This week, I decided it was time to draw some birds. While looking for a cool bird to draw I came across the South Phillippine Dwarf Kingfisher. It was so vibrant and beautiful that it was hard to believe it was real! Here is a video for you to see for yourself:
I painted this week because I really wanted to capture the kingfisher’s colours. I was at a paint night with some friends and it was a lot of fun!
I also created an infographic on Canva if you want a little insight into my artistic process!
The South Phillippine Dwarf Kingfisher is the smallest forest kingfisher in the Philippines. Not much is known about the species, as it is very elusive and was actually photographed for the first time quite recently. If you’re interested an article about the team that photographed it can be found here.
I had a bit of extra time so I also drew a toucan this week. It took me 30 minutes to draw with pencils, but it would have been nice to paint with colour as well.
I used a postcard that I got in Costa Rica this summer as my reference photo. I managed to see 3 Toucans while I was there! According to PBS, toucans are social and can be found travelling in groups of up to 22. That’s a lot of toucans!
My favourite part of this week was painting the kingfisher and getting creative with the background. When I first painted the background, I thought I had ruined the piece. I went back in with the paint marker and things started coming together again. All and all, this week was a success. I think if I continue painting, I can improve pretty fast since this is the first time I’ve painted this year.
Until next time…. got to fly away.
wow even more great paintings and drawings. I don’t know how you were able to draw that toucan in 30 minutes.