Rhythms in pencil. 

From my sketchbook today. 

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My second attempt at a papier mache sea bird - 

an improvement on my first. 

Banded Stilt - Cladorhynchus leucocephalus

Silver Gull in paper mache

Working with the book 'The Field Guide to Birds of Australia' as reference,
a recent model of a Silver Gull. This one stands approx. 17 cm high.