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. 


 

 

 
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10 comments:
I think sketching with coloured pencil works really well for you :) very pretty maiden, pretty pink
Nice to see your photograph.
Your sketch using pink is very delicate, I like it.
All the best Jan
Lovely photo and a pretty sketch in pink!
cactus with bird looks fascinating to me dear.
beautifully 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
Thanks 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.
Great photo
Love the flow of the sketch
Thanks Martin!
your bird is most likely a Mockingbird :)
I love the photo! How precious!
Your coloured sketch of the maiden with the fish is so pretty!!!
Big Hugs!
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