Why a duck?

Mostly Derwent Coloursofts, some Progresso, and a bit of Progresso 9B graphite when I needed something really dark (wood duck only).

What fat, fluffy bums they have.
Duck soup - a study of ducks

The white Pekin after Trudy Friend.
Coloured ducks

Done on dirty paper – there are all sorts of echoes from other drawings on the sheet.
Wood duck head - 3/4 view