August Draw A Bird Day – The Emperor

TheEmperorI wanted to reveal the next drawing in my “Major Arcana” series for August’s Draw-A-Bird Day. Officially, Draw-A-Bird Day is April 8th each year: you can visit the D.A.B.D. website here – thank you to M.R. Emberson of A-Wing and A-Away for introducing us to it!  A number of artist-bloggers here on Word Press have been celebrating it by posting a bird drawing on the 8th of every month. Laura at Create Art Every Day is hosting this month’s birdy gathering! Thank you, Laura!

The Emperor is a Jabiru stork, one of the largest birds in South America: large males can stand 5 feet tall and have a 9 foot wingspan. They eat small animals of almost any variety – frogs, lizards, crustaceans, and even mice and other birds. Drawing (colored pencil and ink on paper) by me. Have a Happy Draw-A-Bird-Day! If you’d like to see the other two drawings in my bird themed Major Arcana series: The Tower and The Wheel of Fortune.

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  2. Marcy, so sorry for the late response. Jenn and I were on vacation but are back getting settled in again. Great illustration (as usual)! And I love the bird-themed card series!

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  5. One of my favorite childhood books remains Audubon’s bird book. Your Major Arcana bird series, Marcy, is so wonderfully satisfying in similar ways. So imaginative!

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    1. Thank you kindly, Jana! I’m hoping the style comes across as maybe a cross between a fairy tale and a guide book, the bird species accurately represented, but sometimes in unexpected settings.

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