Magpie - ©mixed media Caroline Soer 2011
Magpies love to cache - they seek out and hide appealing oddments. This one has found a broken string of beads - Magpies seem to find shiny objects mesmerising. Mixed media - Oil pastel, ink, gouache and glass beads on paper for Illustration Friday.
P.S. Clicking on the image may take you to Blogger's new photo viewer (a new feature that doesn't always seem to work at the moment!). If it does and you still want to view the image larger, right click, select 'view image' and then use the magnifier to enlarge again for greater detail. Hopefully that will work!
Lovely drawing...no, it didn't work for me. When I do it for mine it has some tiny words on the bottom left side that when clicked on enlarge the picture...looks like a URL. But could see no words on yours. Oh well. the original is lovely.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet painting. Like the mix of bird and bead!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous bird!! These guys sit above my skylight windows somedays and look down at me and have no fear of humans. Your landscape below for boundaries is lovely with the stone walls of England.
ReplyDeletewhat a beauty, it's personality shines through, you are a true artist.
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely! Magpies do seem to have a thing for shining objects (sometimes I feel like one, when I pass a jewelry store...)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting!
ReplyDeleteHe has a prize for sure! Love the bright look in his eye and the beads really add to the dimension of the piece!
ReplyDeleteHi Caroline, We don't have Magpies where we live so i didn't know this.Fascinating, lovely drawing.
ReplyDeleteReally lovely painting
ReplyDeleteYou so understand bird-ness. This magpie is so sassy- I had a pick up truck named Magpie- a 52 ford- but it did not fly...it smoked. Love your art, my girl! Delightful , brilliant! Thanks for coming along on the walk with me and Dexter...
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever way to tie your painting to the prompt. I've never seen a Magpie but this one sure is pretty.
ReplyDeleteThis is spot-on, and a very, very nice painting!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job! I love the texture!
ReplyDeleteI agree, this is a great idea for the word and another beautiful painting.
ReplyDeleteGreat bird-painting! I really love the simplicity of it, and the texture of the paint,
ReplyDeleteI have a love/hate relationship with Magpies. They are so beautiful and their antics are fun to watch, but they can also be so noisy and mean. You've captured him beautifully!
ReplyDeleteYou know I'm in love with this lovely corvid! Wonderful softness caroline, and I love the textures as well. XX
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