ArtByvint
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Hi my name is John iv been painting and drawing for many years, i mainly paint draw birds , i take commissions and i also do cat and dog portraits, i mostly use Acylics and pencils.
Not done anything for a while as i now have bowl cancer, and currently undergoing treatment.
Two great spotted woodpeckers.
I was asked about fine lines.
Female Great spotted woodpecker.
My progress on the woodpecker so far.
Progress few more base coloures down.
So this part is about finished.
Few more layers its a steady build which just takes time.
Started a female great spotted woodpecker, just have some base colours down .
Canvas
Showing my different ref images.
Hoopoe in Acrylics on 100% linen size 40x60 cm
Bit more done its going to take a long time with this one , lots of layers to get the colours correct.
Well finished for today 8 hours in this , and a long way to go yet.
Started a hoopoe never done one before.
Zerbra dove this morning.
Prints available 16x20 £45 pounds delivered.
My workspace.
Finished this great spotted woodpecker, in Acylics on canvas board size 40cm x 50cm.
Progress
Bit more done.
Started a Great spotted woodpecker in Acylics.
About finished i think, very long-haired cat .
Progress so far blending with odorless white spirit, very light layers.
Showing the progress.
Started another cat, in coloured pencils.
This is a common myna bird i brought up and let myna go in the wild when became an adult.
Well as a kid my mum and dad had a large garden and grew everything to eat apples pears gooseberries and all vegetables, we also had chickens which i used to feed, but as for wild birds my first real memories are of sparrows so thats my inspiration of drawing these.
A3 size done with fc polychromos and Derwent lightfast pencils print is £38 pounds delivered comes with a certificate of authenticity.
A pair of tree sparrows finished.
Getting there slowly.
In the garden this morning thought i would film a female carpenter bee doing her bit for nature.
Bit more done.going to take a while this one.
Started a pait of Tree sparrows.
Just had to draw this jackdaws head on pastel paper, fc polychromos and derwent lightfast pencils. Photo ref from my good friend kevin diles.
Getting the light and darks in.
Started my little fun dog kiwi was given to me now shes four years old, so to make a change from birds thought i would do my little dog in Acylics. Anyone else use plates find them really useful for mixing paint.
Male and female bullfinch colloured pencils on a very light pastel background.
Started the male.