MSED: Bird a Day #57 - Guest Artist, Emilia

Today, I give you for your viewing pleasure, a sketch by my niece, Emilia. I had so much fun while she was visiting with her family. We got to spend lots of time together creating. (love that talented girl)

MSED: Bird a Day #56 - Buzz Bird

I used to draw this little caricature all over my notebooks in high school. It's time he showed his face again.

pen and pencil - just like in high school

MSED: Bird a Day #55 - Rice Cereal Treat for One

My good friend Mary Katherine and I were talking one day about food and how I was missing sweets since early this spring when I started to watch my diet. It's good not to feel deprived and this little recipe is just the thing to satisfy. Thanks MK! Oh and it is  on the website They Draw And Cook! Under most recently added recipes. So exciting!

Watercolor and pen, click on image to see it better

MSED: Bird a Day #54 - Paint Splatter Bird

Connect the Dots!

Watercolor splattered on paper, pen

MSED: Bird a Day #53 - Upside-Down Drawing

Tiny drawing up side-down

2.5" x 2.5" gel pen sketch 

and flipped right-side-up

MSED: Bird a Day #52 - Baby Hummingbirds

This summer I was blessed with a hummingbird nest in one of our trees. It is very rare to find one and I was very excited. I was able to watch the mamma decorate her nest with moss and spiderweb, keep her eggs warm and watch her babies grow. Even though this really isn't  "art" I decided it needed to be part of my bird a day. Theses are my own point and shoot photos.

Pretty mama on her beautiful nest.

Two perfect eggs, I got on a ladder for this one.

They were really ugly at this stage.

If you view this one up close you can see they are starting to get their iridescent green coloring.

Looking cute.

Growing up. They would sit perfectly still whenever I came around just like they were told to do.

This shot was taken the day before they left the nest. I didn't try to take any more photos after this because they looked like they wanted to  fly away and I didn't want them to leave too soon but they were ready.

It was so much fun to check on my little birds every day. It was amazing to see how fast they grew. What a treat.

MSED: Bird a Day #51 - Little Happy Bird pt. 2

Here is the second half of yesterdays post. It's a birthday card for my lovely daughter. I didn't want her to know about it before I gave it to her. This is the outside and yesterday's post was the inside.

Gel pen on card stock