Pen & Ink 5 - Limpkin

After doing several small pen & ink birds I thought it was time to get serious and try something larger (11X14) with more detail.  I looked through my collection of bird books and found a picture of a Limpkin that would be appropriate and began the enlargement process this time by freehand drawing versus the grid method.  


Pen & Ink Reference Photo of Limpkin

It is amazing how much time you can spend making dots, lines and the like on a project of this size but found it to be worth the effort in the end.  The photo of my finished piece was taken post framing so there was a slight reflection from the glass but I learned a good lesson regarding taking pictures prior to framing.

Pen & Ink Drawing - Limpkin