Nest

I have been, and I've asked my husband to be, on the lookout for a bird's nest in a small tree, so I could get a fairly close look at it. He found this one in a redbud in a small courtyard this morning. Tomorrow I go back and draw the whole tree. It has the most exalted shape. You'll see. 

Comments

[Laura]

Thank you so much, everyone. This is definitely a sketchy sketch--it was quite cold and windy while I was drawing. Pam in Tuscon, I love Asian art and have long studied it but not in the way you meant, I don't think. I love using Chinese ink and brushes and Japanese brush pens for drawing. You can see a lot of the former in my 2005 Plants, Flowers album at left. I have a fair amount of Asian art in my house, so it is never far from my aesthetic thinking. Linda, I didn't get to the tree yesterday---another chilly day to be drawing outside.

[Cin]

how beautifully you've captured the different materials that make up the nest, even how light and delicate it is, it's really quite stunning

[marlyat2]

I love that one--and it's pouring snow outside!

[TeriC]

Oh, now my favorite tree has been blessed with a nest. Great!

[Dr. Research]

I especially like the way you've captured the buds here.

[zephyr]

this would make a fantastic screen
or mural...and...
we're both thinking about birds...
great minds, you know!!
:-)