Summer Tunes, Hummingbird

Day 9 - Summer Tunes

My Agapanthus are starting to open up and we are getting hummingbirds every afternoon! Warm summer days make me think of B.B. King somehow. Did you know he wrote a song called 

Hummingbird by BB King

Finished another 2-page spread in my Nature Journal on Periscope

I finally finished another two page spread in my nature journal from the Summer Watercolors in the North Cascades workshop that I taught June 16-18. I was hoping to visit a little with any of the participants who might drop in while I broadcast the demonstration of the deer and hummingbird. See the Flickr album here.

This time I used my iPhone and could see if people were logging on as well as any comments while broadcasting. Here's the finished two page spread after adding some narrative to the live demonstration on Periscope today.

The following photos show each stage of development that lead up to the final result.

The additional watercolors and a few headlines on today's periscope.tv/michelecoopart 

I added pencil sketches of the deer to my 9 minute scope from last Wednesday. 

The page began with details about weather and a quick sketch before lunch of all the tech involved to get my presentation up and running. The presentation turned out great. And right on time!

Reassurance

Update on hummingbirds, art and life:

I like to keep this blog mostly about the art side of my life, but that frozen little snow capped glow in the dormant lilacs was like a candle in a window. It kept beckoning me and I felt like sharing it.

I wondered if my short comment would raise concern. Not to worry. In the fall, we stop filling the hummingbird feeder to encourage the birds to move on with the migration. Last time he was in the garden, I guess my husband filled it with water, intending to rinse it out. He must have forgotten all about it while busy with other yard work.