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...
by Mandi | Feb 6, 2012 | birds, Photographs
Sadly, not much painting to report this week, but on a happier note, I’ve managed a few trips out into the countryside with my camera. This week’s highlight has to be my most recent visit to Ham Wall in the Somerset Levels to once again witness the...
by Mandi | Jan 31, 2012 | birds, Painting
The last couple of days have seen the weather turn cold and my paintbrushes zing into action! Although still a bit chilly sat at my kitchen table, rugged up in thick jumpers and ugg boots, it’s been a lot warmer than outside with hail storms and almost freezing...
by Mandi | Jan 18, 2012 | birds, Wildlife photography
My expedition to the Somerset Levels last week seems to have turned into an overnight addiction!! Not only did I take my husband and daughter back to see them roost on Saturday (that night they decided to change their roost site and fly to a completely different area...
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...
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