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Barry Coombs April 15, 2019April 15, 2019

Published April 15, 2019April 15, 2019

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PILEATED WOODPECKER by Barry Coombs 5x6”(approx)This small study was a demonstration for a 2018 workshop at the Dundas Valley School of Art. #penandink #penandwatercolour #pendrawing #watercolour #watercolor #birdart #birds #drawingbirds #birdsofinstagram #drawing #birdartist #birding #birdwatching #wildlifeart #hamont #pileatedwoodpecker

EARLY BIRDS 1975 I was nineteen years old in May of 1975. I’d just completed my first year at the Ontario College of Art. I had two weeks off before starting my factory job for the summer. I spent every day at the Royal Ontario Museum painting birds from direct observation. They provided a stool and no one objected to my watercolour kit, water bucket or large drawing board with stretched paper. I’d been teaching myself watercolour as a teenager. There’d been no focus on the medium at school so I just tried to figure things out. Painting birds was a completely new experience. I worked hard on this series and didn’t paint or draw another bird for almost forty years. These early birds are far from perfect but they weren’t bad. I attribute any success to my concentration, commitment and excitement as I painted. Any art form lacking these elements is meaningless. #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdart #watercolor #watercolour #wildlifeart #royalontariomuseum #ontariocollegeofart #owls #hawks

Rock Pigeons by Barry Coombs 8x11” This drawing was exhibited at the Hangaram Gallery in Seoul, South Korea in March of 2011 #penandink #birdart #hangaramgallery #rockpigeons #birds #drawingbirds #birdsofinstagram #drawing #birdartist #birding #birdwatching #wildlifeart #hamont

Western Meadowlark (4.5x4.5”, approx) by Barry Coombs. I donated this small painting to a fundraising event. #gouache #worksonpaper # birds #birdart #wildlifeart #birdsoﬁnstagram #canadianartist #hamont #westernmeadowlark #meadowlark #birdillustration #birdpainting

Horned Lark by Barry Coombs 5x6” #watercolour #watercolor #watercolourpainting #watercolorpainting #birds #birdart #paintingbirds #birdsofinstagram #hamont #birdartist #painting #hornedlark #hornedlarksofinstagram #birding #birdwatching

Eastern Screech-Owl 7x7” by Barry Coombs #penandink #birdart #easternscreechowl #owls #birds #birdsofprey #drawingbirds #hamont #birdsofinstagram #drawing #wildlifeart #birdartist #birding #birdwatching

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