It's early spring here and Warmer temperatures have finally arrived!

One day last week I spread my stuff out on a blanket by Lake of the Isles and spent a quiet afternoon observing and sketching a last season oriole nest.

Nests are complex and difficult to get close to unless you happen to find one on the ground. I often sketch them from a distance, 
getting a general sense of the
​shape, habitat and the materials that were used to build it.
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Next winter, when the snow is deep and it’s too cold to venture outside, I will use these sketches as reference for new studio work.