Megan O'Connor<p>I work on my art when my dog allows. Mostly I draw wildlife in coloured pencil, and am very focused right now on birds — their lightness and energy. I use photographs for a reference (my own or with permission). I am not a hyper-realist, but I try to be true to what I see and to get across a sense of the animal’s vitality. The owl, here, is based on a photo by Otterly Wildlife Photography in a tutorial by Bonny Snowdon. <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/WildlifeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifeArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/BirdArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/CanadianWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/CanadianArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianArt</span></a></p>