mercredi 21 septembre 2011

Botanical Study : Crategus


Crategus : Fruits and leaves, Mornag

Galite Archipelago







Galite Archipelago is a nature reserve around 40 km far from the northern tunisian coast. Eleonora's Falcons, Audouin's Gulls and Shags are the main breeding birds in the islands

Giant Swallowtail



Giant Swallowtail in my garden : watercolor and watercolor pencils

Two Golden Eagles at Ain Bou Saadia


Ain Bousaadia : a perched berber village, a spring, a forest, many cliffs and of course birds. This landscape was superb in spring and while sketching two Golden Eagles appeared flying over the horizon with a flock a Alpine Swifts.

Sand Martins



A big flock of Sand Martins was resting in Tamarisk bushes near dam lake in a windy day, just have a time to sketch some of them

Flamingos and Shelducks : El Hondo, Spain


This rapid sketch was made at el Fondo natural park (El Rincon) Spain. A sandy bank was hiding partly the birds so just the heads of the Flamingos appeared among the Shelducks.

Little Owl


Little owl among rubbles, Kalaat el Andalous marshes

Botanical study : Pittosporum tobira


Botanical study of Pittosporum tobira fruits in my garden

The olive tree


Lonely olive tree along oued Sejenane, Ichkeul national park 

Squacco Heron



Squacco Heron at Sidi Salem dam lake, north-west Tunis

Ringed Plover


Sketches of Ringed Plover at Kalaat el Andalous marshes 

Bluets and Buttercups


Bluets and White Buttercups at Endidha : Oil monotype on paper ( 21 x 13,5 cm)

Orphrys lutea



Ophrys lutea, Bizerte : Oil Monotype paper (21 x 13,5 cm)

Wildlife in my garden : Praying manthis


Praying mantis is one among of many fascinating insects that I regularly record in my garden

Drawing, drawing....


Slender-billed Gull and Avocets at Thyna Saltpans  ink and grey wash

Shearwaters and storm


Two Cory's Shearwaters flying alone before the coming storm ahead, Tunis north coast

Dry season


Lillte Egret, Black-winged stilts, Grey plovers and dead cow, late summer at Cap Bon wetland

Atlas Goundi


Sketch of Atlas Goundi family, rocky hills around Matmata berber village south Tunisia

Spotted Redshanks


Three Spotted Redshanks at Ichkeul national park : watercolor pencils

Avocets


Two Avocets, Sebkhet Ariana : watercolor

Southern wetlands 2


Chott el Gharsa a lage salty depression north of chott el Jerid but partly fresh water near the oueds flow.

Black Wheater


Black Wheater among ruins : watercolor

Avocets


Avocets , Sebkhet Ariana : Oil, Monotype


The sketch used for the final monotype