by Mandi | Jan 13, 2012 | Painting
Irwin, Baby Boobok Owlet. Watercolour. This morning’s escapism adventure into my paint box took me to Australia! Not literally, but artistically, as Oz is the native country of the Boobok Owl – the subject of today’s painting. Irwin (pictured)...
by Mandi | Jan 12, 2012 | birds, Painting
Had a great time working on my bird paintings this morning…some experimental backgrounds have evolved. So far, my backgrounds have been either plain paper, a plain colour or a scene to suggest the environment of the bird. Today, I played with jazzing up a plain...
by Mandi | Jan 11, 2012 | birds, Photographs, Wildlife photography
Today my friend Lon ( fellow artist and bird lover) and I went to the Somerset Levels to witness Starling Murmurations – this is when hundreds and thousands of Starlings flock together from all over the place to roost for the night. This natural spectacle...
by Mandi | Jan 10, 2012 | Painting
For the first time in 2012, I managed to find some time to sit and paint! After my visit to the birds of prey on the weekend, my first ‘model’ of the year has turned out to be ‘Bumble’, who’s a Siberian Eagle Owl. I was drawn to use...
by Mandi | Jan 8, 2012 | birds, owls, Photographs
Today I managed to pop down to wish my feathered friends ‘A Happy New Year!’ Having not seen them since before Christmas, I was really excited to see the Owls in action in the Twilight Zone…and even put on a glove and ‘flew’ Woolley...
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