - or do you call it painting?
ReplyDeleteA really nice painting.
ReplyDeleteHave a good time
Violetta
Love the art work. You do an excellent job with these. I'm not a birder either. Love, love hearing them outside today, singing. I saw a blue bird. I don't though care which birds I see. Just like hearing them sing.
ReplyDeleteVery nice 🎨
ReplyDeleteLove it when a bird I have never seen before pops into view!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, awesome, awesome ~ great drawing ! hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I just like seeing them. They are so interesting. They have a different way of being in the world. I love the colors, the sounds, i love the way that they are older than us. In most places, there is a bird nearby. I am happy to live with them.
ReplyDeleteThey are living miracles. The day that I see a bird is a good day.
This bird, Townsend solitaire is a winter time bird where I live. You don't see them everyday. Birds are like a portal into other worlds.
Birds are extra meaningful to me these days. Blackbirds appear to be watching over me at home. I see them nearby whenever I step out or come home. My favorite of all birds is, naturally, the robin.
ReplyDeleteAs I've said before, you're a very talented artist. I love this picture - the shades of black, white, gray, and the shadowing. The eye, striking. Exquisite work!
Keep enjoying your artistic journeys.
Happy March to you.
I'm late- it's been a busy weekend. Your thrush is gorgeous. Will you leave it black and white or add color? hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThat's a great drawing, I never got on well with pen and ink.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird and work.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous thrush. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. x
ReplyDeleteMy internet has created a glitch, so I am running late visiting. I am in total awe of your thrush. It is amazing. I could never draw like that and I admire that you do it so well.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done.
ReplyDeletethis is incredible dear Debra as always
ReplyDeletehats off to you for creating the turning neck so beautifully i think this is quite a task but not for amazing artist like you my beautiful talented friend :)
i am greatly in love with birds ,if i would have lived in village with big yard i would have make sure to make them my guest every day with offering them grains :)
Your sketches are incredible. Do you do customm work?
ReplyDeleteLovely. I really should attempt to do more art. I used to draw when I was a twenty someting then stopped. You ae obviously getting very skilled so it pays off to keep on drawing. Something to add to my bucket list!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely Thrush!! I love all the birds because I'm a bird nerd.
ReplyDeleteReally nicely done!
ReplyDeleteDebra, this drawing is amazing. I'm so jealous of your talent. Wish I had some drawing/painting skills.
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