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Alpha Challenge - O is for Ostrich



Having missed a letter due to our connection issues I'm getting in with plenty of time to spare for this fortnights challenge over at the Craft Barn.

O is for




And here is what me and my 2B pencil came up with...






I always write a fact that I discover and find interesting... I'm desperate to know if this is true?
'Ostrich have the largest eye of all land vertebrate' - I can't find any information to contradict it so I went with it...  Odd to think that a birds eye can be bigger than some carnivorous mammals; cool.




Right, I'm off to check out the other O's and maybe whip up another page too.  I had trouble picking... ostrich, owl, okapi, orang-utan - I want to do them all!!
:)

See you around
:)

Comments

  1. Hi Laura, wow you are very talented! I could never draw like that. Gorgeous page! Hugs Frea

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  2. Your drawing is fabulous! I love how your page looks!

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  3. Fab drawing of the Ostrich.

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  4. Great page, your drawing is awesome

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  5. I really came by to see your "O" and what a magnificent Ostrich, brilliant. BJ

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  6. What a wonderful drawing, so full of character and life. I didn't know ostriches lived that long.The things you learn on this challenge:-)

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  7. Very cool ostrich especially with it being a pencil drawing. Your osttrich looks friendly than the ones I have seen but then again yours is not standing over me with two metres of height bearing down on me.lol. You must be very pleased with this page.

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  8. Amazing drawing once again Laura. Will feature your page on our FB .
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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  9. Fantastic page...Love your Ostrich and the glint in his eye :)

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  10. Beautiful - love it! Gorgeous ostrich and that eye!!! ;-)

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  11. Fab drawing, I love this ostrich! Love those lines - and yes, the eye is gorgeously expressive. Suzanne

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  12. Fab pages and what a great drawing! You are very talented! xx

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  13. Fantastic sketch Laura! He has real character! MMx

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