These are my first two attempts at drawing with ink and brush.  It’s much better for rendering feathers than my usual metal nibbed pen.  I might just stick with this method for a while…

Each drawing is bird-sized (about 3×4 inches).

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Warbler

Window-kill Warbler

Drawn from life (or death, in this case) with antique dip pen and Sumi ink on Strathmore 400 paper.