The Hawk is back!
I’m back to working on the sharp-shinned hawk drawing. I’ve made a lot of progress since the last photo I posted here. The bird is developed all over now, but the wing in the foreground is still not complete. I have also been going back and playing around with the rest of the bird – tweaking it here and there. The shadows have deepened, and the leaves are almost fully developed. I will be adding one more leaf and maybe two. I still haven’t worked out the new leaves in relation to the glue smear on the upper left corner, but I will most likely just barely crop it out when it’s matted for framing.
Debbi,
Woo hoo! I’m happy that you went ahead on the sharp-shinned hawk piece. It had way too much potential to scrap. It’s looking good -really nice. I think cropping is your best bet.
Comment by Chantell — Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 4:08 pm
Thanks Chantell. You are so sweet; I appreciate your encouragement! I’m addicted to working on it right now, and really don’t want to put it aside for the weekend, but we’re going to NYC this afternoon for MLK weekend. Oh well. Have a great weekend, and I hope you get your paper issues ironed out!
Comment by Debbi — Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 4:53 pm
Such beautifully detailed work, as always, Debbi. The crop isn’t going to hurt it one bit.
Comment by Gary Ruuska — Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 1:21 am
Hi Gary. Thanks for the vote of confidence. I appreciate your comments!
Comment by Debbi — Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 11:39 am
Debbi; really lovely – the textures you have achieved are beautiful. Hope you are having a great time in NYC.
Comment by Lynda — Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 7:05 pm
Thanks Lynda. Yes, it’s fun in NYC, but one needs to build up stamina for this pace!
Comment by Debbi — Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 8:24 pm