Hornbill

I copied this from a coloring book on birds that I bought recently. Lui kept telling me that I should try to draw and write about the things I see around me. And since I love drawing birds I can make better drawings of them by copying images from the book I bought.


Now this is my close up drawing of the Hornbill above. Macro drawings help improve my coloring and drawing techniques:



And this is my parrot drawing which I did this week:

Tree!

I do lines and spiral drawings when I feel groggy from the medications I am taking. It helps me to focus and to concentrate on what I am doing. It keeps me alert and calm too. Lui taught me to use these lines and spirals to create compositions like the tree above.

Baguio!

I went to Baguio recently to visit my sister and this is the landscape scene there.
And this is the landscape scene back home:


This is the beautiful scenery outside the window where I sit and where I do my drawings.

Birds

I love birds and I bought a bird book so I can learn to draw them well:


Kingfisher!


Ostrich!

Freedom

Today we celebrate Independence day and these are the objects and symbols that mean freedom to me:


The yellow ribbons on a tree symbolized Ninoy Aquino and his heroic death to regain our freedom.


And what I think means freedom for the birds: human activities like drinking soda which is something I am not allowed to do for health reasons and maybe watch Tweety the bird on TV.

Drawing Day 2011!

Today I join millions of artists around the world by sharing my drawing of a Pintados (tattoed person) for: