The rookery on Spring Island is humming, or should I say, clacking right along. When I arrived all I could hear was the clacking of the Wood Storks bills. They decorated the tops of the trees while nesting egrets were sprinkled in the lower vegetation.
Please forgive the poor quality of my sketch images. I don’t have a scanner at work and my lunch break was nearing an end. The desk light and iPhone had to do 🙂
The first page took 5 minutes, lettering included. My second page about 10 minutes. I discovered my waterbrush had no water in it, so had to wait until I got back to the office to complete the watercolor portion.
I’m using an Epsilon Series sketchbook by Stillman and Birn. The same book had I intended to use for pen illustrations only….. It stayed dormant for many a month. Gotta have color 🙂
Very simple sketches…. but I will always remember the clacking bills every time I see these pages.
Thank you, Linda! Hope to visit this rookery again soon 🙂
Thank you, Linda! Hope to visit this rookery again soon 🙂
I saw a rookery one time while visiting Florida. Your sketch brought my memories back to life! Your sketches are such an inspiration to me! Thanks for sharing.
Rhonda, love the rookery sounds just need to be upwind from it, though. Yeeha!
Thanks, Laure! It's one of the perks of working on Spring Island 🙂
Love the freshness, Pam! Looks like a delightful place to visit!
Love the freshness, Pam! Looks like a delightful place to visit!
Nothing noisier than a rookery! I like sketches, but, like you, have to have some color or it feels unfinished.
Nothing noisier than a rookery! I like sketches, but, like you, have to have some color or it feels unfinished.