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| Black-Backed Gulls and seaweed on the beach at Montano de Oro State Park, California |
I was able to incorporate wild fauna and flora from my trip to California after all. These gulls are apparently the largest along the Pacific coast of California. Aggressive scavenging carnivores, their presence while my husband and I picnicked on the beach was awe-inspiring & scary. They kept circling us closer and closer. I expected them to swoop in and snatch my sandwich at any moment. This composition was invented from photos I snapped that day & memory.
Tomorrow, I'll package Masha's book to send to Katie. I so enjoyed the challenge of your theme, Masha. It prompted me to create an image via a different process, outside my usual. (I rarely work from photos!) And I am, for the most part, pleased with my result. I hope you like it, ladies!
Masha’s book mailed today to Katie. Should be to you by Saturday or Monday, Katie
ReplyDeleteYippee! I will let you know when it arrives. Marcia I love the stories you tell about your drawings. I had been thinking of drawing a pair of ducks that nest in a freeway runoff pond near here. I go past it when I walk my dogs. Now I think I will reconsider as it would be too repetitive to insert another pair of birds. I see other city wildlife on our walks, so I will look for inspiration with my dogs.
ReplyDeleteI rather like the idea of sticking with the winged species that live amongst us.
ReplyDeleteI really like the textures and tones of this drawing. The birds look quite at home amongst the seaweed and certainly predatory!
ReplyDeleteGulls are sometimes a problem at seaside towns here. They are very confident to snatch food and once a friend of ours had half his burger taken in a moment!
I also like the idea of drawing more birds. I'm not sure another pair right next to yours, Marcia will add to the overall composition. I will see when the book gets here.
ReplyDeleteThere are 3--the pair in the foreground & a distant, goofy-looking one in the upper right. It will be exciting to see where you take this, Katie, birds or not.
ReplyDeleteWOWZA! It's so very great Marcia! :))) I love seagulls and yours are so very handsome. It seems very bold and impressive even in preview. I'm jumping :) I wish to see it in reality one day! Hope the full turn would be done.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! :>)))