Here's tonight's free bird wallpaper. It's a Eurasian Wren, more commonly known as just a straight-up Wren. It's common to most of Europe and Southeast Asia.
I don't do AI images, and I like to provide proof I actually drew and painted it (albeit digitally) using Procreate. The app records each stroke I make while painting it. For this image, I made 4410 strokes of my Apple pencil, and it took 1hr 48 minutes to complete. Here's the speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/3SR1A2un5U66KpkFjaGDPr
I just love how this very tiny bird's tail just sticks straight up!! It's so cute!!
Today's most adorable visitor is this little Superb Fairy Wren.
These tiny birds travel in groups of 5 to 20ish hopping about & hunting for insects. When we cut fallen trees for firewood we leave all the spindly bits in piles, which the wrens love as a sheltered place full of insects. Wouldn't want to be eaten by yesterday's goshawk!
#MeetTheArtist Day5. Wax & Clay - soft modelling. Wax was the first medium I used professionally, modelling medical prosthetics. I now more often use a soft filled wax, that softens in the hand but is quite firm at room temp. This little #wren, part of a 6” sq. low relief was modelled in 2020. Due to its impermanence any wax model has to be then moulded (in this case in silicon rubber) & then cast into the final permanent medium (in this case a resin bronze). #modelling#moulding & #casting
Bewick's wren today on a walk along the California coast. Kids scared him away (unintentionally) before I could get a good profile shot with that jaunty tail. I love these little guys. #Birding#wren#California#NaturePhotography#Birds