Birdie

I drew this a couple of years ago in plain pencil and then added hints of color: The slightest wash of blue sky, yellow shading under the wing, and a bright red dot of a poison berry that almost corrupts the subtlety of the colors if it weren't so small and ...lonely.

I have a love-hate relationship with birds. On one hand the beady eyes, the mechanical movements, the sinister roles in folklore, skeeve me out. On the other, they're so interesting looking--the texture, the colors, and of course, they can fly.

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the italicizing of the word "fly" just cheesified this post. congratulations.