I have a window right next to my studio worktable, where I sit and drink tea in the mornings.
Sometimes, a wild visitor shows up unexpectedly, and I reach for my nature journal to take in the creature's beauty.
Nature journals allow us to deepen our experience in those magical moments when an animal gets close to us. A quick sketch -- finished later -- records the experience, and we can return years later to remember that brief moment of connection with nature.
I started with blind contour drawings -- just watching the bird and letting my pen follow on the paper. I didn't look at the journal page while I drew, so things didn't line up quite right. Later, looking at images online of mockingbirds helped me to finish these sketches with colored pencils.
Wishing you many happy connections with nature!
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