The bluebird was hanging out around its nesting box in the early morning. I was waiting for it with my camera. I think it’s sitting on a rain gauge.
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Category Archives: Animals
Dama Gazelle
For my final illustration for the online course Natural History Illustration 101, I chose to draw a Dama Gazelle. I used a photograph I took a couple of years ago at an exotic game breeding ranch. I’ve been taking drawing lessons for two years now. I can tell you that had I tried this two years ago, it would have ended up as some version of a stick figure gazelle.
Mammal and Bird Illustrations
Our homework assignment for Week 5 in the Natural History Illustration 101 course was to submit an outline sketch of a mammal and to provide a few sketches of a bird. I chose these two subjects because I have good photographs of them.
Dama Gazelle, from Africa
Black-bellied whistling tree duck
Ruckus Running Amok
Our puppy is growing fast (as they all do). Ruckus certainly likes to retrieve the bumper. He likes to chew on it or play keep away instead of bringing it to me or hubby so we can throw it again.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
I turned into my driveway and saw this bird near the front pond. I stopped, rolled down the passenger side window, got my camera ready, then slowly drove forward until I was even with the bird, stopped again, and managed to get a few photos.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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