Sunday, April 28, 2013

Little Bird on a Wire Sketch...




My grandfather loved these little birds.  I'm not sure what they're called.  They're small, brown and white, and tend to be a little round.  I think they might be sparrows, but I'm not sure.  Anyway, here's a little sketch of one of them, I was thinking about my grandfather and looking at some photographs of them that I took for him.  The quality of the photograph isn't good enough to use as reference for a painting, those little birds are difficult to photograph, but it was just fine for a sketch...

I've progressed a bit with my mermaid sketch, it's on canvas with a bit of paint a post down.  I also finished my oaks painting that I shared the sketch of, it's a few posts down.

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10 comments:

Magic Love Crow said...

What a cute little bird on the wire ;o) I bet your grandfather is smiling ;o) Have a great sunday ;o)

Victoria said...

How beautiful a bird...and deeply touching ..the connection to your Grandfather is very special! gorgeous little soul..love the pose and the energy of this little spirit! Beautiful!
Victoria

Patrice said...

I love your little bird - can't wait to see it finished!

Tracey FK said...

this is just lovely... love that rounded breast...xx

carol l mckenna said...

Love the little bird and well done ~ lovely essence of nature's love ~ ^_^

Unknown said...

cute little bird sketch!! They are really hard to photograph. I have lots of photos of empty branches where I tried to get a shot of them!!

Kristin said...

This is so sweet! And your WIP below is wonderful as well! Have fun with them, xo

Sinderella's Studio said...

lovely- and yes sounds like a sparrow.
cheers, dana

Lisabella Russo said...

Thanks so very much! My grandfather really loved birds so much. I'm glad to learn that I may be correct in what the little bird is called too :).

GalleryJuana said...

sweet bird sketch and the memories that come forward with these little birds! Thank you for the visit.