Kingfisher sketch
Added 2018-10-10 07:50:57 +0000 UTCI have the morning off, which means the possibility of art before my eyes decide "sorry, enough for today!" I've been thinking about doing something with kingfishers for a while, so consider this a study. The top sketch is referenced from a photo by Werner Oppermann.
Ballpoint pen, Tombow calligraphy pen and watercolour in sketchbook.
"You just can't beat the person that never gives up." Greg Ruth. I don't feel like that very often, but it can't hurt to try it every once in a while.
I have seen one kingfisher in my life; I think I was around eighteen. I'd packed a Tolkien book and cycled a few miles down towards the sea, where I sat down against a tree at a small canal and started to read. From the corner of my eye, I suddenly saw something flash, brilliantly colourful, and disappear into the water with a little splash. As I watched, I saw a little kingfisher reemerging and fluttering back to his perch in the rushes. It's one of my most cherished memories, actually. My mother envies me that one to this day.
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Comments
Lovely!
Lisa Gerard
2018-10-13 16:01:41 +0000 UTCThat is a gorgeous bird painting. The colors!
Susan Salacca
2018-10-11 20:01:20 +0000 UTC"A kingfisher plunged down like a stone, in a blue flash falling. Bending reeds were softly blow; lily-leaves went sprawling." How lovely to see one with JRRT's volume in-hand!
"Blade" McMicking, D.I.
2018-10-10 18:35:40 +0000 UTCMy reaction was simply: Wow, wow 😂💙
Damako
2018-10-10 08:00:36 +0000 UTC
