Sketching Sunday: Inflight Study

This week I practiced drawing and painting sandhill cranes in flight

This study will be part of a larger landscape that I am planning. I used cerulean and phthalo blues, raw sienna, burnt sienna, yellow ochre and a bit of Payne’s gray on Arches cold press paper. My reference photo appeared on the MPR website and was taken by Ben Hovland.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/11/13/record-flock-of-sandhill-cranes-at-sherburne-refuge

Author: Laura Kate

One of six children, I was raised by a busy mom, who instilled in me a love of fabric. Though I learned to sew and knit at a young age, it was the arrival of my first grandchild that pushed me into action. A long-time knitter, I am now ready to explore all things fiber. View All Posts

4 thoughts on “Sketching Sunday: Inflight Study”

Absolutely beautiful.

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Very nice! They are such big birds! Always a double take when I see them.

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Laura Kate says:

January 22, 2023 at 5:02 pm

Indeed. 46 inches long with a wingspan of 77 inches. Taller than the 4-year-old humans, but not as heavy, weighing in at 10 pounds.

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