Tuesday, February 06, 2007

two hummingbirds on green with moon



Two perched hummingbirds in silhouette on a baltic green background with an iridescent white moon in the sky above. Completed 02.05.07.

Inspired by illustration friday theme "sprout."

This is an original mixed-media painting, NOT a print.

Media: pen & ink, regular and metallic / iridescent acrylic, and cut paper on 140 lb Canson watercolor paper.

Size: image area 7 x 4 inches, plus a 1.5 inch border.

Cut-text poem reads--

hatching of the eggs,
carefully cultivated;
the babies
display their beauty

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