Another attempt at a master copy which I then decided to put my own spin on it. Original “Buried Head” by Souther Salazar.
Watercolour, ink, and coloured pencils.
Tag: birds
Lunch Buffet
Summer was so busy with work and other things, that I have been neglecting the blog and my art for the last couple of months!
This definitely needs to change! First step was taken last weekend when I finally managed to clean up my drawing desk. I now have no excuses not to start drawing next weekend.
I am also planning to do Inktober again, so I will hopefully start positing some warm-up sketches next week, just to get back into a drawing routine.
Meanwhile I started colouring in scenes from my own capybara drawing book.
Taxi Ride
Capybaras are excellent swimmers and some species like to use them as a free taxi service too.
Illustration from my latest Capybaras and Friends Colouring Book.
Feeding Birds
Another ink drawing from my sketchbook from last month. Not sure why I havenĀ“t colored it in. Might still do so at some point.
Be Like a Duck
Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath.
– Michael Caine
I think I’ve finally developed quite a good routine with my daily drawing practice. This time without ink.
Capybara & Friends
Good friends are the most important in life.
Flight of the Pelican
After drawing 100 people it was about time to throw in a random pelican in between.
Happy Monday!
Spot-billed Pelican
Last but not least the Spot-billed pelicans who got his name because of the spots on his bill….
There are 8 living different pelican species today. This pelican can be found in southern Asia from southern Pakistan across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters, especially large lakes.
Great White Pelican
The Great White pelican lives in the shallow swamps in Africa and is one of the largest flying birds in the world.
This pelicanās yellow gular pouch has capacity for 13 liters of water or up to 4 kg of fish.
Pink-backed Pelican
The pink-backed pelican can be found in the shallow lakes of Africa, southern Arabia, and southern India.
It is a relatively small pelican, although by no means is it a small bird. Its length is from 125 to 155Ā cm, wingspan is 2.15ā2.9Ā m and body mass is from 4 to 7Ā kg. The bill is 30 to 38Ā cm in length. The plumage is grey and white, with a pinkish hue on the back occasionally apparent.
Have a great Monday!
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Dalmatian Pelican
Gorgeous weather today.
This guy looks a little bit dishevelled though. Maybe he also had a wine too many last night.
There are two main populations of Dalmatian pelican. One breeds in Eastern Europe, wintering in the eastern Mediterranean region, and the other breeds in central Asia and Russia, wintering in the Indian subcontinent, Iran and Iraq.Ā
Australian Pelican
More pelican facts for the weekend.
The beak of the Australian pelican is the largest of all birds. Itās so large and spacious, that it can hold from 9 to 13 liters of water.
When catching fish, they take huge amounts of water into the pouch. Then they move the head forward, pour out the water and swallow the fish. They eat up to 4 kg fish per day.
Brown Pelicans
Brown pelicans are the only type of pelican that dive in order to catch prey. They glide low above the water and when they see a fish they fly to a height of 10 m, fold their wings back and plunge down into the sea.
Pelican Revival
Haha! The pelicans are back. Well, they never fully disappeared , I just got side-tracked by funny capybaras.
This is the American White Pelican. He is able to hold in its bill 11 liters of water.
Inktober Day 17 – Storm
The pelicans are back!
Flying High II
Start of a new week. The pelican series will come to an end soon. As soon as I finish my pelican book!
I realized after drawing the pelican above that I have drawn him before. See below.
5 years are between both drawings. Which one do you prefer? I remember that the one below took me ages to finish. The one above was pretty much a 10 min sketch!
Flying High
So this week once again just flew by quickly.
As the weather forecast is fantastic for the next couple of days, I will be off to a hiking trip in the Icelandic highlands. I also promise that the pelican series will come to an end soon. Latest when Inktober starts!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Melanie Franz 