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A Steller’s Sea-Eagle & Daniel Smith’s New Gouache

A Steller’s Sea-Eagle & Daniel Smith’s New Gouache

by KLR | Feb 15, 2023 | Bird Art, Inspiration, My Travels, Painting

Not all those who wander are lost.  –J.R.R. Tolkien A Steller’s Sea-Eagle and Daniel Smith Gouache Meet in my Sketchbook I wanted to test Daniel Smith’s new line of gouache paints for this blog post. I had not decided on a subject as of last week. And then an...
My New Year’s Day Bird of 2023

My New Year’s Day Bird of 2023

by KLR | Jan 9, 2023 | Bird Art, Inspiration, Sketches From Nature

There is a birding tradition that the first bird you see on New Year’s Day is your theme bird for the year. A chirp outside my bedroom window woke me up; I turned my head to look – perched boldly and confidently on the topmost branch of the lilac tree was a...
Practice Makes Perfect

Practice Makes Perfect

by KLR | Dec 21, 2018 | Bird Art, Botanical Art, Inspiration, My Travels, Wildlife Art, Works-in-progress

A daily drawing practice – something an artist should be able to do just like that (sound effect – snap of the fingers), right? Well, only partially right. Artists face the same daily pressures as anyone else, both external and internal. Busy schedules and unexpected...

Hummingbirds, Raccoons, and Great Blue Herons

by KLR | Sep 1, 2016 | Bird Art, Botanical Art, Inspiration, Photography, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progress

The month of August was full of hummingbirds, raccoons, great blue herons and generally, birds! Despite a very hot & humid month, I still managed to get outside with my camera and simply enjoy being outdoors. On my easel during the month of August… Great Blue...
Egg Tempera on Mounted Vellum Work-in-Progress

Egg Tempera on Mounted Vellum Work-in-Progress

by KLR | Jul 7, 2014 | Bird Art, Wildlife Art, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progress

  I know that I like to watch work-in-progress posts so I will try to  blog more often about my works-in-progress. Here is my latest experiment. I have wanted to try stretching and mounting vellum for a while. I am not sure that I would use them for my normal...
Long Overdue Works-In-Progress Post!

Long Overdue Works-In-Progress Post!

by KLR | Dec 17, 2013 | Bird Art, Miniature Art, Wildlife Art, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progress

I will just pretend that today is Works-In-Progress Tuesday! I will blame it on the craziness of the Holiday Season. Anyway – I am continuing to work on 4 Mische technique paintings while planning the drawings for a few more. I was busy painting some feathers...
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