Today’s weird bird is rather dull…
It is a Nudnik bird!
Nudnik (nood-nik) – a persistently dull, boring pest.
Sometimes I feel like my weird birds are a little boring or maybe I just need a break from creating them for awhile.
So I have decided to take a blogging break and enjoy the lake for the summer.
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
Posted in Lake, paper collage, Weird Bird Wednesday, Whimsical Art, Word Play
Tagged gelli-printed paper, imagination, lake time, paper collage, smile, summer, Weird Bird Wednesday, whimsical, word play
Today’s weird bird is collaged with old books.
So I thought a fitting title is a Bibliopole bird:
The dictionary definition for Bibliopole (bib-lee-uh-pohl) – a bookseller, especially a dealer in rare or used books.
I enjoy reading during summer…
Have you read any good books lately?
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
I like to sketch REAL birds every now and then…
These quick sketches inspired today’s hat wearing weird bird:
I like how the wild background makes the pencil sketch stand out.
What do you think?
On a sad note, I recently had to say goodbye to my sweet kitty, Jack who I have blogged about in several posts.
This picture shows Jack lying on the dried Catmint in our yard. One of his favorite spots to soak up the sunshine!
Jack is no longer in pain but I miss him a great deal. Always hard to loose a furry friend.
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
Posted in Cats, Drawing, Weird Bird Wednesday
Tagged cats, Copic markers, creative play, drawing, imagination, inspiration, pencil, Remembrance, sketchbook, smile, Weird Bird Wednesday
This pattern has been showing up a lot in my journal:
I usually fill in the shape with collage paper scraps like this one:
I decided to try making a weird bird with this shape. I colored it with Copic markers and added a few doodles.
Here is the first one:
I had so much fun, I created a second one:
And a third one!
One never knows where the NEXT weird bird idea will come from!
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
Today’s weird bird is sometimes confused with an old Geezer bird…
But this one is definitely an Old Geyser!
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! š
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!
Cheers! š
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
Posted in Humor, imagination, paper collage, Weird Bird Wednesday
Tagged abstract, birds, creative play, humor, imagination, jigsaw puzzles, paper collage, smile, Weird Bird Wednesday
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
