Bowerbird
The closest thing to a political piece I have managed so far.
The bowerbird constructs an arch-shaped ‘bower’ out of twigs and brush, decorated with trinkets (usually blue) to impress others.
What do you feather your nest with?
30×25cm, watercolour/pastel/ink on canvas.

By the way, those are not easter eggs. Nope. No chocolate in there.
Bowerbird belongs to the following groups:
DaDa Land and Painters In Modern TimesAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

braidy, 5 months ago
this is a great image firedrake!
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5 months ago
this is fantastic!! such great detail
ozjami, 5 months ago
wow !Fantastic work,brillant message too !!
Laurie McClave, 5 months ago
Wowie wow wow love it!
Madeline M. A..., 5 months ago
AWESOME!!!
LostBoy1, 5 months ago
What`s the message?
Firedrake, 5 months ago
Thanks everyone!!
Firedrake in reply to LostBoy1’s comment, 5 months ago
Don’t get your easter eggs and grenades mixed up :)
Lisadee, 5 months ago
Wonderful stuff..hmm birds and explosives..hmm..brilliant:)
Tallulah, 5 months ago
Great work. Love all the details and the watermarked background looks fab.
jaycee, 5 months ago
This is fantastic.
Brian Towers, 5 months ago
Looks like fricasseed bowerbird on the menu. He should move to a better class neighbourhood. I like your style Firedrake, and your sense of humour.
Jing3011, 5 months ago
wonderful
Firedrake, 5 months ago
Thanks everyone!!
Firedrake in reply to Brian Towers’s comment, 5 months ago
Frica-what? I’ll have to google that… I’m much better with a canvas than a saucepan! hehehe
Alyson Pearson, 5 months ago
very cool as always!
atomikboy, 5 months ago
Good work.
bites, 5 months ago
Excellent, love it! : D
Belinda Leopold, 5 months ago
Fabulous and clever :)
Bridgett Ferguson, 5 months ago
i love your work Firedrake! :)
Marion Chapman, 5 months ago
Once again so original. you have such great ideas coming out of you and they are great to look and look at. Love it.
Matthew Thornburg, 5 months ago
Wow ,strong image!
flamingrhino, 5 months ago
great image!
Damian, 5 months ago
Fantastic Kaitlin, love your animal ideas. The helmet and grenades look brilliant.
BLYTHART, 5 months ago
Brilliant!!!!!!!!! But this didn’t show upon my activity list either.
Darryl A, 5 months ago
Cute little bird gonna get blown to bits. I like the watercolour detail underneath this drawing as well. Gives it depth.
Lovely illustration.
PennyEdwardes, 5 months ago
Well done! You have such a wonderful imagination…..brilliant work!
sra58, 5 months ago
WOW-really food for thought…nice composition.
Sharon
Peter Zentjens, 5 months ago
Great concept and excellently drawn.
Rosina Lamberti, 4 months ago
Very nice artwork! excellent!
Geir Floede, 4 months ago
This is entertainment. On a very high level. And so fun…. congrats.
Firedrake in reply to Geir Floede’s comment, 4 months ago
Thanks! It’s really important to me that people see the humour in my work. I am a silly sort of a person at heart, always laughing at idiotic things…
Michael Alesich, 4 months ago
Fire, I love you’re technique and you’re ideas. I am sincerely waiting for your story or animation.
colin, 4 months ago
Once again, you’ve applied your imagination to this ‘pseudo-magpie’ nest builder.
Fantastic mixed elements, to emphasize your worrying concept, Kaitlin!
Very good use of mixed media here.
I like the detailed crop – shrapnel for easter!
Karin Taylor, 4 months ago
wow!
AngelArtist, 3 months ago
I like the cute crow =) Is he a Soldier-Crow?
Firedrake in reply to colin’s comment, 3 months ago
Haha…he doesn’t look too concerned…maybe he doesn’t realise the danger!
Firedrake in reply to AngelArtist’s comment, 3 months ago
Maybe! Some kind of war-beast anyway..
Steven Novak, 3 months ago
Oooh…methinks this isn’t going to end well. ;) Great piece!
Mechellerene, 3 months ago
splendid! LOL!
wanda lechene, 2 months ago
lol this is amazing and brillant work i love it
Atheum, 2 months ago
That’s one dead bird; great drawing.
Namueh, 2 months ago
Very well done, wonderful idea.