Otter In The Water

Posted on January 11, 2015 by foresterartist

otter, pen and ink, drawing, ink, wildlife

Otter in pen and ink.

I did this drawing at the same time as “Forestry Friday … Otter, Otter, Otter.” I’m just now getting around to posting it.

otter, bullfrog, wildlife, nature, photography

Our local otter enjoying a yummy frog breakfast!

Pen and ink prints available at Fine Art America.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/otter-in-the-water-timothy-livingston.html

40 thoughts on “Otter In The Water”

seaangel4444 on January 11, 2015 at 11:21 am said:

Tim, this is wonderful! I am in utter awe of your talent! Well done! Cher xo

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:02 am said:
  
  Thank you Cher! I appreciate your coming by and commenting.
  
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Susan Feniak on January 11, 2015 at 11:35 am said:

Great drawing Tim! I find Otters utterly entertaining to watch from afar. I would prefer they stay away from out boat. 🙂

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:05 am said:
  
  Thanks Susan. I enjoy watching them too. They’re such playful and curious little critters, but in the boat may not be so good. We have a floating platform at work that holds one of our pumps. The otters think it’s a combination sundeck and bathroom. My crew hates going out on it because of all the otter bisquits!
  
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  - Susan Feniak on January 12, 2015 at 9:14 am said:
    
    Swim grids/platforms on the aft of ones boat are an otters dream come true for sunbathing and bathroom! But like you I can still watch and enjoy the playful and curious critters. 🙂
    
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Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA on January 11, 2015 at 11:39 am said:

Beautiful!!! Both the drawing and the photo! Our otters are enjoying skating on the thick ice over the pool below our falls. I imagine that pool is full of all kinds of yummy things to eat!

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:08 am said:
  
  Our California otters have it pretty cush. No ice around here right now and plenty of bullfrogs. In fact it’s supposed to hit 65 today. 🙂
  
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poppytump on January 11, 2015 at 11:50 am said:

Oh he’s a cheeky fella ! Lovely as ever Tim .

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:13 am said:
  
  Thanks Poppy! He is cheeky alright. After I took a bunch of pictures he swam over to me as if I was some paparazzi. Then he refused to sign the model release. Well, I published it anyway. Hope he doesn’t sue. Just keep it between us, okay. 😉
  
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Kay Rodriques on January 11, 2015 at 1:00 pm said:

Are you using your Kuretake pen brush here? (That was you who posted a previous post about adoring that pen brush, no?)

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:18 am said:
  
  No, I did this with a Faber-Castell brush pen, which was before I aquired the Kuretake pen. The FC pen I used was okay, but the Kuretake has much nicer natural sable bristles. It’s smoother to apply and control the lines.
  
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  - Kay Rodriques on January 12, 2015 at 9:22 pm said:
    
    Oh, it looks nice. And boy, are you right about the Kuretake. I likee it a lot! Just got mine, a #50, for Christmas. Whee!!
    
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    - foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:51 pm said:
      
      Good for you Kay! It has been the best brush pen I’ve used by far. Enjoy!!
      
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anna warren portfolio on January 11, 2015 at 3:25 pm said:

Love this drawing Tim – the simplicity is very eloquent.

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:23 am said:
  
  Thank you Anna. I find sorting out the detail of a subject can be hard. I tend to put more in then leaving it out. However, doing water in pen and ink really makes me tone down my detail. It’s so amorphous with so many gradients that I have to simplify.
  
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ruthsartwork on January 11, 2015 at 5:59 pm said:

Very nice otter drawing. they are reintroducing river otters here in Indiana, but I’ve never seen one. I sure would like to be able to get a photo of our minks, but alas, they are to fast and small.

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:32 am said:
  
  I hope you get see the otters some time. You got me on the mink. We don’t have them here, but we do have pine martens and pacific fishers. I never had the chance to photograph them. It might happen sometime, you never know.
  
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  - ruthsartwork on January 12, 2015 at 12:49 pm said:
    
    The minks are quick little buggers and you never have a camera when you need one. I don’t count my flip phone camera as adequate. LOL
    
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    - foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 1:25 pm said:
      
      I hear you. I try to always have my camera handy in my truck.
      
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elenacaravela on January 11, 2015 at 7:31 pm said:

A wonderful drawing and terrific shot!

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:33 am said:
  
  Thank you Elena!
  
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lindamartinandersen on January 12, 2015 at 3:09 am said:

Tim,
Your photograph even shows the otter’s eyes were closed as he ate. He is totally into his dining experience. The drawing is so sweet. Seems innocent and relaxing. Until…gulp!

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:35 am said:
  
  Thank you Linda. The otter was pretty relaxed alright. I took a lot of pictures of him. Then he swam up to me and gave me the stink eye! Didn’t turn out too well for the frog however.
  
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gpcox on January 12, 2015 at 3:46 am said:

You have such talent. Your sketch of the impish creature makes me smile, you can almost see him plan his next antic.

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 9:39 am said:
  
  Oh, how they love their antics. I have photographed the otters many times only because they like to show off so much! The bullfrog, on the other hand, wasn’t smiling…he croaked!
  
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Mary on January 12, 2015 at 9:43 am said:

Beautiful drawing Tim – I’ve not scene an Otter so close and into their dinner!

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- foresterartist on January 12, 2015 at 10:38 am said:
  
  Thank you Mary. I think the like all the attention. There always seems to be a bit of showboating from the otters. It makes them fun to take pictures of.
  
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Ralph on January 13, 2015 at 3:37 am said:

Hi Tim. What a simple but great drawing. Love it ! I’ve seen one otter during a local river flood. It was huge and so powerful swimming against the current. 😀

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- foresterartist on January 13, 2015 at 8:15 am said:
  
  Thank you Ralph. Gotta love those otters. How are you doing? I hope you have a happy and healthy 2015!
  
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newmexicomtngirl on January 15, 2015 at 11:07 am said:

just wonderful and thanks for the like on my blog

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- foresterartist on January 15, 2015 at 1:21 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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grahammcquade on January 15, 2015 at 11:59 am said:

Lovely little sketch, I like the simplicity of the water, it sets the otter off well.

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- foresterartist on January 15, 2015 at 1:33 pm said:
  
  Thank you Graham.
  
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Gobetween on January 20, 2015 at 7:44 pm said:

You make it look so easy to do, yet for someone like me who cannot draw a stick figure, it seems impossible to capture the playful demeanor. You have achieved that, you can see the naughtiness in the facial expression.

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- foresterartist on January 21, 2015 at 9:02 am said:
  
  Thank you GB. I’m glad the naughtiness came through. Those otters are all about mischief!
  
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Morguie on January 20, 2015 at 11:34 pm said:

You are quite talented. So impressed at the beautiful drawing of the otter. I daresay your artwork looks BETTER than the photo below it.

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- foresterartist on January 21, 2015 at 9:04 am said:
  
  Thank you so much CJ!
  
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Lisa Mari on October 30, 2015 at 11:57 pm said:

Reblogged this on Lisa Mari Egra blogg.

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foresterartist on October 31, 2015 at 10:22 pm said:

Lisa, thank you so much for the reblog! You are very kind. 💐

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gentlekindness on January 13, 2016 at 11:43 am said:

I love your drawings. 💕💕💙
Annie💕

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