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Thursday, 12 April 2012

Grey lag Geese


A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Chinese Proverb



Gay, guiltless pair,
What seek ye from the fields of heaven?
Ye have no need of prayer,
Ye have no sins to be forgiven.
Charles Sprague

My first attempt at shading - feel free to criticize/comment/suggest improvements. Thanks to Adrian for his awesome picture and letting me draw it.

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35 comments:

  1. bright star12 April 2012 at 09:39

    Lovely words and drawing Ruby!

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  2. Joop Zand12 April 2012 at 09:58

    Very nice work Ruby...... well done.

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  3. Red12 April 2012 at 12:55

    I'm not in any position to comment as my expertise in this are as limited. I just say keep on trying things.

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  4. Adriano12 April 2012 at 16:48

    Oiii Rubi!

    O Sombreamento ficou lindo!

    Bela imagem! Parabéns!

    Saúdaçoes do Brasil!

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  5. ruma12 April 2012 at 18:03

    Hello, Ruby.

    　 Lovely your works, full of JOY!

    　 Thank you World-wide LOVE, and, your Support.

    　 The prayer for all peace.
    　 I wish You all the best.


    　Thank you visit to the garden of the cherry blossoms.

    Have a good day. from Japan ruma ❀

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    Das sind Raphael und Yvonne    13 April 2012 at 02:15

    Great!
    The good thing about art is that there is no need to criticize..its art!
    Many greetings
    Yvonne & Raphael

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  7. Beyond13 April 2012 at 02:16

    I see some firm birds in an unclear horizon..it's nice.

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  8. Dave13 April 2012 at 02:17

    I think that's a good action shot of the birds flying Ruby - Dave

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  9. Helma13 April 2012 at 02:34

    Hello Ruby,

    fantstise what a statement about the song of the bird. I think you still have also the same.

    ♫ ♫ ° º
    ❤ º °. • ° º ╮

    Kind regards, Helma

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  10. Veda13 April 2012 at 12:29

    the sketch is beautiful!!!!!

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  11. Karen @ Pieces of Contentment14 April 2012 at 04:25

    Very well done Ruby and a great quote too.

    My part two post is up now if you want to see what happened.....

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  12. Anonymous14 April 2012 at 04:41

    That's your first try at shading?! I think it came out beautifully! :)

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  13. Bob Bushell14 April 2012 at 05:37

    A brilliant shading of the Greylag Geese, I love it.

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  14. Alfiodor14 April 2012 at 06:18

    Hello, Ruby​​, this design is beautiful as is. It is spontaneous. Nothing to criticize. Keep it up, Ruby!

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  15. Ed Pilolla14 April 2012 at 10:10

    just be who we are, and don't think so much!:)
    wisdom and beauty here.

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  16. Friko14 April 2012 at 10:33

    This is a lovely post and I like your picture.

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  17. theconstantwalker14 April 2012 at 11:50

    Wonderful to see Ruby it's lovely.
    I would be so proud if you if you tried one of my images..
    Hugs Drew xx

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  18. ☆sapphire15 April 2012 at 05:04

    The two geese are beautiful, Ruby!! I love the shading in the drawing!!

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  19. LilliStJohn15 April 2012 at 06:34

    Very impressed with your post and picture.

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  20. L. D. 15 April 2012 at 07:23

    I think they are done wonderfully.

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  21. SandyCarlson15 April 2012 at 08:11

    This is profound, beautiful. Thank you.

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  22. La sonrisa de Hiperion15 April 2012 at 08:50

    Encantador blog el tuyo, un placer haberme pasado por tu espacio.

    Saludos y un abrazo.

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  23. Jenny Woolf15 April 2012 at 10:19

    I think it's a lovely combination of words and picture, nice to look at.

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  24. G15 April 2012 at 15:04

    very nice and well drawn

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  25. Suzy16 April 2012 at 01:43

    Nice sketches Ruby.

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  26. India Rebelde16 April 2012 at 06:59

    The only evil in the world, is to harm another, love can never be harmful ...

    Greetings Caribbean

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  27. Brenda17 April 2012 at 03:02

    Interesting message.

    Life Less Ordinary

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  28. Suldog17 April 2012 at 12:28

    What I know about art would fit in a thimble and there'd be room left over for what I know about birds, but I like it!

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  29. Alfiodor17 April 2012 at 17:34

    Hello Ruby, as I promised, I published the post on the family of blue tits. I'm sure you'll like it!
    Ciao!

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  30. Ramakrishnan19 April 2012 at 02:45

    Excellent attempt & beautiful poem by Charles Sprague

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  31. Marcos Souza21 April 2012 at 04:22

    Hello dear friend, Ruby!
    I love Chinese proverbs are always very reasonable. I wish you a wonderful weekend friend. kisses

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  32. Magia da Inês21 April 2012 at 06:00

    ♫♫°º
    Olá, amiga!
    Gosto de olhar para seu desenho, apenas sei que é bonito!
    Também gostei do provérbio.
    Bom fim de semana!
    Beijinhos.
    Brasil.
    °º✿
    º° ✿¸.•°❤

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  33. Rajesh21 April 2012 at 10:34

    Simply beautiful.

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  34. Karen @ Pieces of Contentment21 April 2012 at 14:30

    Thank you for your kind comments Ruby, it's always lovely to have you visit.

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  35. SandyCarlson22 April 2012 at 12:46

    Thank you for your visit!

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