Ruth Weaver (Ruth’s Portraits)
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No thoughts… only mossy log (my true weakness on a nature walk so obvs had to include one in this piece)
Tawny owl drawing in coloured pencil
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I won’t lie, 2023 has been off to a weird start…
A lot of uncertainty, confusion, feeling isolated, lonely, despairing. Creating hasn’t always been easy, but I’m proud of this piece.
Waxwing and berries ❤️
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It’s quite the flock!! ☺️🥹 absolutely loved drawing these little birds!
Looking forward to sending these to their new homes soon!
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Still making progress on Bailey the barn owl. Drawing white feathers on white paper is always an interesting challenge but it’s good exercise in identifying subtle shades and tones ☺️
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Absolute dream come true today seeing my first ever waxwings!! 😁 they have been my most wanted bird for like 2 years and I finally got to see and photograph them!!
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As promised, my finished white-backed vulture drawing!
Drawing this was an absolute pleasure and I hope I've managed to share their beauty with a new audience. This drawing is based on a photograph I took at the
@HawkConservancy
recently...
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Was going to wait until I had better light to photograph but I got too excited… look who’s free from tape jail! Mr waxwing 😄
Ref:
@mikebarthbirdin
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Super excited to reveal Kenneth the Kākāpō is all finished! Challenging at times but so glad to be raising awareness for these amazing birds.
@takapodigs
Photo ref: Jake Osborne
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He’s so tiny!! 🥹
Long-tailed tit drawn with coloured pencil
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My coloured pencil drawing of the
@Bempton_Cliffs
Turkestan (red-tailed) shrike is finished!
This bird was an absolute pleasure to see, and to draw! Thank you to
@birdphotos007
for the awesome reference photo 😁
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Here is my finished drawing of Bailey the barn owl 🦉 🪶 the second portrait in my “silent flight” collection!
Coloured pencil on watercolour paper
Reference from Andy Critchfield
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Is there anything more beautiful than a sparrowhawk? Lucy is so gorgeous
Such an immense privilege to work with these birds!
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Progress so far - finally starting to look much more like a kestrel! If the lighting looks a little off it’s because I’ve temporarily moved out of my studio to combat the heat!
Coloured pencil on watercolour paper
Todays progress video on Bourneville the kestrel - moving on to those lovely grey-brown wing primaries!
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My latest coloured pencil drawing ~ Bohemian Waxwings on winter berries
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Sorry for the sparrowhawk spam she was just so beautiful!! Over the last week caught a few glimpses/ signs that she’s around and finally got a clear view 🤩
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Penultimate vulture update! Hoping to have this gorgeous bird finished tomorrow!
- coloured pencil on paper
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Made some more progress on my drawing of the
@Bempton_Cliffs
Turkestan (red-tailed) Shrike!
📷 Reference:
@birdphotos007
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Updated progress on my drawing of the Turkestan (red-tailed shrike) at
@Bempton_Cliffs
☺️ you can see how they got their name!
I’ll be sharing the finished piece tomorrow!
Reference:
@birdphotos007
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Child Ruth wanted to be a bird of prey handler more than anything... now adult Ruth is living the dream as a volunteer falconer helping to look after the birds at a local education/rescue/visitor centre! 🥰😭
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So many fly agarics on my walk this afternoon! Also saw my first raven 😁
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You know you’re a birder when you pull over in a lay-by on a dual carriage way just to watch the red kites! 😅
Didn’t add the music myself was just on the radio at the time but seemed very fitting so left the sound on...
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Such a lovely response to my last picture of Ash the tawny owl, here he is finished! 🦉
A4 coloured pencil, approx 65-75 hours of drawing 💕
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Finally a chance to get my green pencils out! They don’t call Kākāpō’s the might moss chicken for nothing! A very worthy winner of New Zealand’s
#birdoftheyear
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Barn owl plumage reminds me of everything bagel with cream cheese and now I’m hungry 😭
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Layers… layers… layers!
I’m finding this piece really emotional knowing the struggles our turtle doves are facing - especially on their migration in Europe!
Reference: Richard Baines
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Sneak peak at my postcard bird coming out at 5:00pm! Any guesses what species??
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A tiny wood slice for a tiny wren!
That’s the last of the drawing done… now to start adding ribbon
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More progress on Ash the tawny owl. Decoding the feather texture and pattern is one of the purest joys of being an artist (in my opinion) 🦉
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He’s just a little baked bean isn’t he? 🥹🧡
Robin with coloured pencil
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Anyone else love owls??
Started this today (despite already having 2 projects on the go) because I just couldn’t resist the big amber eyes and soft fur!
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Newest garden tick ✅ beautiful female sparrowhawk just landed on the fence so I ran like crazy to get my camera! What an experience
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The storm outside makes it feel like autumn is definitely here! Here is my finished coloured pencil piece of Longtails amongst blackberries!
