When Sarah and I were in the used bookstore in Rhode Island we got to looking at this book series with phenomenal paintings and illustrations. I bought one of the books! Here it is:
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This is the first illustration in there by Yvonne Gilbert
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Nice dogs, huh? He's got nice dogs. Irish wolfhounds. I knew a gigantic Irish Wolfhound named Huey who, at the time, stood higher than I did. And he never held it over me, which I liked about him.
On Saturday I started a white peacock. Here he is
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Peacocks are the first of the Four Alchemical Birds. The last one is the Pelican, who apparently pierces her own heart to let her children drink from the blood. I think have that right. So, hey, if you're into alchemy, look forward to that one!
7 comments:
Wow Good stuff!!!
Peacocks and pelicans uh huh! got it! I think maybe peacocks are a bit narcissistic. i saw one a couple weeks ago at the river park it was staring into a chrome bumper quite enamoured with himself. Very funny to watch.
xo
ha ha!
Classic!
There's a peacock at the farm and every time I see him he's strutting around like, "Excuse me everyone. You'll notice... that I am here. Yes. That's right. Me. I am The Man."
:D
That or he was doing his mirror work!?
Ha ha!!!
Fantastic Shannon!
Thank you Angelina! <3
Jesus Birds, how very cool. :)
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