Monday, May 24, 2021

LITTLE BLUE HERON

 



I found this Little Blue Heron resting on the waters edge recently at Chincoteague. It had been feeding in the shallows nearby then it moved much closer and posed for a while (probably digesting its catch). I did these drawings in my sketchbook while the bird was in bright sunlight - fortunately it didn't move about too much! Once I had got most of the two poses down, I darkened them slightly and added a few of the finer details when I got back home and the bird was still fresh in my mind. Size is about 12" x 8".

2 comments:

John Holmes said...

Great rendition Jeremy - you’ve really captured the “feel" of the posing bird here !

Jeremy Pearse said...

Thanks John, this was a bird that I wasn't very familiar with so your comment is heartening.