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California Valley Quail on sentry duty. Pen and Ink.
It’s tough being a prey item. California valley quail deal with this fact of life by having a sentry to watch over the covey. He’s not much for defending the covey, but will sound a pretty good alarm.
Wonderful drawing!
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Thank you Annie.
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Beautiful! I expect no less.
PS. the DHL tracker says I should be getting your book today – I’m looking forward to it!!
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Thank you GP! I hope you’re not disappointed. It was a few decades ago that I painted it. The new book will be even better.
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I received the package and it is just as I expected, not a signed copy, but in very good shape. Someone name Cathy Zorph put her name in it.
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I don’t recognize the name. You’ll see a big difference between this book and the new one. We would be happy to sign it if you want.
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Probably the mother who bought it, just thought I’d mention it.
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I feel honored that you went through the bother of tracking down and buying a copy. Thank you Gail.
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wow.
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Thank you both! Since I’m not sure which of you to thank.
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Gorgeous!!! Do you go right in with pen, or do an underdrawing first? Amazing detail!
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Thank you Laura! I always start with a pencil sketch underneath. Mostly, it’s just to capture the basic shapes correctly with no detail. I do the detail work all in pen. Except when I’m trying to understand the shading or difficult detail. Then I’ll draw it out to avoid mistakes.
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That is very good and exactly what I needed to hear right now. I’m going to adopt a pencil framework too. Thank you very much!
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I look forward to seeing your results.
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Thank you. I do too! It’s all a giant adventure for me, this art wonderment :))
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Awesome drawing of a beautiful bird!
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Thank you so much Teresa!
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Beautiful! So many lovely details :-).
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I’m so glad you like it Myriam! Thank you.
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Beautifully done…reminds me of the Gambel Quail (as seen in Arizona) 🙂
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Thank you Theanne! They are quite similar birds. We have gambels here in the northeast part of the state. I might have to give them a try sometime.
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Lovely drawing.
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Thank you Chris.
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Reblogged this on Martha Keim-St. Louis' blog and commented:
He does exquisite work
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Martha, thank you so much for the reblog and kind words.
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Amazing drawing, great detail. Quail aren’t exactly high on the food chain but they sure are fun to watch.
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Thank you Susan! They cruise through our yard just about everyday, like a bunch of tiny chickens. I always enjoy them too.
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Gorgeous!!!
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Thank you so much!
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This is beautiful work! I’m really enjoying your blog, Tim. 🙂
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Thank you so much Heather!
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Very nice!
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Thank you Barbara!
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Oh, oh! Beautiful. Quails are so so cute.
Don’t you just love the way they run (shift off) into the bushes!
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Quail are great. The coveys wander through our yard feeding just about everyday.I love watching them too.
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I like his little head tassel.
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Yes, our valley quail are quite fancy! They’re red carpet ready, after all they’re the California State Bird.
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Sentry duty is a necessity and an honor I would think. Looking fashionably sharp too! Thanks for sharing nature’s way so beautifully.
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The California valley quail are the California State bird. California is the land of Hollywood after all. They have to be red carpet ready all the time!
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Beautiful and very creative 😀
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Thank you Irene!
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amazing display of your passion for drawing. this is incredibly beautiful, Tim! patience penciled in every stroke
;D
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Thank you so much Marlyn!
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Dropping in late to say that I love this drawing!
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Thank you so much Lynn!
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Wow lovely work, and such a lovely life, you can’t better a forest…..from the new forest in the south of england
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I’m happy to hear from the new forest in the south of England. I couldn’t agree with you more Rebecca about a life in the forests. From the forest of northern California.
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