Owl Sketch in Coloured Pencils
Looking through some earlier bird sketches, I came across this tiny owl and my notes from a few years ago.
This was a really small artwork - roughly a couple of inches square. Being such a small piece to work on was quite a challenge, as there wasn't much room to get the detail in. But any time spent sketching is time well-spent.
Looking through some earlier bird sketches, I came across this tiny owl and my notes from a few years ago.
This was a really small artwork - roughly a couple of inches square. Being such a small piece to work on was quite a challenge, as there wasn't much room to get the detail in. But any time spent sketching is time well-spent.
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Owl Sketch in Coloured Pencils |
‘To begin, begin.’
(William Wordsworth)
And so, I began.
And what had begun
as a relaxed sketch of an owl - a spur of the moment decision one
evening after I had finished my other work – became incentive
for a more detailed piece of art.
It began as a
'better start something' project.
It ended as a
'wishing I had started something off properly' project.
But such workings
often serve to gaze in the mind’s eye, for more detailed paintings
to be undertaken with the benefit of hindsight... a bigger piece of paper!
"You never fail
until you stop trying." (Albert Einstein)