There are two modern looms tucked in this collection—a10” square loom and a 4” Hazel Rose multi loom. All the rest are vintage. Yes, there were a few memorable years where I visited thrift and antique stores and my eyes were always scanning shelves, boxes, and corners looking for these little treasures.
There’s a chance all three of these birds are really the same bird. I mix and match whatever photos I take to create an interesting composition. In this case, I used three separate bird photos and two different sunflower photos to create this drawing. This started with two birds, but I added a third when it seemed too empty.
I’m finding that my drawings are ending up in the middle key, meaning not very dark and not all that light. I’m not getting much of a value range. Something to work on. I’m enjoying drawing the birds, though the branches and foliage have been more difficult with graphite than with ink.
It’s been fun working on landscapes in Smoothie’s class. Can you tell that he’s from the UK? There are castles, mills, fields with hedgerows…
My new best friend is the Pentel Multi8 mechanical pencil. I have another but it was filled with a mish mash of lead brands. This one, I dedicated to the awesome Uni 2mm graphite, my favorite in lead pencils. I was thrilled to see they made the 2mm leads, too. I haven’t put it down since it arrived.
