American Robins

[blackmare]

 

These little ones are 6" x 6" basswood panels with pencils, oil paint, and wax medium. A nice change from all the works on paper I've been making. Drawing/painting forces me to pay a lot more attention, so now I know stuff I didn't notice before, like the particular shape of robins' heads, the way their upper-leg feathers are grey rather than red, the individual variations in the white markings around their eyes.

Individual photos under the cut!

Comments

[weaverbird]

I love their different expressions. The quizzical one on the nest in particular makes me smile. These look like they were a lot of fun to do.

[cirque]

These are awesome :) especially the one in the nest. Amazing work :)

[realpestilence]

Makes me think of the robin from The Secret Garden, curious and cheerful.

[shirebound]

Lovely! I haven't seen robins here in southern California, and miss them. I grew up in Pennsylvania surrounded by the sweet things.

[spiralsheep]

Good work as usual. Thank you for sharing.

[haruka]

Beautiful!

[kk1raven]

I really like your artwork. You have a way of making even common birds look interesting.