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Day 29

I love the idea of putting objects in environments where they would not naturally belong. It (hopefully) makes the viewer question the relationship between subject and setting.

This is a 11.5"x16" mixed media sketch of an adult Little Auk or Dovekie on a sample sheet of wallpaper. This small bird is abundant in the arctic and would never be found nesting in an autumnesque environment such as this one.

My favorite thing about this bird is it's relationship to the Great Auk which has been extinct since 1844. The last breeding pair was killed on the island of Eldey, off Iceland.
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