Sketchbook Page: Swallow-tailed Kite

Here is a page out of my smaller sketchbook (I have two). This is a drawing of a Swallow-tailed Kite in flight. I mentioned in my last post that my drawings are becoming increasingly line-driven and this is an excellent example. I particularly like the line work on the back of the first bird. The way that the lines trace the curvature of the wing are particularly informative of the form of the subject. You can imagine the wind separating to curve over the top and subsequently racing underneath the wing to create lift. Particularly amazing is this birds unique ability to catch and eat dragonflies during flight.