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| Journal #8, page 4, Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes |
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| The whole eye appears to be bigger than it really is, thanks to a patch of bare red skin. This gives the bird a cartoon-like look and a range of interesting expressions. |
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| Tertial left wing feather. |
Your work is very beautiful and inspiring! I found your blog through "Sketching in Nature". I myself am rather a beginner and currently doing small sketchbooks with bird eggs, nests and birds with polychromos pencils. I would like to try some in watercolors too. Do you have any good tips (books you can recommend) to improve my bird drawings/paintings? Thanks so much,
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Hello Suzanne, thank you for your kind comment, a book I would certainly recommend you is 'Drawing Birds' by John Busby, it is not a step by step book but it gives much more I think. Another useful resource is the following: http://www.johnmuirlaws.com/
DeleteI hope that will help, and I hope to see your works soon!
Matteo
Thank you Matteo for your reply: I own John Busby's book and think that it is a very good one; but I didn't know John Muir Laws's site and was very glad to discover it. Maybe one day I'll post some ob my birds to my flickr album.... Meanwhile I am looking forward to the beautiful work you'll post!
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Dear Matteo,
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. Thank you for sharing them.
Cheers, Sadami
One of these was sitting on the telephone line outside my house this morning - it's good to see a close-up thanks to your lovely work.
ReplyDeleteGreat studies of a striking bird as usual, Matteo. You're so good at painting feathers. They look so metallic and real.
ReplyDeleteVery delicate and beautiful studies Matteo :)
ReplyDeleteMatteo your work just keeps me in awe. Your meticulous drawing skills are enviable. I'm sure you must have shown the Audubon Society your work; and they must have flipped. If you haven't, do it.
ReplyDeleteLove your works - thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful painting and drawing skills - a delight to look at!
ReplyDeleteHello Matteo
ReplyDeleteYour works are beautiful, as usual. I´d like to visit your blog more often but I'm working on the edition of a new issue of the free online magazine of the AEAN, 'Bocetos'. I invite you to collaborate with an article.
Regards
Beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful!!!!!!!!! I am so happy to have found your website! I will be back! Imediatly on my favorites :)
ReplyDeleteTake care and show us more soon please!
This is a really lovely piece. I love the colours captured in the feathers, they really do look like they are catching and reflecting the light.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your kind comments!
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