I 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.
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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Wonderful Marcy; an excellent addition to the series!
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Thank you, Jasper! I plan to get this one off to the printer soon…keep the printed series going too!
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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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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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Simply beautiful Marcy
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Thank you, Sheldon! This one took a while to finish, but I am happy with the result.
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This is great, as well as the other two…
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Thank you so much! I do have plans to do one for each Major Arcana, but as they say, the best laid plans… 🙂
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That is adorable! I love storks.
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Thank you, Pam! Storks are amazing – I am always struck by their stature and poise.
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