Showing posts with label Canada goose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada goose. Show all posts

Thursday, September 06, 2012

Sketching at the Local Watering Hole


If I were a portrait artist, this post might be about a completely different place but...

Colored pencil sketch of a medley of mallards.
Pen and ink drawing of two Canada geese. Notice that's Canada geese, not Canadian geese. Not all Canada geese are actually Canadian. Where is the furthest from Canada that you've seen a Canada goose?

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Canada Geese

I am starting to see this year's Canada geese chaperoning their squadrons of fuzzy yellow goslings about. Here's a little pen & ink drawing of just such a scene that I have not completed yet.

The species is not very prolific where I live, but I know that in some places they are everywhere and can be a real nuisance. These birds seem to generate a lot of debate and strong feelings in some people. I did this goose painting many years ago and was surprised by the reaction to it. I had one woman get absolutely irate over the subject matter. It seemed that somehow I had personally insulted her by choosing the bird she hated most for my painting!