My children are my most honest and unsolicited art critics- bless their dear hearts. Lillian recently informed me I have over-sized the eye of the dove in this sketch. Attempting to prove each other wrong, we can now be seen glued to the front window observing the various specimens. It seems lately they have multiplied just for our purposes as they now crowd the power lines across the street. They stare back at us now though maybe it has something to do with us potentially hindering access to this week's seed variety. My friend has joined the ranks of our fledgling fan club. She and her husband are now monitoring an egg clutch recently laid in a newly constructed nest just outside their door. The facts are interesting: their wings whistle in flight, they mate for life though their average life span is a whopping 18 months. They are the only hunted songbird and one of the top 10 most prolific game birds across the nation. Apparently, some think they make for some good eatin'... if you can shoot down enough high-speed nuggets before you starve to death. I have also come to learn the doves found in the Midwest are simply larger- more corn to chow on means fatter, gluttonous birds- bigger nuggets in fact. So here I rest my case- I share with you my sketch of an East Coast skinny dove whose eyes optically appear larger since proportionally the body is in fact smaller- its all an indication of undernourishment. While I still think Lillian is wrong about the size of the eye she does wisely remind me to share time with one another and not to live too fast. Please feed your skinny birds- they need fat during the winter when food is scarce.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Òcoo-OOH, Ooo-Ooo-OooÓ
My children are my most honest and unsolicited art critics- bless their dear hearts. Lillian recently informed me I have over-sized the eye of the dove in this sketch. Attempting to prove each other wrong, we can now be seen glued to the front window observing the various specimens. It seems lately they have multiplied just for our purposes as they now crowd the power lines across the street. They stare back at us now though maybe it has something to do with us potentially hindering access to this week's seed variety. My friend has joined the ranks of our fledgling fan club. She and her husband are now monitoring an egg clutch recently laid in a newly constructed nest just outside their door. The facts are interesting: their wings whistle in flight, they mate for life though their average life span is a whopping 18 months. They are the only hunted songbird and one of the top 10 most prolific game birds across the nation. Apparently, some think they make for some good eatin'... if you can shoot down enough high-speed nuggets before you starve to death. I have also come to learn the doves found in the Midwest are simply larger- more corn to chow on means fatter, gluttonous birds- bigger nuggets in fact. So here I rest my case- I share with you my sketch of an East Coast skinny dove whose eyes optically appear larger since proportionally the body is in fact smaller- its all an indication of undernourishment. While I still think Lillian is wrong about the size of the eye she does wisely remind me to share time with one another and not to live too fast. Please feed your skinny birds- they need fat during the winter when food is scarce.
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