18 August 08
Cooper's Hawk
Squeaking drew my eyes outside; sure enough, a Cooper’s hawk had buzzed the ground squirrels and had landed in a tall eucalyptus. I sketched it quickly.
Then I found out about Brazilian bird artist Frederick Pallinger. He specializes in raptors, and he paints them digitally. His paintings take a long time to do.
I didn’t spend so long — maybe an hour and a half — but I think I’d like to play with this medium a bit more. It’s not as easy as it seems.
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