Gouache painting of long-tailed tits for the upcoming book about my local nature reserve.
Long-tailed tits make stretchy nests from a base of moss and spider silk. On the outside they’re covered in lichen for camouflage and inside are lined with feathers for cosiness!
Del Kathryn Barton (Australian, 1972), from her nest in the holm-oak tree the nightingale heard him, 2011. Acrylic, gouache, watercolour and ink on canvas, 173 × 153 cm.
Instead of drawing another bagworm bookmark, I finally rephotographed an old pencil drawing that sorta marked the beginning of my bagworm obsession circa 2017.
This particular drawing is free to be printed out as a bookmark, but please don’t claim as your own!
I’ll draw the poll winner (or runner up if bagworm wins) tomorrow!