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Bringing the barn owl to life one square at a time!
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The only reason I want to win the lottery is to buy as much land/green space as possible and then keep it protected from building and leave it a haven for wildlife 😭💔
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Me when my boss asks if anyone would like to leave early 👋🏼
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Lots of bird ornaments have gone out to their new homes this week 🥰🥹
I had another long stint (3+ hrs) at the dentist this morning so I’ll be getting back regular posting and enquiries tomorrow ❤️
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Portrait of the beautiful Nala - a female kestrel
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Amos the Long Eared Owl looking beautiful in the sunshine today! 🦉
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Finished my coloured pencil drawing of a weasel! Beautiful little creature - a top favourite of mine! (35x43 cm)
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Look at those wings! I am absolutely falling in love with my drawing of Bailey the barn owl and all his beautiful feathers!
Reference photo from Andy Critchfield
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Felt like I’d spent a long time on Hoki the Kākāpō so I checked my tracker and yes… 80+ hours and counting 😅 making it my most time consuming piece yet!
Reference: Jake Osborne
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Finally got a chance to take a better photo of my drawing of Mr Waxwing now he’s all finished 😄 I have to say I do quite like how the berries turned out!
Ref:
@mikebarthbirdin
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Inspired by the gorgeous close up puffin shots shared by the awesome
@GaryBlack1970
and
@CarlBovisNature
today I thought I’d share my own progress picture too ❤️💛💙 puffins really are the best!!
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My lesser redpoll drawing is finished! What a handsome chap 😁
Reference photo: Mark Dyer
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Andddd she’s finished 🥹 my coloured pencil drawing of Amos the Long-eared owl is complete!
Hands down one of my favourite pieces!
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A little progress video of my Hawfinch drawing so far - these little birds are so cool 🤯
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Just wrapped up my first mini exhibition! I’m very shy, but it was worth it to see my artwork together as a set, meet other artists, and even few fellow bird lovers too ☺️🥰🦉
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Best part of the new year is getting to start a new year list of birds…my goal for 2022 is 150 🤞🏼
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My 2nd attempt at a watercolour painting and this time it’s a snow bunting!
Still getting used to the new medium but there’s nothing more fun than learning something new 😅
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Realised I haven’t shared my finished Wood Warbler drawing!
After seeing one for the first time in Wales (and forgetting my camera…) I couldn’t resist drawing one… 🍋
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Finished up my Baltimore Oriole watercolour practice this afternoon… I had no idea what I was doing from start to finish but hey, it was a good time!
Side note: if anyone has any ideas for birds to draw please let me know because I have hit a WALL
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Fantastic day out at the British Wildlife centre today… lots of mammals but my heart truly does belong to the birds!
Especially this handsome European eagle owl
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In lieu of any new work (because quite frankly I’m out of ideas… 🥲) here’s my barn owl drawing before it was finished!
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Still on holiday but managing to squeeze in a bit of drawing on Bourneville the kestrel between birding!
Coloured pencil on watercolour paper
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Saw my first wild tawny owl tonight! 🤩
No photos as I was driving so here’s one I prepared earlier (this is Pudding one of the tawny owls from the falconry centre I volunteer at)
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So far on postcard Saturday we’ve had a stonechat and bearded tit - any suggestions of this weekends mini bird? 😊
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After handing my notice in April today marks my first day of being a full time wildlife artist 🎉
To thank you all for your support I’m offering 10% off all prints on my website using code FLASHSALE10
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So excited to reveal my finished drawing of “the grey ghost” showing a male hen harrier amongst heather.
Really hoping this piece will bring more awareness about these amazing birds!
@HHDayUK
@Natures_Voice
@BBCSpringwatch
@MarkAvery
@Britnatureguide
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Finally revealing my finished Gyrfalcon graphite drawing!
Enjoyed the process of creating the effects of focus and blur to bring the subject to life!
Sale details in the comments 🦅🪶☺️
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And my bee-eater is almost complete! All that’s left to do now is create him a perch to sit on! 💙
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My lesser yellowlegs drawing is complete! Hoping one of these guys turns up in the UK soon so I can see it in person!
Please let me know what you think of my first wader drawing! ☺️
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How beautiful is the redwing plumage close up? As I normally see them in flocks it wasn’t something I’d appreciated until I started drawing one!
Reference photo: Graham Nicholls via Flickr
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A fluffy tawny owl to bring a little bit of joy on this dreary, January Monday. I’m also obsessed with the fact that their feet also have feathers on.
Coloured pencil on watercolour paper
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Well this sounds like my dream hashtag
#FlockOfArtists
I’m Ruth and I’m a coloured pencil artist and absolute bird nerd!
