Great Blue Heron

He's baaaaack…

07-14-17
charcoal

07-16-17
ink, colored pencil

07-14-17
charcoal

07-13-17
ink

07-08-17
ink, charcoal, paint stick

detail

07-08-17
ink

Fanciful and Real Birds

I recently saw a wonderful exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum entitled "Highest Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Collection of Roberta and Richard Huber." This show closes on July 9th just a few days from now. It consists primarily of Baroque Period religious art from Central and South America: Peru, Bolivia, México, etc. I focused on a number of works that included birds. They are very fanciful and are similar to some fine contemporary children's book illustration. It makes me wonder.

Below these are a few samples of my recent realistic bird drawings. These make me wonder too!

silver missal stand: detail, Peru, 1700's

detail from a painted desk, Peru or Bolivia, 1700's 

Swallows
ink
06-11-17

Great Blue Heron
ink
07-4-17

Moon and birds
ink, charcoal
06-14-17