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Since April 2020, in the depths of lockdown, I have been drawing birds on request, and drawings became prints. To promote them, I began to "gently reference" the birds I'd drawn in a series of "fashion" spreads. These humorous and light-hearted shoots used my own wardrobe and makeup skills and became an intrinsic component of a project that has become known as Birds Can Fly.
As soon as the lockdown in the UK was announced and in the face of cancellations and delays of most of my forthcoming work, I was bereft of motivation. I felt I had to reconsider my function as an artist during a global pandemic. Housebound and feeling emotionally blank and overwhelmed, I began to consider what work would be relevant to a changed world.
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#1
European Bee-Eater
Final score:
84points
Roman Hans 5 years ago
Okay, this is just spectacular. The colors are great together while the makeup is modern and strong. Beautiful, traffic-stopping look.
Jayne Kyra 5 years ago
I want to recreate this and I know I am going to fail. But it looks so stunning! The whole looks is gorgeous!
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#2
Peacock
Final score:
69points
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
This is totally on point from the eye makeup to the wonderfully tailored blue suite and gorgeous patterned scarves.
As I sat in my apartment overlooking a clearer, quieter London skyline, I noticed the birds more than ever and my passion for ornithology re-emerged. I began drawing the birds I could see from my window. Comforted by the process, I asked my social media followers if there was a bird they’d like me to draw. I expected a little flutter of interest.
#3
Kookaburra
Final score:
68points
Sent From The Slytherin House 5 years ago
His moustache is kinda bothering me for some reason...
#4
Waxwing
Final score:
62points
What emerged was a wide variety of requests for bird drawings. Requests were often accompanied by an anecdote explaining their choice. I began drawing a bird for my followers most days and now have a disparate collection of ornithological favorites, drawn in pen and colored in Photoshop, creating an online network of bird lovers, sharing stories of the birds they love on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. My intention was to punctuate timelines with an alternative to the growing horrors of the pandemic.
#5
White Stork
Final score:
61points
Olivia Betterton 4 years ago
This one is perfect. And the orange kinda looks like the beak lol
#6
Jay
Final score:
58points
Stories of a consoling interest in bird watching during this crisis, reflected in the messages of support and encouragement I received during lockdown. As the collection grew, I began to promote prints I'd made of the drawings by "gently referencing" the birds I'd drawn in #lockdown, mostly using my existing wardrobe and my makeup skills to echo the plumage of this collection of birds from around the world. What began as a tool for promotion has become a key element of this body of work that I've called Birds Can Fly.
#7
Blue Tit
Final score:
56points
too indesicive to choose name 3 years ago
Oh my God, I just noticed his name at the bottom of all the drawings! That's insane!
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Osprey
Final score:
55points
floofy doggo 5 years ago
Yall arent giving this guy some credit?! This work is freaking AMAZING!!
TheDanceQueen 5 years ago
I know right!! #1 those drawings are AMAZING!! And #2 that makeup is on POINT
Load More Replies... Mangelo Il Fumatori 5 years ago
Great work overall, but the Osprey photo reminds me a lot of Jacobim Mugatu from Zoolander. Not exactly sure if that was the intent, but it made me giggle a bit.
#9
Owl
Final score:
54points
#10
Swan
Final score:
54points
#11
Splendid Fairy Wren
Final score:
50points
#12
Wilson's Bird Of Paradise
Final score:
49points
#13
Chaffinch
Final score:
44points
#14
Woodpecker
Final score:
44points
#15
Long-Tailed Tit
Final score:
43points
#16
Kirtland's Warbler
Final score:
41points
Aunt Riarch 3 years ago
I'm only sorry he didn't manage to include the twig. I bet he could do that
Nicole Tomme 3 years ago
A little pine twig in his breastpocket would be perfect
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King Vulture
Final score:
41points
Bored.Paige 5 years ago
The makeup is amazing!! It matches every bird perfectly and adds a cool effect to the rest of the outfits.
whitney sweat 5 years ago
I love the shape of the clothing! he could have gone with more sleek, but i think that this really embodies the vulture.
#18
Northern Lapwing
Final score:
40points
happiness go brrrrrr 2 years ago
Alright, lets take a second and admire not just how long it might of taken and such, but how much he SLAYS IT!
#19
Firecrest
Final score:
38points
#20
Curlew
Final score:
38points
ispeak catanese 5 years ago
Curlews are so pretty, and the scarf weave goes so well with their markings
#21
Starling
Final score:
36points
#22
Herring Gull
Final score:
36points
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Turnip and a Frog 5 years ago
This is great. You’ve got great sense of colour and understanding of shape.
Aunt Riarch 3 years ago (edited)
Truly stunning. This person is an artist, no matter what the canvas
Golden Godess 3 years ago
You have a great artistic eye and I had a great time looking at your work. Keep it up!!
Turnip and a Frog 5 years ago
This is great. You’ve got great sense of colour and understanding of shape.
Aunt Riarch 3 years ago (edited)
Truly stunning. This person is an artist, no matter what the canvas
Golden Godess 3 years ago
You have a great artistic eye and I had a great time looking at your work. Keep it up!!
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