Cockatoo WIP #3

A little more done and our PJ is munching away on a sour Lemon. Now I know these birds will just about eat anything.
I still have more work to do on the feathers so the next posting will be finished .

Thank goodness we are having a cool day after the last few ranging from 36 C - 40 C


Have a great weekend.

Cockatoo WIP #2

A bit more done to our friendly Cockatoo. We call him PJ as he looks like he is wearing white Pyjama pants.
The stolen ........ will soon be revieled. hehehe.

Wanna share that Cocky WIP

Cockatoo on Arches 300 gms smooth paper.
7 x 11"

Here is another Cockatoo WIP. I am getting addicted to these birds. They are such characters,
It's so fun to watch them.
You will see what he is eating soon. He pinches things out of the garden... thinks we don't know when he hides in the tree and munches away on the stolen ...........

Yellow Crested Cockatoo WIP Finished

Yellow Crested Cockatoo
20 x 30 cm on  Arches 185 gsm Smooth Watercolor Paper.

Finished Cockatoo.  I will put it aside for a few days and then see if it needs any tweaking. 

My next project is a commission .

Yellow Crested Cockatoo WIP #2

A bit more done and hope to have it finishedtoday or tomorrow.

Yellow Crested Cockatoo WIP

Back to graphite for a change. This is one of our many visitors to our garden. We don't encourage these birds too much as they can destroy your garden not to mention the veggie patch. Up to now they have been good. Yesterday I think he brought the relos and friends. wow what a noice all squawking. OMG what a noice they make in numbers.

Happy drawing/painting

Checking out the Christmas tree

Between Christmas and New Year we woke up one morning around 7am amazed. Here was the local Kangaroo looking in the family room window checking out our Christmas tree. I hope it met with his aproval. ;)

Lorikeets Finished

 SOLD

Here is the finished Lorikeets.  

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone.  

Wishing you Good health and Prosperity in 2011.  

Image via Wikipedia

Sydney Harbour New Year

Back to the drawing board.

Back home and after a wonderful Christmas with family.

I hope you  had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa was good to you.

Queensland was not the place to visit this Christmas.  It was rain rain and more rain. a cyclone up north and floods everywhere.   We unfortunately decided it best to cut our holiday short by one day and good job we did as the highway closed the next day.   We made it home safely. pot holes in the road and rain most of the way home.

The year is almost at an end.  I hope 2011 brings the best creations out for us artists.  During 2010 I have enjoyed the wonderful standard of work shared by many blogger artists and I know 2011 will be even better.
Happy drawing and painting to you all.  

Back into the Lorikeets now and should have it finished in the next few days.

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Merry Christmas.Image via Wikipedia

To all my blogger friends and guests.  I hope you have a wonderful Christmas whether you are staying home or away on holiday.     Stay safe and I look forward to sharing our art in the new year.  Thank you for your support through the year which I have appreciated and enjoyed . 

We will be heading off to meet my daughter Sandra and family for Xmas.   We are each travelling halfway  to make it easier for us all.  Australia is such a big continent.  They will travel from Townsville QLD  and us from NSW.     Staying at Harvey Bay  QLD,  which is approx halfway.
Hope the weather improves for us all.  It's rain, floods or wind all down the east coast.

My very best wishes to you  for a Healthy and  Happy 2011.  


Big Hugs.   Dors.  xx

Lorikeet WIP #3

A little more done. Still have work to do on the lower part of the left bird. I wasn't happy with the lower part so some erasing/removing of color has been done so now to hopefully put that right.     I think it will now stay on my drawing board until after Christmas. It will be something nice to come back to after the holiday break.

Lorikeet WIP 2

Got a little more done over the last two days. I got on a roll yesterday amd forgot to post LOL Still have a lond way to go yet.

Rainbow Lorikeet WIP #1

20 x 26 cm   Canson 220gsm 

Oh it seems forever since I did a piece in color pencil. I almost binned this LOL . I will keep going as it does seem to be slowly coming together. This should keep me busy for a while.

Rainbow Lorikeet

Another addition to our garden. what will be next. ?

Kangaroos in our garden

The family portrait.
Mum Dad and Bubs..  

Look what we found munching on our grass in the garden late  afternoon today. We have seen them really close but never in our own garden.
The house in the background is our next door neighbours. not sure if you can pick the wire fence between us. It was so exciting to see them. Hope they decide to come regular... there is plenty of grass to share with them. We are totally amazed at just how much wildlife we are getting on a 1/2 acrea lot.

Check out the short movie. The Kangaroos looking left then right to cross the road... leaving our garden.
http://www.youtube.com/user/dorspage?feature=mhum

Wildlife in our garden.

More wildlife in our garden.   We feed them all.    The cheeky King Parrot helps himself to the tomatoes growing.  photos taken by Nev    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nevs_pics/

Long Billed Corella

Pink Galahs

Yellow Crested Cockatoo

King Parrot

Koala WIP Finished.

SOLD

Here is the finished drawing of the Cutest Koala. Thank you again to Erik for the permission to use one of his wonderful photos.

Koala WIP 3

Good news... My Carpal Tunnel is a lot better...no pain. I am moving along now with Cutie. still lots to do on the lower limbs of the Koala and the paws. Lots yet on the back ground. I should have it finished by the end of the week.

Koala #2 WIP

A little more done on the little cutie. The Carpel Tunnel is playing up again so it's going a bit slow. I will get there.