by Mandi | Mar 14, 2012 | Painting
Another busy week, and we’re only half way through! I had a fantastic weekend at the Falconry Centre, the highlight for me was flying Sam, the Harris Hawk, twice on my own (under the watchful eye of Lon). I had LOTS of practice using the one-handed falconry...
by Mandi | Mar 9, 2012 | birds, Painting
What a week…! Firstly, I have to announce my mega exciting news that I am now ‘Trainee Falconer’ at Puxton Falconry Centre, with Gary, Claire and Lon!!! I’m so excited – not only do I photograph and paint these stunning birds of prey, but...
by Mandi | Mar 2, 2012 | owls, Painting
My ‘drawing day’ last week really paid off (despite my grumpiness at missing a great day’s wildlife spotting…) Having a great batch of drawings to develop into paintings has been very productive! I’ve had a good week and made time to...
by Mandi | Feb 23, 2012 | birds, Painting
Its been a long couple of weeks, including the half term break – lots has happened, and thankfully, quite a bit of drawing and painting has been done too! The first set of paintings I played with were all of the same bird – The Gyrlin. I drew the bird 3...
by Mandi | Feb 9, 2012 | birds, Painting, Photographs
Woohoooo! Paint brushes ready and waiting; Artist ready to paint!!! This week I’ve started a new painting of another bird of prey – this one is a ‘Gyrlin’ which is a hybrid cross between a Gyr Falcon and a Merlin. I was attracted to the...
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