From the "Little Birds" series—10x8" original charcoal drawing.
Yes, I feel a bit sorry for the dragonfly, but they are predators, too. And this purple martin has babies to feed. I'm happy to see the work my neighbor is doing introducing this useful species into the area. Side note: the liquid charcoal really brought some fun textures to this drawing. I love working with that somewhat unpredictable medium. This series is presented on gesso panels mounted to 3/4” New Zealand pine. The image area is highly textured and details are scratched into the dry and liquid charcoal. After a splash of metallic bronze acrylic, the art is sealed with an archival fixative for a dramatic, frameless presentation. Ready to hang as is, or framed as desired. 
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