This is a drawing of a female Cardinal I did recently. She appears to be making a nest in a backyard in my neighborhood, often she stops by to say hello. Using pen, ink and watercolor I was able to capture one of her moods as she stood close by, it is always exciting to catch her appearance and draw her.
Today I am sharing my words thru my paintbrush and paint.
In Flight is a watercolor that I painted that has since sold. All of my work at this time is one of a kind. I wanted to create another similar piece from this but I have found it to be unlikely to happen. An original is just that. I am reminded by this observation how fragile life is. We can not recreate much of anything. Our words and actions are one of a kind originals, which is something I think is worth pondering.
When I visited this Raven at the Grand Canyon I did not know how he differed from his friend the Crow. After watching and researching I found there wasn’t much difference. Because drawing was my priority, what I choose to retain was the Raven has a larger beak and the sound that she makes is a Kraaa rather than a caw.
©BarbaraGurryRowell
I recently read it is the 100 year anniversary of the extinction of the messenger pigeon, the last being Martha who died in 1914. I am usually annoyed by the pigeons or doves that hang out in groups. It is hard to tell who is who. They leave white gobs on my side-walk and coooooooooo, which wears on my patience. However, finding more out about Martha led me to re-evaluate my opinion. Today I stopped to look closer and listen differently to her distant relatives.