Bowerbird

Bowerbird by Firedrake
Bowerbird by Firedrake

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 Times
  • braidy

    braidy, 5 months ago

    this is a great image firedrake!

  • thickblackoutline

    thickblackoutlinet-shirt and design aficionado, 5 months ago

    this is fantastic!! such great detail

  • ozjami

    ozjami, 5 months ago

    wow !Fantastic work,brillant message too !!

  • Laurie McClave

    Laurie McClave, 5 months ago

    Wowie wow wow love it!

  • Madeline M.  Allen

    Madeline M. A..., 5 months ago

    AWESOME!!!

  • LostBoy1

    LostBoy1, 5 months ago

    What`s the message?

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake, 5 months ago

    Thanks everyone!!

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake in reply to LostBoy1’s comment, 5 months ago

    Don’t get your easter eggs and grenades mixed up :)

  • Lisadee

    Lisadee, 5 months ago

    Wonderful stuff..hmm birds and explosives..hmm..brilliant:)

  • Tallulah

    Tallulah, 5 months ago

    Great work. Love all the details and the watermarked background looks fab.

  • jaycee

    jaycee, 5 months ago

    This is fantastic.

  • Brian Towers

    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

    Jing3011, 5 months ago

    wonderful

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake, 5 months ago

    Thanks everyone!!

  • Firedrake

    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

    Alyson Pearson, 5 months ago

    very cool as always!

  • atomikboy

    atomikboy, 5 months ago

    Good work.

  • bites

    bites, 5 months ago

    Excellent, love it! : D

  • Belinda Leopold

    Belinda Leopold, 5 months ago

    Fabulous and clever :)

  • Bridgett Ferguson

    Bridgett Ferguson, 5 months ago

    i love your work Firedrake! :)

  • Marion Chapman

    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

    Matthew Thornburg, 5 months ago

    Wow ,strong image!

  • flamingrhino

    flamingrhino, 5 months ago

    great image!

  • Damian

    Damian, 5 months ago

    Fantastic Kaitlin, love your animal ideas. The helmet and grenades look brilliant.

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART, 5 months ago

    Brilliant!!!!!!!!! But this didn’t show upon my activity list either.

  • Darryl A

    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

    PennyEdwardes, 5 months ago

    Well done! You have such a wonderful imagination…..brilliant work!

  • sra58

    sra58, 5 months ago

    WOW-really food for thought…nice composition.
    Sharon

  • Peter Zentjens

    Peter Zentjens, 5 months ago

    Great concept and excellently drawn.

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti, 4 months ago

    Very nice artwork! excellent!

  • Geir Floede

    Geir Floede, 4 months ago

    This is entertainment. On a very high level. And so fun…. congrats.

  • Firedrake

    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

    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

    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

    Karin Taylor, 4 months ago

    wow!

  • AngelArtist

    AngelArtist, 3 months ago

    I like the cute crow =) Is he a Soldier-Crow?

  • Firedrake

    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

    Firedrake in reply to AngelArtist’s comment, 3 months ago

    Maybe! Some kind of war-beast anyway..

  • Steven Novak

    Steven Novak, 3 months ago

    Oooh…methinks this isn’t going to end well. ;) Great piece!

  • Mechellerene

    Mechellerene, 3 months ago

    splendid! LOL!

  • wanda lechene

    wanda lechene, 2 months ago

    lol this is amazing and brillant work i love it

  • Atheum

    Atheum, 2 months ago

    That’s one dead bird; great drawing.

  • Namueh

    Namueh, 2 months ago

    Very well done, wonderful idea.

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