Image of a thrush seen from the front. The bird has a black berry in its beak. The background is yellow with orange. The bird itself has a white, grey breast, the head is brown. The wings are mostly brown too.
The thrush symbolises freedom and renewal.
Looking at the bird's pose, it radiates freedom to me. Its right leg is also slightly forward.
The original image was created using watercolour paint with coloured pencil and pen.
As a bird artist, I look very closely at a bird. Then I try to capture the pose and look on watercolour paper.
My name is Gabriela Brakenhoff and I mainly make colourful paintings and drawings. My works mainly consist of portraits and animals. But I enjoy drawing birds the most.
I have been teaching drawing to children aged 7 to 12 for a few years now...
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