#crowned cranes

[arthistoryanimalia]

#TwoForTuesday diptych:

Milan Todd (Australian, 1922-2018)

Two works: Untitled [Grey Crowned Cranes]

oil on canvas, 49.5 x 29 cm ea.

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Two-works--Untitled/CEC2FA4ECF07E697

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/2-Works--Untitled/3474189C80E87391

[littlestampcollection]

[leaves-and-inks]

I’ve had this piece in my head (and on random post-it notes) since 2020-2021. It’s nice to finally put it to paper, or to procreate I guess. It’s not quite how I pictured it, but it’s where I’m at now skill-wise.

The Crane Wives are one of my favorite bands, and have been a huge inspiration in all of my creative pursuits, whether that be art or writing. Their music really speaks to me.

It was interesting reading up on the meaning behind the band name! I wasn’t aware of the myth of the crane wife before, it was really interesting reading up on it, and it helped me figure out exactly which bird to draw. If you’re not familiar with it and like mythology, I definitely recommend looking it up!

[ID: digital illustration of a red-crowned crane with its mouth wide open and a stylized, long neck wrapping around and behind it. In its open beak are the hand-lettered words: “THE CRANE WIVES”. There is a white border around the edge of the frame, and the piece has a word, rough style to its inking and rendering./end ID]

[animalphotorefs]

Help me decide what animal photos should be added to the free image reference repository next!

This will usually be a perk for Patreon supporters, but to start the website off right I decided to make a public poll. All of these species will be added to the repository eventually, so this poll is for what you want to see right away.

Feast your eyes upon the options:

[scottpartridge]

The Red-Crowned Crane is week two of the @migratorymay November 2024 prompt list, featuring #birdsofchina . 

[spoonybird]

New bookmark designs! c:

[antiqueanimals]

Natural History in Zoological Gardens, by Frank E. Beddard. Illustration by Winifred Austen. 1905.

Internet Archive

[chameleocoonj]

dinovember + diNOvember on the weekends B)

[life-on-our-planet]

The red crowned crane traditionally nests in marshes, but most have been drained. So the cranes are raising their offspring in an irrigation channel. All through the summer, the chick is entirely dependent its parents for food. The family won't be able to move on until the chick can fly. BBC Earth

[psikonauti]

Cheryl Medow (American, b. 1944)

Grey Crowned Cranes, 2014

[crumbpigeon]

red-crowned crane 🪷

[smallerdelusions]

Dinovember Day 22: Miragaia

[textless]

The grey crowned crane is big and fancy, and is the national bird of Uganda.

[cloud-ya]

red-crowned crane wife

[killjo-q]

Some bird studies from the farm(/zoo?) we visited for my birthday this weekend

[spinus-pinus]

Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum

11/11/2023 San Diego Zoo Safari Park, California