Duck Stamp

Artist Statement

This project was based around the Duck Stamp competition. We had to make pieces that reflected realistic characteristics of different duck species. I chose to do the Ruddy Duck because it's bright blue beak really intrigued me. I wanted to do a duck family in a marsh and drew a couple baby ducks and a mom. The bottom of the water is supposed to be a see through section where you can see underwater at the lilypad roots and the duck feet. I used pencil and watercolor to do it and wanted to add some colored pen too. I didn't get anywhere near finishing the project because I just ran out of time, but I learned a lot about a new species and I challenged myself with drawing realistically because I don't usually do that. I'll try and finish it soon and upload the finished project.