Baby Turtle Crawing to the Sea

Today is March 14 2024. In the norther coast of Tambrauw regency, especially in West Papua, the waves are getting weaker. Soon the sea will be calmer and the nesting season for turtle is coming. In the next six months, the beach will be visited by mother turtles that will lay eggs. There are green turtles, olive ridley, hawksbill and leatherback turtles. They come from all corners of the Pacific Ocean. 

Digital Art Illustration of Baby Turtle Crawling to the sea

A few years ago, I made a sketch of a baby leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

that was crawling to the beach. I also created the digital art illustration of the turtle. 

Pencil Sketch of Baby Leatherback Turtle

Now it is available in my Redbubble Shop. I hope that there will be somebody out there who are interested in buying products with prints of this baby turtle illustration. 

I practice sketching basic forms again

After months of traveling and guiding tourists, I feel the need of taking my sketchbook and pencil for practicing sketching again. 

This simple sketch of cherry that I made using Faber Castell watercolour pencils is also a kind of practice that will help me getting used to drawing basic shapes. I hope that in the future, I can be more productive again in creating art illustrations based on the animal and flowers that I saw in nature.

Cherry - watercolour pencil on paper

Actually more of my recent sketches are not directly related to wildlife. Today I also draw things like lamp, power bank, the string winder of the guitar, cups and teapot. 

Pencil sketch of teapot, cups, birds and some personal electronics

These objects help me become getting used to drawing basic forms again, so that I can create more complex art illustration in the future. Practicing sketching enables an illustrator to use straight and curved lines in more controllable ways.

Please see:

• Art Prints of Whaleshark
• Art Prints of Hornbill

Drawing of Red Bird of Paradise

I have some sketches of Bird of Paradise that I made a few years ago. One of them is Red Bird of Paradise. I drew it using watercolour pencil on a thin A5 binder note paper. When I open this blog again, I realize that I haven't uploaded it.

The original illustration is a manual drawing. Later I created similar drawing digitally using Autodesk Sketchbook. I drew it on my cell phone screen using a stylus. 

Well, I decide to upload both the manual sketch and its digital version in this post now. 

Digital Illustration of Red Bird of Paradise

Manual Sketch of Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rubra)

The Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rubra) lives in tropical rainforest of Raja Ampat especially in Waigeo, Gam, and Batanta. This bird has become an important attraction among birdwatchers and wildlife photographers. 

I personally have created some digital illustrations of this beautiful bird which are now available in Redbubble as printed illustrations on mugs, t-shirts, hats, pillow sleeves and etc. 

A Digital Drawing of Male Lesser Birds of Paradise

I have just checked folders of my wildlife drawings to find any sketches or drawings that I haven't uploaded onto this blog. There are some of them. So, tonight, I upload a digital drawing of a Male Lesser Birds of Paradise (Paradisaea minor). This tropical bird lives in lowland and lower montane rainforest of New Guinea. It is a unique forest that is very rich with various species of trees, lianas, flower plants, bamboos and mushrooms. West Papua province of Indonesia where I live, this paradise bird has become an important target of observations among tourists whom I guide in the forest. 

Lesser Birds of Paradise (Paradisaea minor)

To create the above drawing, I started by making a sketch using graphite pencil on paper. After making some necessary corrections, I filled the sketch with colours. WWhen it was ready, I redrew it using a tablet and stylus. The Android app that I used was Autodesk Sketchbook. The final drawing is presented above.

Drawing of Male Lesser Birds of Paradise

I often organize tours for visitors to rainforest of Klasow valley of Sorong regency Tambrauw Mountains and Susnguakti forest in Manokwari. We spend 3 to 4 days hiking and exploring the forest to see birds, reptiles, insects, and some mammals. There are a lot of birds that we watch including Magnificent Riflebird, King Bird of Paradise, Hooded Butcherbird, Pink-spotted Fruit Dove, Shining Flycatcher, Northern Variable Pitohui, Spangled Drongo, Eclectus Parrot, Common Paradise Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Brown Cuckoo Dove, Hooded Pitohui, Yellow-capped Pygmy Parrot, Helmetted Friarbiard, Superb Druit Dove, Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher, Black-capped Lory, and etc.

Birding Equipment

To increase the chance of seeing colorful birds, I bring a Kinglux 20-60×60 mm spotting scope, a pair of Visionking 10×42mm roof prism binoculars, laser pointer. I also bring loudspeaker with a smartphone that contains the recording of bird sounds. Sometimes, I play some bird sounds to attract them.

When the birds are in close range, I use my camera to photograph them. They become my main reference when I make manual and digital drawings of birds that I present in this blog. 

Bird and Wildlife Art

My bird and Wildlife art is now available as prints on t-shirts, mugs, iPhone cases, stickers, spiral notebook, tote bags, pillows, and etc. Please, support this blog by buying some of them at this link: Bird of Paradise

Beautiful Fruit Dove

I often travel to Raja Ampat islands to guide tourists on a birdwatching and snorkeling tour for 3 to 5 days or even more. During the tour, we watch Red Bird of Paradise, Hooded Butcherbird, Eclectus Parrot, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Claret-breasted Fruit Dove, Beautiful Fruit Dove, and a lot more. 

Here is my watercolour sketch of the Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)

Beautiful Fruit Dove in Waigeo island

When I accompany tourists on snorkeling tours, we go by motorized boat to islands in Kabui bay, Dampier Strait and northeast coast of Waigeo. We swim over coral reef and see a lot of tropical fish including butterflyfish, wrasse, parrotfish, and a lot more.

Lady in Drapery

Here is another sketch of mine of a lady in drapery. I am still trying to improve my figure drawing skills.

A lady in Drapery

Well, I hope that I can make better sketch next time.

Sketch of A Lady with Her Laptop

Today more people are using cell phone and tablets for working. Laptops are still used for office works. I also have got a laptop but I use my table more often than the laptop. Here is a sketch of a ladying with her laptop. She was sitting on a couch while fully concentrating herself on the screen of this portable computer.

Figure drawing of a lady with her laptop

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Sketch of a Lady Stretching

I am still learning about figure drawing. It is, I think, a life long practice. Here is another sketch that I made.

A Lady who practices stretching

Next to the picture of a lady who practices stretching, I made a drawing of a hand holding pencil. Well, drawing hands is often more difficult than other parts of the body.
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Sketch of Wave Surfers

Wave surfing is a fun water sport. A lot of young people like it very much. I live in city where there are surf spots. So, I like to visit the boys there to see them playing with their waves and their boards at sea.

Wave surfing

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Red Bird of Paradise and Binoculars

In my daily life, I work as birding guide. So, I have a lot of opportunities to explore nature with tourists. I often guide tourists on a birding and snorkeling tours to Raja Ampat.
One of the main attractions of the tours is Red Bird of Paradise. We watch the birds using binoculars. So, in this sketch I make the drawing of the paradise birds and the birding device that I use which is a pair of Visionking Binoculars 10×42mm.

Red Bird of Paradise and a pair of 10×42 mm Visionking Binoculars

So, if you are interested in taking a vacation to Indonesia for birdwatching, and want me to guide you, please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.
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