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The Painted Redstart

Tara Kate

Learn how to draw birds with confidence and joy. Bird artist and teacher Tara Kate shares tutorials and sketchbook reflections for nature-loving artists.

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When I got serious about learning to draw, I aimed for technical skill. I equated technical skill with being able to draw realistically, to depict the subject as it appears when observed. Drawing birds realistically, to me, meant getting pr...

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    Bird artist and teacher helping nature lovers draw birds with confidence and joy. Come for the birds, stay for the brushstrokes.

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