If I were a Bird

This week it was my birthday, so I was watching the Moon.

I was also working on “My First Book of Animals”. I was painting bees.

I decided not to write about bees in this blog because one can get stuck with the subject for ever. Bees are rather fascinating creatures.Next picture was picture of camels. Here is the sketch andhere is the final picture.

I know, there is always something special about the sketches, but one has to keep in mind that the book is for children who may have never seen a camel before, so I have to be more realistic.

I looked at my little sketchbook for some more drawings of a camel.Here is one! He should have just one hump, but he has two.

The next illustration I did this week was a picture of a waver bird. It’s rather fascinating how they make their nests.Talking about birds. My friend and brilliant artist Piet Grobler gave me a picture for my birthday.

I know – it’s beautiful! Apparently it’s a portrait of me if I was a bird. I love the picture and it’s already hanging on the wall so I can look at it all the time.

I looked at my sketchbooks and found lots of strange birds.Some of them have faces and ears.Some of them are just weird and have noses.Here is a woodpecker.

This is some kind of kingfisher, but the truth is – I made him up. Same as this very colourful duck.This magpie and pigeon are not made up at all.

And I like this strange bird. Not just for his bravery, but I like the colours too.