I'm getting a lot of mileage out of this Green Heron reference photo I took last year. I love this bird so much I wanted him to be a part of my graphics bird card collection so here he is...again. He was drawn with Adobe Illustrator. I worked on him last week. A series of water birds will follow, (a Canada Goose, a Great Blue Heron for Debbie, and a White Pelican, and I think an egret...any other suggestions?)
Thank you so much Michelle and Vicki! I'm really looking forward to the rest of this water bird series. I think the larger water birds are so interesting...almost prehistoric looking. I have begun a white pelican design but friends are wanting a Great Blue Heron next so I may have to side aside my initial sketches to work on the GBH. In the meanwhile, I have two watercolors on the table! I can't wait to post again!
Roger I think it's time for a bittern too! They are extraordinary birds. But then...wood ducks are fabulous as well, (and I actually have some good photos I snapped of some on the river of wood ducks). I'll bet your ponds are just alive with all kinds of incredible bird life. I envy you!
I grew up in culturally diverse San Francisco Bay Area and indulged in all forms of creative venues varying from music and dance to rich visual treats at museums.
I earned a BFA in Graphic Design at CCA and relished in the fine arts and design courses offered there. I graduated just before the dawn of computer graphics applications and have always felt blessed to be one of the last students taught the disciplines of exacting, hands-on skills required of the pre-computerized field. We were trained to apply strict adherence to detail and almost Zen-like focus on precise execution. This disciplined arts oriented ideology has influenced my approach not only to what I do in the studio but to life in general.
Of course, I have learned computer graphics applications since. I would be deceiving myself if I didn’t embrace one of the most amazing and flexible tools available to the modern day artist/designer. I only hope my work reflects that of carefully thought out artistry and evokes sentiments of beauty and balance as good design is meant to do. Hopefully my passion for thought provoking art coupled with love of the outdoors brings you visual contentment and joy.
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The Heron looks fantastic! Really nice work. Adobe Illustrator is such a fun program to work with. Good job.
This is a lovely card and it sounds like this will be part of a really great group.
Thank you so much Michelle and Vicki! I'm really looking forward to the rest of this water bird series. I think the larger water birds are so interesting...almost prehistoric looking. I have begun a white pelican design but friends are wanting a Great Blue Heron next so I may have to side aside my initial sketches to work on the GBH. In the meanwhile, I have two watercolors on the table! I can't wait to post again!
The wood ducks are back at my ponds Roger
you might try a bittern. roger
Roger I think it's time for a bittern too! They are extraordinary birds. But then...wood ducks are fabulous as well, (and I actually have some good photos I snapped of some on the river of wood ducks). I'll bet your ponds are just alive with all kinds of incredible bird life. I envy you!
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