Flights of Fancy: The Birds of Rongovia

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wood duck 1

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hooded merganser start

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head on chicken

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work in progress for thesis

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May trim down the levels of color...and work out the bkgd a little.
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goose in the works--first blush

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New image

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This little guy was quickly chopped out to point to viability...which I hope to the client, it does. I am thinking this could really fly (no pun intended!), has a certain elegance to it...and would be relatively bulletproof for it's use. Plus, I had the chance to find out a little about Kingfishers. They are classified as Tree Kingfishers, Water Kingfishers and River Kingfishers. Just that cut is very romantic and filled with all sorts of references and ideas. I need to go think>>

The snow is accumulating. Big fat flakes.

Birds not Burkas

2007-02-07T12:07:00.001-05:00

I am totally bored with the damned burkas. I feel like the poor frozen schoolbus. Something's gotta change. So, allowing myself to think a little (imagine!), I have decided to give myself a little permission to change my thesis and get back to the birds. I love them and the reaction to the birds have been positive. Not that the burkas are bad, its just that I want to get away from them...and the intent from the advisor, was to do work about something I was passionate about--and he surmised it was burkas as I did one illustration about them.

Lets start with the fact I have no problem with women and women's issues.The whole female schtick is tough for me after fourteen years of all girl school and the consciousness raising that went on there. I am sympathetic and supportive but not a bomb thrower over female rights etc. I believe women are indeed equal to men and they deserve to have the right to work and be paid equally to men. Same job, same pay, same rights, no questions. I believe women should and must be educated. I believe women should and must have the choice to have children or not. I believe women can do anything as well or better than a man...so the woman thing I am onboard with.

However, I have a hard time getting all geared up about fundamentalism in a culture that I do not understand and have no touch with. It is as if I am studying polar bears on the moon, aliens, quarks or the lives of circus freaks. I have no context, no true sympathies (empathy yes...), no sense or semblance of this lifestyle and decision making. So the illustration process is impersonal and dispassionate--and I think it shows. I got so happy with the chopping out of the little kingfisher--I asked myself, "what gives?" . Which prompted this little discussion I have with myself about imagery and what am I more charged about...thus, the return to the birds. Your thoughts?