Further updates on the owl are proceeding as expected - in that they are proceeding :) I don't have a picture to show today, but I will attach one next time.
In the meantime I have had the chance to do some reading of the books from the library. Did I mention at any point that one of the books I borrowed is currently out of print? Of course it's the one by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade. It's been a really great read and I would love to get my hands on a copy, unfortunately with it being out of print, the cheapest I can get is $80 not including shipping (the most expensive one I saw was $700). I'm thinking of asking the library if they will sell it to me instead. In the meantime I can probably get away with borrowing it for 2 months, so I intend to read it until the print get lighter ;)
The other book I finished was "Pen & Ink Sketching" by Peter Caldwell. I don't know if this one is out of print or not because I don't intend to own a copy of this one. Don't get me wrong - it's a very good book! It's a relatively light read - I finished it in a few hours, but it's packed full of good tips and advice for working in ink and sketching. Has some very good tips on perspective (including arches) and general composition placements.
I highly recommend both of these books if you are interested in learning to draw or sketch ever. Mr. Gurney's book is neat because, well one, it's a lot longer, with a lot more info, and two it was written shortly after he graduated art school and he and Mr. Kinkade basically backpacked through the U.S. sketching and drawing and learning. A fantastic experience that I'm sure had both their parents' sleeping restlessly.
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