Mockingbird

Artist: April Cowan
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Mockingbird

‘Atticus – ’ said Jem bleakly.

‘How could they do it, how could they?’

‘I don’t know, but they did it. They’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do it – seems that only children weep. Good night.’
“Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird”

Open to interpretation – I’d love to hear what you think, and see if i got across the point i was trying to..
The reference photo was taken by frixen on DeviantART (www.frixen.deviantart.com)

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Alf Caruana

once again great job April, great series
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much, though i feel that i should point out, ‘Mockingbird’ is not a part of the ‘Ascendancy’ series… its just a random drawing that i wanted to do. Still, thank you for the comment
Angela Lo Rosso

Outstanding work :)
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much ^^
Elizabeth Duncan

This is amazing!
April Cowan replied

Thank you! and thank you for the favourite!
CroiBriste

This is beautiful April..
Every single time you upload something new, you show the rest of the world and I, how staggeringly talented you are. You have… the most beautiful eye for tone. You put so much depth into your shadows and lights that it all just lifts off the page. And mixed with an obsession for detail (lol) you make even boring pleats look so interesting! The perfect texture of silk…the little hairs on her eyebrows and the crisp black O of her lips… Random…but they were the things that my eye kept floating back to..

I can’t wait to see these pieces in real life and all of what they’ve taught you in college.
April Cowan replied

Thank you Niall. you know you won’t see this piece though – it was commissioned, remember? and i’m officially putting the others up for sale now too… hopefully i’ll start something new now though. i miss charcoal.

my uni pieces are terrible, lol! i cannot paint to save my life… its awful :S can’t wait to start drawing…

(hug)
Robert O'Neill

Excellent work
April Cowan replied

Thank you! and thank you for the favourite!
etta

Such amazing detail in your work April!
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it ^^ and thank you for the watch as well!
hatefueled

stunning!
April Cowan replied

thank you! and thank you so much for the fav, i really appreciate it!
Tallulah

Gorgeous in a haunting way. Beautiful work and I do get the message, the comparisons from the days of Atticus to now….and they will still do it again and again. The folds in the fabric are so soft and delicate. Another stunning piece of work.
April Cowan replied

Thank you. i was unsure if i was getting the message across – it is a little bit vague. i also really wanted to emphasize.. the beauty of culture, i supose, and contrast it with how people are treated. To Kill A Mockingbird has always been one of my favourite books, particularly because of how many different emotions i felt during it, and i wanted to get that kind of… variety, into this.
Leith O'Malley

What an absolutely gorgeous drawing!!
Great work April :)
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much! and thank you for the favourite, i really appreciate it!
SylviaHardy

Love your work!
April Cowan replied

Thank you! and for the favourite as well!!! its greatly appreciated!
neogolas

This is Gorgeous work,nice mood.
April Cowan replied

Thanks ^^
April Mansilla

I feel as though she is being taken …coveredd in this cloth and just got a view of where she ended up…...striking!!!
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much! i’m glad such an emotion got through ^^ and thank you for the favourite as well, i really appreciate it!
midnightdreamer

very beautiful work my friend!!
Derek Shockey

Stunning, captivating, and absolutely beautiful!!!
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much! i really appreciated it!
Sienna Morris

Gorgeous work. One of those pieces that sinks in and starts telling you a story. Love your work.
April Cowan replied

Thank you, i truly appreciate it, and am glad that my work has made an impression.

Thank you for the favourite as well ^^
Crawford

love it!
April Cowan replied

Thank you ^^
Denise Martin

April,this is really superb!
Denise
April Cowan replied

Thank you! and thank you for the watch as well, i really appreciate it!
latinluvleee

its stunning -really. her eyes speak volumes.
April Cowan replied

Thank you ^^
julie08

Fantastic work:)
April Cowan replied

thank you ^^
Alissa Schurov

this is so beautiful! i wish i had the patience to draw fabric like that!
April Cowan replied

haha! ohh you have no idea how long it took me to do that – i’d sit down, look at it, draw a few lines and then run away – i much prefer to do something with a sense of movement to it. i found this piece really hard because of its stillness – it was hard to stay with it =P

Thank you so much for the fav, comment and the watch ^^ i really appreciate it
AnitaInverarity

Incredible- you are so talented x
ShadowDancer

i think others have stated the obvious magnificence of this piece.. the details, eyebrows, shape of the mouth, the fabric… i’m in awe. beautiful, glorious, bravo.
jacqleen

Her expression is just Priceless…great treatment and capture… Nice Work.
allycpr29

oh this is just beautiful the face on this girl tells a very deep story….well done:)ally
Elucidate

Congrats on your sale!
April Cowan replied

Thank you!! it made my day, haha!!
Erin Farrar

This is absolutely beautiful :-)
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much!
bubbleblue

Stunning work
April Cowan replied

Thank you!
Selkie

Wow.
Angie Muccillo

April your artwork is amazing!! Exquisite detail and texture in your work :-)
Lea Williams

