When I picked up the pencil, the intention was that I would be drawing one of the big cats, a snarling leopard or a roaring lion. I don’t really know what happened to my thought processes, but I’m now in the process of drawing this Common Kingfisher instead. It’s an odd choice – a bird whose most characteristic feature is its shocking blue plumage, being drawn in grey graphite, but it’s a challenge. Meanwhile, the recently completed Goshawk has been passed on to its pleased new owner and the first prints have been delivered to those who have ordered them but there are still plenty available! I do still have ideas for that big cat drawing, but for now, I will try to get this Kingfisher finished.