Last fall I started a project - an experiment with new materials. My subject the German beak - trumpeter pigeon. He is graceful, interesting and conducive to expressing energy. Picasso drew this same pigeon and called him a the peace dove.
http://www.arttimesjournal.com/art/reviews/May_June_10_Ina_Cole/Pablo_Picasso_Ina_Cole.html
I can't seem to stop the project. Here is another pigeon.
German beak trumpeter
found object
6" X 6" X 7"
View from front
Below are two of my drawings that inspired the project.
German beak trumpeter pigeonwith leg muffs.
charcoal
24" X 19"
German beak trumpeter pigeonwith leg muffs II
charcoal
24" X 19"