Thursday 21 January 2010

going to the zoo

I think I've finished this picture, and I'm both quite pleased with it and aware that I could do better, which is probably a good result.

On 2nd February there's an event at Bristol Zoo, where Geraldine Taylor will be reading from The Coffee Thrush and talking about bird song and adventures in wildlife; there will also be some poetry from Nick Winn, the Peregrine Poet, whose poems have also graced the sides of buses in the Bristol area. And I'll be doing a sort of son et lumiere thing with my illustrations.





8 comments:

  1. Beautiful picture, Dru. I'll try and make the zoo event... By the way, there's an interesting thing on at the Architecture Centre, about the history of Castle Park and the surrounding area, and how areas like Old Market could be brought back to life. Worth a look

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  2. Thanks for the heads-up, James. I'll be heading down that way soon, and shall look in. And it would be nice to see you at the Zoo thing. Congrats on the Ravilious book, by the way; it looks really good, and it's about time I bought my copy too!

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  3. Wish I could come to the zoo too.

    I love the picture - a nice storm brewing in the background.

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  4. Wonderful depth and subtlety in the picture, Dru. I see at least three landscapes in the canvas. Probably not Sister Fox's first communion...

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  5. I am deeply impressed. And admire your talent. That is all.

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  6. I'm guessing the fur against dark background was the hardest part? It looks like very good fur, anyway!

    I find it an exciting picture, Dru - the mystery of the fox's behaviour, and the menace of the electrical storm make it so.

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  7. I remember once walking along the Offa's Dyke path near Monmouth, Anji, and being in bright sunshine while the town itself was under a thunderstorm, with lightning flashing down to the church tower and everything in monochrome. So this is a sort of nod at that...

    Thank you, Larry and Graham!

    The white fur was a doddle, Suzzy, now that I have learned to use white ink on a fine-nib pen...

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  8. I love the sky when it's in different moods. I see that you've added the hailstones.

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