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Strawberry Finch

I’m late sending out holiday cards stuck on what bird to paint. I remember a friend sent me a photo they saw online of a strawberry finch. A Saturday afternoon watching videos of these dramatic and unique finches resulted in this drawing. I used a little permanent gouache for the bird’s striking spots.

Posted byLuisDecember 12, 2020December 12, 2020Posted insketchbookTags:art, birdart, birds, drawing, gouache, journal, pencil, sketchbook

American Redstart

This was a satisfying pencil drawing and then I decided to try a gouache stain over parts of it. I immediately regretted it but kept going in the hopes of salvaging the sketch. It’s a sketch in a sketchbook. The point is to allow room for mistakes.

Posted byLuisDecember 10, 2020Posted insketchbookTags:birdart, birds, drawing, gouache, journal, pencil, sketchbook

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