I'm very happy to say that the stunning pair of ravens who built a nest on a fire escape at Wellesley College last year have returned for a second season! They are incubating three eggs.
Feast your eyes on this:
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Sure - I will post more, and *thank you* for requesting. But no, I do not believe I have more talent than you. I only have 57 years of drawing people and animals behind me.
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Your Raven drawing is great CC, more please!
I cannot draw either, too technically minded with no free creative ability!
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Okay, you asked for it! Here is a raven piece I did last year after sketches from this nest.
Awwwww, CC! That's lovely - the ravens look positively cute!
Thanks, Clare - it was fun to do it.
Regarding the alternate cam - I woke up to it being OFF, as if something knocked it so it points down too much to see the nest. :(
Great sketch CC, reminds me of what Seymouraves was demonstrating the other day in his thread about tracing off an old unusable pic & filling in the detail afterwards, in his case, by painting in how it should be, was a good technique & well explained!
Edit: Only for those of us who can't draw as well as you do (viz: C & me!)
I've emailed Nick Rodenhouse about the cam so here's hoping it'll be pointing the right way soon. Unless that would involve disturbing the birds, of course.
It's BAAAACK! YAY and thank you Clare for your high connections!
Hi WendyB, I have to check Seymouraves (??) to see what you mean, though I think I do!
The ravenets are growng fast now.
AHHHH! WendyB I have miraculously found it by searching! Really very nice, and from a photographer who has extended interests to watercolour! It is a beautiful final product, yet each of he steps are equally lovely and could be considered finished.
I do think anyone can do it. It just takes a lot of time and trial and error. I for one will try it on small areas of a drawing just to experiment. :)