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Drawing The Motmot

Nature, art, and everything.

Tag: bird watching

Friday Feathers- Drawing The Motmot

Posted on June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 by zeladoniac

The motmot embodies the mystery of the tropics, an invisible voice behind the jungle’s green curtain. Secretive, it sometimes hides… Read more Friday Feathers- Drawing The Motmot

Friday Feathers- The Lady Oropendola Weaving Collective

Posted on June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 by zeladoniac

A flock of chestnut headed oropendolas, oriole relatives common to the Canal Zone of Panama, are establishing a colony in… Read more Friday Feathers- The Lady Oropendola Weaving Collective

Another Bird Drawing Method That Works- Blind Contours

Posted on June 4, 2013 by zeladoniac

I’ve always used more than one method for drawings birds. My usual fallback is the mental snapshot freeze-frame: I snag… Read more Another Bird Drawing Method That Works- Blind Contours

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Exploring the natural world with pencil and paper from high atop a one-story bungalow in the middle of Oklahoma.

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