Continuing on with the penguin series.....A couple of chinstrap penguins. 

Can I keep up the momentum? Which penguin will I appear next? 

Whatever the outcome, the fact remains - I do have a soft spot for these birds.

 Today, the Emperor Penguin as depicted with my pen. The drawing took some research  as I wanted the anatomical  details particular to this species to be correct. For example, while the Emperor and King penguins look similar there are some differences that needed to be evident in the drawing. The emperor is taller than the king, is not as brightly coloured, the beak has a distinct downward curve and it lacks the distinct orange teardrop at the side of the neck.

A black and white drawing today of two Macaroni penguins - in black pen touched up with yellow pencil. Here they are nesting, female and male looking over at South Georgia Island.

 

Winter sun as it shines on my desk. Worth a capture I think.

 

Eyes closed, corner inlet pen sketch.

An afternoon in Warrandyte.

 

 

 Sketchbook entries from our time away at Yanakie.

 

Worked on a painting I had started earlier this year. 

Measures about 120 x 170 cm, so its quite large and being masonite,

its awkward and heavy. Painting large these days, requires all materials to be moved outdoors as we have not the luxury of an indoor space. Therein lies the irony. Devote your life to art, and the financial struggle is real!