Some of our visitors have feathers! Usually it's seagulls as we are at the sea, but we are very lucky to get all manner of birds including the thrush, wren, blue tit, green finch, sparrows, jackdaw, the list goes on!!
I have sketched one or two this morning, but from my photographs as they do not stay still long enough for me to sketch them in person.
Jackdaw
Green Finch
For each bird I loaded my No. 12 sable watercolour brush with lots of delicious paint - believe me it really is oozing paint
and with one stroke I make a preliminary shape
this example is just to show you what I initially do as obviously it is different for each bird (depending on colours and markings) but I'm sure you get the idea-
I then wait for the paint to dry and then go in with
more detail and colour, which usually is enough
I do find that this gives them a loose style which
adds to the impression of movement
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