Bird Watching: Autumn Blues, 1 by 2dCousinDave

2dCousinDave wrote:
From time to time I get requests from artists or illustrators, wanting to use my pictures of bluebirds as models for some drawing or illustration they are working on. I almost always give them permission, and rarely ever hear anything from them again. A few months ago I got such a request from Sue Shanahan, a Chicago-based artist who specializes in children's portraits and illustrations for children's books. Many of her drawings feature fairies and flowers.

She wanted to see a bluebird in flight and I told her she could browse through my SmugMug site. I never knew which of my pictures she ultimately used.

Several weeks ago she sent me a copy of the finished drawing and I thought you might like to see it. It took me until today to find the picture she used as a model.

Incidentally, you can see more of her work at http://www.sueshanahan.com

This message was edited Feb 22, 2012 11:51 PM