I’d never seen a bittern before and didn’t even know they existed until I came across this crazy-looking one the other day. He’s stuffed, unfortunately, which may be why he looks a bit mad.
I spent a day drawing with a group of artists at Swansea Museum, organised by Swansea Print Workshop and the Edinburgh-based artist Kelly Stewart.
Here’s an earlier stage of the drawing.
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I think bitterns look pretty odd in the wild. They do tend to strike a pose then remain fairly motionless.
He was certainly striking a pose. I’d love to see one in the wild
I like a bit of crazy, cool drawing.
Thanks Sharon. He’s a lot of crazy 😀
He is certainly attentive. I wouldn’t say I liked stuffed animals, but they do seem to take on a surprising whole new life
It was weird drawing dead ones, brought a different sensibility to it.