See a behind the scenes look at the creation of Pam Johnson Brickell’s nature journal page.
May / June Yard Ramblings
Category Archives: Birds
Art Tip Tuesday ~ Ink, Water, Feathers & Fur… Oh My!
June and July were great months for live sketching backyard visitors from the comfort of our air conditioned home! August is starting strong as well : )
Celebrating the Carolina Wren
The other day a wren landed on the birdbath just outside our dinette window… close enough for me to photograph with my phone! These are some little 3.5″ square studies from the photographs. I love these birds – so spunky and vocal. Their song always brings a smile.
For the Love of Feeder Birds
Suet feeder birds drawn from images taken with my iPhone camera held up to my birding scope. We’ve had a run of cold, raw, grey days with just a day or two of sunshine in between – highly unusual. I’ve lived in the lowcountry long enough to have become quite used to having a lot […]
Ten-Minute Tuesday – Catch as Catch Can
It’s official… The bird feeder station is my shiny bobble. Making breakfast? What birds are feeding? Doing dishes? Who’s visiting under the feeder? Making dinner? Surely I have time to check the bird feeders out! Quick fountain pen captures as I view the feeders through a scope from the kitchen window… shiny bobble all the […]
Ten-Minute Tuesday / Building a page 10 minutes at a time
On September 2nd, my first marks on the page were of a cardinal sitting on the branch outside the kitchen window. He kept posing, so I kept sketching. The next morning, bunny came to visit as I was making breakfast. It’s tough to sketch when other duties call – even with the timer set to […]
