Saturday, March 15, 2014

Recent Field Sketches

First two are postcards I painted in the field for someone very dear to me.  I sat on the rip rap of the Coquille River in Oregon for this one.  The gorse was in full bloom and so very pretty.
A composite of things I could see from where I sat in the parked car next to Herbert's Pond, Canyonville, Oregon.  It was a little cool for sketching outside.  A flicker, a western pond turtle, a dandelion, and a pair of cinnamon teal.
My husband and I both spent two hours trying to get photos of ruby-crowned kinglets.  We stumbled onto a small group of them and tried hard to take advantage of the opportunity.  But they are constant motion machines.  Three times in a row I clicked my camera only to find all I had taken was his tail feathers when he moved to the next spot.  I finally gave up and got my paints out.  An artist has more than one way to capture the little imps.

4 comments:

  1. Just beautiful...I love your field sketches, Elva, they capture such a moment in time and place.

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    1. That is a lovely compliment, Kate. … I think we are kindred spirits when it comes to field sketching.

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    2. I believe you're right, Elva. I SO much prefer sketching from life; on the rare occasions I have to use a photo I know I am both more accurate and less lively.

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  2. These are even more beautiful in person. Love how you captured the bird with pen and paint. Altho I don't know that that's any easier. :)

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