I spotted a Quail in my yard the other day. I just love watching them skitter across the yard always on the look out for my cat!
Today’s weird bird resembles a Quail:
Perhaps it is a Spotted Quail?
Did you know the little apostrophe on top of both male and female‘s heads is called a plume or topknot? The male’s plume is more pronounced.
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
Today’s weird bird is my interpretation of a Shoebill bird from the cover of this book:
Is this one tough old bird?
Well, if the Shoe(bill) fits…
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
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The sun has been shining in the Pacific Northwest where I live and the birds have returned to sing!
Spring has sprung!
The rhubarb has sprouted, always a sure sign that Spring is on its way, hooray!
I printed my background and the paper for my weird birds all on the Gelli-Plate.
Below is my background without my birds:
If you are interested in learning more about Gelli-Plate printing, Carla Sonheim is teaching a live, ZOOM class this Saturday, March 27th. She will be focusing on landscapes. The 3-hour class is only $45.
For more information, you can watch a short video at CarlaSonheim.com and go to “online classes.”
I hope you will be joining me in the class… It will be a blast!
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
I recently completed this 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle (size is approximately 19 x 27 inches). It is Birds of Western North America.
It caught my attention because it had BIRDS! (120 of them)
Thank goodness the birds were numbered on the puzzle, although the numbers were very, very tiny on the box photo. It did come with a identification chart.
Today’s weird bird is called, Scrambled as in my mind after finishing this puzzle!
Searching for beaks, feet, tail feathers, wings, eyes… oh, my!
If you are looking for a challenging jigsaw puzzle, you may like it…
I’m going back to a less complicated puzzle. This one is definitely for the birds!
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
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I learned this technique from Carla Sonheim.
You start with a scribble…
And then you try to find something to create out of it. It kind of looks like a bunny, doesn’t it?
Of course I found a weird bird in it!
I added a few more lines to create my Scribble bird. Next, I colored it with Copic markers:
Then added color pencils and pencil shading:
Here is a mouse I did previously in my art journal:
I challenge you to find an animal or bird in a simple scribble!
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
In the United States, we spring forward on March 14 which means we get to set our clocks ahead an hour, gaining more daylight. Hoorah!
In preparation, this weird bird was trying on several Spring outfits in a very lighthearted way…
She is even wearing eyeglasses like mine! Lol!
The Spring bouquet is from my sweet husband for my birthday last week.
The sun is shining and we are having Spring like weather this week in the Pacific Northwest. Time to celebrate!
Happy Spring and Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
I can see clearly now…
I wonder do birds ever lose their eye sight?
My eyesight continues to get worse as I age. I recently ordered new eyeglasses with new frames. They are ready for me to pick them up today, I can’t wait!
New eyeglasses were my inspiration for today’s weird bird.
Do you wear eyeglasses or do you prefer contacts? Perhaps you have excellent vision and don’t need either!
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
During a recent snow storm…
A weird bird of a different flock showed up…
A Snowbird!
Not the typical snowbird that goes to warmer weather during the winter…
It was a good day to complete another jigsaw puzzle:
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Stay warm! š
I am still into jigsaw puzzles…
Here is the third one I did with butterflies:
It was more complicated with all the colors and took me longer than a week to complete.
Today’s weird bird is another puzzle!
A black and white one…
Engine Engine #9
Can you find the engine? And the #9’s? (Hint: There are several)
Engine, engine number nine
Coming down the railroad line…
Perhaps you remember this song written and recorded by the American country music artist, Roger Miller. The song was released in May 1965 according to Wikipedia.
If you get a chance, listen to Roger Miller sing his song on YouTube. It may bring a smile to your face as it did mine! The lyrics are a hoot!
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
Did you know that January is national puzzle month?
I have completed one 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle with Happy Buttons:
And I am working on a second one with Houseplants:
Sometimes my weird birds start out like a puzzle:
I started this trio in watercolor. Then I added a little paper collage:
Next, some details with color pencils:
And finished with pencil shading:
What kind of puzzles do YOU like to work on?
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
