The elements beat me. Overnight drawings were reducing to tiny scribbles. In the rain the paper swells, stopping the movement of the pen. So, that is the end of that little lockdown research project. I’ve blogged about it on my […]
Another day, another 2 drawings. I am somewhat demoralised. But the bamboo is drawing beautifully
When it rains the pens don’t draw. They do nothing, the oil based ink is simply halted. So the recordings on rainy days are very minimal.
It was a warm and still day. It was also my sons birthday and he wanted to hang out in the shed a bit. So with a lack of wind and us scaring the birds away the drawings are quite […]
It is very easy to read the bird and wind drawings as communication from another species. Today, when I went to change the paper at 8am for the daytime drawing, I found a nice picture of a tree, or maybe […]
Cooler day and night with some showers.
A wet afternoon going into a wetter evening and night. The wet paper inhibits the movement of the pen.
Bird and wind, night and day drawings 2nd June 2020. It was a hot and still day and the night threatened a storm that never happened. ? ? ⛅
Day 1 in a series that tracks the weather through the movement of birds and wind. The 1st June was clear and calm, not much wind and just a gentle progression of temperature.
“How do you know but ev’ry Bird that cuts the airy way,
Is an immense world of delight, clos’d by your senses five?”