Lovely work. I love how you have done it in black and white. Brilliant fabric work. Very clever. Very powerful. :-)
Daniel Angeles

this is so beautiful, dark, mysterious. Love this so much, really amazing piece of art.
Sandra Fisher

Beautiful…a lot of depth.
Roz McQuillan

Your charcoal work is stunning!
Alan Findlater

excellent work well done
April Cowan replied

Thank you!
Azzurra

wow awesome….
April Cowan replied

Thank you!
Elizium

Stunning…this literally is rolling off my screen like a cloud

Congrats on the Homepgae feature
Elizium
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much! Thats very kind of you!
CapturedByKylie

Congratulations on being featured on Red Bubble’s Portrait-themed home page. August 24th 2009.
April Cowan replied

Thank you!!
Dayonda

Congratulations !! Your excellent work has been Featured today on RB’s Main Page”:
http://www.redbubble.com/ 23 Aug 2009. Great work!
I’m afraid I’m not catching what you meant to show or represent,
but I’ve seldom seen such a beautiful graphite pic!
April Cowan replied

thank you so much!! i’m so excited about the feature, though unfortunately i didn’t get to see it on the front page – i’m really bad with computers, and i just can’t seem to be able to find it!
The picture is actually done with compressed charcoal, not graphite, and the theme.. basically, i was inspired by Harper Lee;s work, and i could see so many parrallels between Atticus’ times and our own, and i wanted to show.. beauty, in culture and race, and to show the pointlessness and shame that lies in prejudice. That harming something, even something as simple and pretty as a mockingbird, will only hurt our own future. thats possibly the best that i can describe it… its kind of difficult to put into words, but i hope that helps explain it a bit
John Dicandia

Your work is of a supreme quality. You have a great future ahead of you.
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much!
KEETKEET

REALLY BEAUTIFUL WORK APRIL
April Cowan replied

Thank you!
Joanne Bradley

Amazing portrait, congrats on the homepage feature!
April Cowan replied

Thanks so much!
DalunE Khoang

amazing work.beautiful b/w.great emotions.great face and wonderful work of fabric!
April Cowan replied

thank you!
3XEternity

Congrats on your homepage feature!
April Cowan replied

Thanks so much!
PPPhotoArt

absolutely marvellous B&W of a very beautiful girl
congrats on homepage!!!!
April Cowan replied

Thank you! i really appreciate it!
Chiteo

Amazing! So beautiful!
April Cowan replied

Thank you!
Antonia Diewold

WOW!! THis is ABSOLUTLY AMAZING!!
WELL DONE! =]
April Cowan replied

hahaha, thank you!
BrianAmesbury

nice work…
April Cowan replied

Thanks!
Junior Mclean

I like this!
April Cowan replied

Thank you!
ArtPhotoCollide

Beautiful work! Congrats on your home page feature :):):)
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much!
Tenee Attoh

Beautiful and a BIG CONGRATS ON THE HOMEPAGE FEATURE
April Cowan replied

haha, thank you!
TaniaLosada

Brilliant!
April Cowan replied

<3>
-Lilith-

Wonderful portrait April! The expression is fabulous…
I’m impressed!
April Cowan replied

Thank you very much!
mochilady

great work! congrats on the rb homepage!
April Cowan replied

Thank you!
Josie Jackson

Absolutely magnificent, this is so lifelike, I want to touch it, you are very talented and its a pleasure to look at your work and congratulations on the homepage.
April Cowan replied

haha, thank you so much!! it feels wonderful to hear that!
Stefán Kristin...

Amazing piece of work! I absolutely love the big eye it gives so much emotion, it is like “she” can watch right through me – very powerful expression in the face!

This is quite haunting drawing!
April Cowan replied

Thank you! i really appreciate it!
luis ferreiro

Beautiful work and gallery!!!
April Cowan replied

Thanks!
Sharon Mau
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much for doing that! I didn’t actually get to see my work on the homepage, and i’ve been trying to find it and just haven’t been able to, so i really really appreciate you putting it up here for me!!
CheriesArt

Incredible art…such beauty and skill. You are so Blessed! Wonderful to see this on the front page of RB!
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much!
ViktoryiaN

WOW! Terriic artwork! Congrates on the homepage feature! Well-deserved!
April Cowan replied

aw, thank you!! i really appreciate it!
Starz

Congratulations on your RedBubble home page feature
your work is beautiful and dynamic
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much, that is very kind of you!
Elizabeth Bravo

Congratulations on being featured….awesome work…...looks so good on the home page!!
April Cowan replied

Thank you so much!
Banin Jafar

WOW!! Now thats art…Girlll you’re awsome…
April Cowan replied

hahaha, thank you very much! you’ve made my day =D
Sharon Mau

Aloha April, you’re welcome! You may see this also here on the RedBubble Homepages Blogspot
Kendra Taber 29 days ago

awesome