I have befriended a sparrow. It not a good artist's model though so only the most superficial sketches have to do. I see it in the criss-crossed twigs and winter stalks alongside Leach's Brook where it crosses under the lane.
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| 04-22-24-sparrows pastel, crayon, ink |
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| 04-21-24-sparrow pastel |
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| 03-10-24-sparrow charcoal |
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| 04-30-24-sparrow01 charcoal |
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| 04-30-24-sparrow02 charcoal, ink |
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I've just published my 2023 Observations in five A-5 size paperbacks. They are organized by quarter with an additional book that sums up the entire year. They are available here. Prices: $15-18 USD     |
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| 02-03-19-island02 ink, charcoal |
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| 01-19-24-icicles pencil, oil pastel, ink 12 x 18" |
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| 12-13-18-icicles charcoal |
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| 12-14-18-icicles ink, latex paint |
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| 01-28-22-island charcoal, ink |
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| 01-01-24-island |
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| 01-06-24-island |
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| 01-04-24-swans02 |
The Eliot Bridge over the Charles River.
The river has swollen with rainwater this December. The water is close to the top of the stone arches but is starting to go down --until the next storm.
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| 12-29-23-bridge charcoal |
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| 12-22-23-bridge |
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| 12-19-23-bridge |
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| 12-02-23-bridge |
Looks like a stained glass window! I have different piles of paper in my studio. I try to not discriminate too much. These are on colored copier paper which will fade to pale earthy tones if they spend too much time in the sun. I had fun. I hope you enjoy them.
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| 11-07-23-coreopsis01 ink, charcoal |
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| 11-09-23-sparrow ink |
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| 11-10-23-swans02 pastel |
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| 11-27-23-island02 watercolor |
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| 11-28-23-island03 watercolor |
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| 11-20-23-goose charcoal, ink |
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| 01-03-23-swans01 ink |
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| 05-09-23-swans pencil, ink |
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| 10-15-23-swans01 crayon, ink, charcoal |
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| 10-13-23-swans02 charcoal, pastel, ink |
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| 05-18-23-swans03 pastel, ink |
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| 10-13-23-swans01 pastel, ink, charcoal |
Rains have come, the river is high and fast and the ducks and herons are staying far away. The cattails are beginning to bend and bunch together. It must be tiring standing up all summer long!
The mallows are drying up. I'll draw the seed pods in January. Right now, I'll content myself with drawing the cheerful, bright yellow Coreopsis flowers along the river bank. I think they are the last hurrah before a final trumpet blast of fall foliage. Then the drenching cold rain and wind can come and strip it all away.
In the winter I will pore over my drawings from warmer and sunnier days and think of next year.
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| 09-22-23-flower |
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| 09-07-23-flowers |
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| 08-01-23-mallow |
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| 09-21-23-flowers |
