Kingfisher With Fish, a bird portrait Drawing

Kingfisher With Fish, a bird portrait, is an original drawing.

The colours of the kingfishers are fascinating. The birds are so small and so beautiful! I have always been strongly attracted to this particular animal and wanted to paint it. But unfortunately, because I am a realist painter, not having any reference photographs of the bird made it impossible for me to paint or draw it.

To photograph kingfisher wasn't an option for me. I am not the best bird photographer and need the right equipment to do this job too. So I gave up on kingfishers. But one day, I saw Caroline Legg's beautiful work on flickr.com. I was impressed and surprised because she gives her photos to Creative Commons.

To be sure, I contacted her, and she was very friendly and confirmed it. I was able to create this drawing only because she is so generous. Thank you, Caroline! You are the greatest!

Materials: illustration board, coloured pencils Luminance by Caran D'Ache and Polychromos by Faber Castell, fixative for pencils

Style: Hyperrealism

Size: 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm; the artwork itself is 28 x 28 cm; this leads to a clean margin around the image as a preparation for a mounting mat

The artwork is not framed yet.

The photograph of the drawing in a frame and the home interior is for display only.