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Grand reveal of ‘talking to the moon’ portrait of a brown hare
Created with coloured pencil
Reference photo: Frances Crickmore
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My drawing of a merlin is finished! These tiny birds as so special and it’s such a shame that they still face so many threats from illegal persecution (like all birds of prey in the UK sadly).
Reference photo from
@HummingBird_The
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The neck detailing on my tūī bird drawing took wayyyy longer than it needed too but look how snazzy he is now 🤩🤩
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Throwback to one of my favourite drawings of 2023 - it means even more to me now that I’ve had the chance to see waxwings in the wild and they were every bit as spectacular as I’d hoped 😄
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Possibly the cutest drawing I’ve done for a while - the tiny Eurasian Wren! 🤎
Coloured pencil on watercolour paper
Thank you to
@birder_bee
for the sweetest reference photo!
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And my European bee eater drawing is finished! Absolutely love the colours on this piece
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First drawing of 2024 is complete ✅
Arctic Tern: In search of the never setting sun ☀️
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Oh to be an eider duck munching on a seafood buffet
Breakfast options: starfish, urchin or mussels?? Eider ducks a friend to our puffins 🙂🙂🙂🙂
#wildlifephotography
#birdphotography
#breakfast
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Well the inevitable happened… after having such good views of the Turkestan Shrike on Saturday it would have been rude not to draw him!
Reference from:
@birdphotos007
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First outing with my new camera! These Egyptian geese (which I learnt are technically ducks) were more than happy to model whilst I got to grips with the new controls
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Nothing says avoiding your problems like teaching yourself to use watercolours… this is only my second attempt at using them 😅
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Who else loves waxwings?
Couldn’t resist drawing one of my favourite birds again, and here he is finished 😁
Reference photo: Patrick Kavanagh
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Little watercolour pencil warm up before I dive back into commissions. Anyone else seen fieldfares this winter? I saw my first flock on Christmas Day!
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From bee-eater to Siberian accentor... it’s a busy day for my yellow pencils 😄
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96 hours later and my drawing of Hoki the Kākāpō is complete. A true ambassador for her species and a pleasure to draw 💚 she is missed by so many.
@docgovtnz
@takapodigs
@team_kakapo
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3 pieces on the go at the moment so it was a struggle to choose 1 to share this afternoon however I think it has to be an update on the Siberian Accentor and the lovely yellows to brighten up a dull day! 💛
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Saw my first wood warbler in Wales last week and it was such a special moment having wanted to see one for so long…
Ofc I didn’t have my camera - so the next best thing was to recreate the moment with a drawing!
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Getting back into drawing today and thought I’d share some progress on my Hare piece.
Reference photo: Frances Crickmore
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I’ll be honest, it’s been a rocky ride with this piece in terms of confidence. I’m hoping ‘trust the process’ pays off 🤞🏼🤞🏼
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Finally got back to work on my Blackburnian Warbler drawing (one of the best warblers imo) 🌻
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The latest coloured pencil drawing to join my raptor collection is the Merlin! This one was so much fun to draw.
Based on a reference photo I took at the
@HawkConservancy
last summer 😄
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Ahhh he’s finished and he’s so cute!! 🥹 maybe this is one of my favourite drawings of the year?
I mean how can you resist a long-tailed tit and blossom??
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Bourneville the kestrel saying good morning as I went in to change his water and clean his aviary 🥺💕
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It’s been nearly 4 years since I last drew a nuthatch so it was high time to revisit the idea!
Coloured pencil on hot press paper
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Had so much fun drawing the tawny owl this month I really want to draw more owls!!
Please suggest your favourite owl species from around the world that I could draw next!?? 🦉
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My coloured pencil drawing of Bourneville the kestrel is finished!
This piece was so much fun to create - possibly one of my favourites from this year!
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She’s all finished (at last)!! 🥺🐓🪶 definitely a trust the process piece, but drawing a chicken has really allowed me to appreciate the gentle beauty in them!
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Had so much fun watching waxwings this week (I still can’t believe I’ve seen them!! 🥹)
Here’s a throwback from a coloured pencil drawing I created last autumn
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Look at this distinguished gentleman on his (partially drawn) log!! Also the hairy feet 🥺
Ash the tawny owl drawing in coloured pencil
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I don’t share much of my sketchbook on here because it’s so messy but here’s the comparison of the initial bullfinch sketch versus the finished drawing!
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By popular demand I’m finally getting to draw a Wren!
This piece is extra special as the reference has been provided by the amazing
@birder_bee
🤍
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Me and Bourneville the kestrel - one of my favourite birds I work with (but don’t tell the others)
This week he celebrated his 12th birthday! 🥳 Happy birthday old boy
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Aren’t the European bee-eater colours just spectacular?
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Seeing these stunning birds every day is real pleasure! Gotta love a red kite
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