- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Coco, my Black Crow - Pilot Fineliner Black Ink sketch and watercolour in Moleskine 200gsm Watercolour Sketchbook
Crow – Corvus capensis. Found: Africa
Crow – Corvus capensis. Found: Africa
Ample press is given to charismatic animals such as dolphins, chimps and the like, but few, when talking of intelligent beings, think to mention the crow or raven. It is, however, easy to understand the natural aversions some people have towards these birds: They’re lacking in any type of floral-like beauty; they have a cacophonous and sometimes incessant caw, and are cunning thieves to boot.
But if you look closer, and get to know these beautiful birds on a more intimate level, you will see not just see ‘plain black’ feathers, but beautiful iridescent colours of purple, blue, green and brown. And discover a great intelligence, and even a sense of humour, not normally associated with birds.
They are smart, ingenious, protective, adventurous, and full of engaging play; I recall my 27yr-old crow, Coco, watching intently as I planted my pansy seedlings, only to up-root them the minute I turned my back, cawing in laughter as she fled my mock chase!
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Love your sketch!
ReplyDeletethanks ever so much Haley, really pleased you like it!
DeleteHello Maree:) So beautiful this sketch. The colors are great. Crows happen to be one of my favorite birds. I love them:)
ReplyDeleteAaaah Renate! Lovely that you love crows, that's so great! Thanks a lot, pleased you like this one!
DeleteI really love your sketch a lot. Thanks for sharing. I like this one a lot. I really appreciated your work. Keep it up!
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thanks a lot Katarina.
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