This photograph of this bird on a cactus was taken at at Huntington Gardens. He loved the tuna on the cactus. While I was there, three birds vied for this position, it must have been a very tasty tuna... I hope that you will enjoy this photo!
I love to paint animals, you may see some of my finished paintings at lisarusso.com if you'd like.
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Here is a sketch of a mermaid with angelfish. This sneak peek is the basis for a larger painting I am working on. It is in my tiny sketchbook that measures 3.5x5.5 inches.
I've decided to try and do a sketch a day in November. This is from day 16.
This is a sketch in colored pencils. I'm not really a colored pencil artist but I am exploring something new for the sketchbook. I will be juxtaposing my usual rough sketches with the colored pencil sketches at varying intervals. I tend to sketch very lightly, so these and my usual pencil ones are darkened a bit in photoshop for online viewing.
I think sketching with coloured pencil works really well for you :) very pretty maiden, pretty pink
ReplyDeleteNice to see your photograph.
ReplyDeleteYour sketch using pink is very delicate, I like it.
All the best Jan
Lovely photo and a pretty sketch in pink!
ReplyDeletecactus with bird looks fascinating to me dear.
ReplyDeletebeautifully taken photo.
big eyes are my weakness and these one are so beautiful ,thank you for sharing .
What a wonderful photo, I've never seen a cactus like that before. Great sketch, as always. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jennifer, Jan, Christine, baili, and Valerie-Jael! I shot a series of the birds, but they were so high up, only a few came out... I'm enjoying the colored pencils as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo
ReplyDeleteLove the flow of the sketch
Thanks Martin!
ReplyDeleteyour bird is most likely a Mockingbird :)
ReplyDeleteI love the photo! How precious!
ReplyDeleteYour coloured sketch of the maiden with the fish is so pretty!!!
Big Hugs!