IT’S MINE – Gulls and animal instinct
$92 – $1,500
IT’S MINE – Seagulls and animal instinct Lead pencil illustration seagulls
ORIGINAL FOR SALE – POA @ this link
PROVERB
Covert with lust
Forget your neighbor
There is no trust
Animal instinct
THE STORY
The seagull’s natural behavior and instinct (me first) inspired this illustration. I drew the image from a photograph taken on Takapuna beach near Rangitoto Island, Auckland, New Zealand.
I realized the same instinct is in us when we miss out on a coveted lust. Scrapping for something I greedily lusted over left me convicted of my self-centeredness. I noted I didn’t care about the other.
I guess that’s why we call it animal instinct and the seagulls act as a metaphor. Put into context, animal instinct is void of love.
There were times in our own family when pure selfishness ruled my wayward heart. Under conviction, I thought, “No wonder the world has problems, I am part of it”.
Realizing we all struggle with selfishness in varying degrees, (me first, animal instinct), I decided I had to make changes to my own behavior and my neighbor would not suffer the consequences of my self-centered eating frenzy. There truly is enough for everyone so I can be a problem solver rather than the problem.
My seagull heart had to die.
The process
This simple Chiaroscuro pencil illustration challenged me. To control the pencil leads to mid-tone perfection with sensitivity to the high contrast highlight and shadows in the feathers was a good exercise. This was a new territory using just the white paper. Adding the color cut-outs on the perspex was just a design element for modern decor presentation.
Maybe a successful ex-pat Kiwi in London or New York would buy this to remind themselves of the treasures of Takapuna beach on the North Shore of Auckland city.
STATUS and MATERIALS
ORIGINAL FOR SALE * $1500.
6b lead pencil on archival, acid-free watercolor paper framed in perspex mounted on hand-painted New Zealand hardboard.
* Originals and Limited Edition reproductions supplied with Provenance, coded Authentication of Sale Certificate, and maintenance/care information.
15 LIMITED EDITIONS “PENCIL ENHANCED” CANVAS REPRODUCTIONS
Please ask about the price and sizes.
25 LIMITED EDITIONS CANVAS REPRODUCTIONS *
Unframed sizes | 850 x short side – $850 | 550 x short side – $550
Printed on long-life archival canvas. Protected with two coats of UV archival spray.
* Stretch mounted reproductions will incur added charges for mounting and freight.
OPEN EDITION POSTER ART PRINTS *
Unframed sizes | 594 x short side – $120 | 420 x short side – $92
* Posters printed on fine art papers and treated with two coats of UV archival spray.
FASHION and PRODUCTS
Images from “Its mine” will be exhibited on Women’s Fashions through Vida and multiple product lines at Fine Art America
SHIPPING
- Includes insurance and package/handling fees.
- The Original and Limited Edition reproductions ship with the Provenance coded Authentication of Sale Certificate and maintenance information.
- Poster art prints ship in insured tubes.
