Bird pastel drawing

Amanda Houston a bird lover. I not only love their songs but she delights in their delicate iridescent markings and tries to capture both their bird essence and their human expression or gesture. She started painting birds for the Audubon Society 12 years ago, and ever since, they have been her top selling category.

Colored pencil is a new medium for me and I am delighted with the results I am getting. This series of birds are for a Sketchbook Project I am doing for Royal Brush Company. All of these were done with a simple 12 color set of colored pencils by Royal Brush. The colors are primary - red, blue and yellow. Secondary colors of orange, purple and green. And light blue, light green, pink, white, black and brown. Parrot Barn Swallow Eastern Blue Birds Blue Jay Cactus Wren Chickadee Fruit Doves…

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