As a professional illustrator, I've completed numerous assignments that include bird images. It's rare to be able to draw birds without the aid of photographs. Not so with the plentiful gulls of the Pacific Northwest! My drawing group trio met at Brackett's Landing in Edmonds, WA one perfect summer morning a couple of weeks ago. A low tide, sunshine and calm winds made it comfy to sit on driftwood logs and sketch. And who should be waiting to serve as our models? The gulls!
After doing the pencil and watercolor studies above, I thought I might use them for personal notecards. Then I decided that there is something kind of grumpy and a little grim about the group. So, here they will remain in all of their varied poses.
My drawing group buddies are new to drawing birds, so the pensive gulls made for ideal subjects. Soft pencil was used on the resting seagull, and pen and ink for the standing bird.
Jocelyn Curry 
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