This small little drawing was done as a demonstration work for my classes where we have been studying the art of drawing birds. This was week 3 of term, but now we are in Lock Down again for 5 days (hopefully only 5) and may or may not be back next week.
Created in my A5 Winsor Newton visual diary, 250gsm hot press watercolor book using Staedtler graphite pencils, F, 2B and 4B.
This little guy is a personal friend and he visits me every morning sitting on my kitchen window sill yelling for a hand out.
If you would like to see more study works done in these classes, visit my blog: https://lindaweilfineart.blogspot.com/
Grey Butcher Bird Sketch
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Grey Butcher Bird Sketch
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Re: Grey Butcher Bird Sketch
What a delightful drawing. And so full of character. You've captured so much so simply that I feel I know him.LindasPencils wrote: βTue Feb 16, 2021 12:00 am This little guy is a personal friend and he visits me every morning sitting on my kitchen window sill yelling for a hand out.
I, too, have a little friend who visits every evening for a meal. However, I can't introduce him to your friend, or he'd be a "Butchered" bird Sam's a ginger feral cat. And lately he's been bringing his tortoiseshell and white girlfriend Sophie with him.
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Lovely sketch Linda. He has that intense look in his eye that all animals have when theyβre letting us know that a treat is expected, and soon!! Iβm afraid to ask how these birds got their name though....
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They are a bird unique to Australia, a songbird related to the Australian Magpie. Their hooked bill is used to skewer and capture prey like moths and lizards. Often the prey is too large to just gulp down so the bird will take it somewhere and impale it on a thorn or the like to eat at their leisure. Hence the 'butcher' part, like hanging meat on a butchers hook.Iβm afraid to ask how these birds got their name though....
Sounds gory, but they are delightful birds to watch and have a beautiful if somewhat manic sounding song.
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Just can not wait for your coming up update, to hear from you about the fur colour of the litter (most probably on its way - it's April )Sam's a ginger feral cat. And lately he's been bringing his tortoiseshell and white girlfriend Sophie with him.
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Very nice sketch, thank you for share Linda.LindasPencils wrote: βTue Feb 16, 2021 12:00 am This small little drawing was done as a demonstration work for my classes where we have been studying the art of drawing birds.
Today it's 12th April and if you aware, they decided to open pubs, barbers, schools today in UK...
I'm aware lock down is necessary, but nobody likes it.
Lets hope the whole world will find proper, efficient solution.
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You're just going to have to wait... probably for a very long time. Yesterday we discovered that BOTH Sophie and Sam are female.
As a rule, tortoiseshell cats are usually female, and ginger cats are invariably male. So we assumed Sam was a boy. Well, now "he's" Samantha
We know, because we met up with our previous neighbour... who had them both spayed
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OHHHHH NOOooooMike Sibley wrote: βTue Apr 13, 2021 4:23 pm You're just going to have to wait... probably for a very long time. Yesterday we discovered that BOTH Sophie and Sam are female.
We have in here our BOY ginger cat, that comes over for his treats daily oftenAs a rule, tortoiseshell cats are usually female, and ginger cats are invariably male. So we assumed Sam was a boy. Well, now "he's" Samantha
And he even does scratch the front door to hurry us up, or let us know he's WAITING OUTSIDE starving
It's our neighbour cat, so we know it's a boy
I had no clue there's any rule bonded to the sex/fur colour
Thanks for share Mike
It seems, that my waiting time for litter of these two might be forever nowWe know, because we met up with our previous neighbour... who had them both spayed
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...so, both female and both spayed... yeah, thatβll never work...