29 December 08

Back From the Desert

Ocotillo with San Jacinto Mountains in background, watercolor

Black vulture, pen and ink I have just returned from Palm Desert where I had a wonderful time with a pal. I had hoped to get sketches of roadrunners and cactus wrens. No such luck, though I saw both, but we did get to the Living Desert museum and were able to sketch some of the birds there, including this black vulture.

Costa's hummingbird, pen and ink I saw I think four species of hummingbird (Costa’s, Anna’s, black-chinned, and a possible young or female rufous zipping by). I’m always surprised by how small the Costa’s is.

Verdin, pen and ink Verdins were everywhere. I didn’t paint one, but might work up a painting later from these sketches.

American wigeon, watercolor I don’t usually go to the desert to draw waterfowl, but these wigeon were just below my feet in one of the museum aviaries…

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  1. Wow, that ocotillo is beautiful! (pining for something other than gray and white…)


    — leslee    30. December 2008, 05:58    Link

  2. Love the wigeons…perfect shapes and gestures!


    — Teresa    30. December 2008, 14:58    Link

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