To beak, or not to beak?
Affectionately known as the the ‘swan selfie’ painting, this cheery chappy approaches with a smile. The focus on the beak drove the unusual ‘cut-off’ composition (no traditional portrait for this cygnus). The restrictions of a limited palette allowed a harmonious yellow beak reminiscent of a duck. That famous Hans Christian Anderson story comes to mind. Did the transformed swan retain some of the nurtured duck characteristics? What did they gain from their displaced beginnings?
Affectionately known as the the ‘swan selfie’ painting, this cheery chappy approaches with a smile. The focus on the beak drove the unusual ‘cut-off’ composition (no traditional portrait for this cygnus). The restrictions of a limited palette allowed a harmonious yellow beak reminiscent of a duck. That famous Hans Christian Anderson story comes to mind. Did the transformed swan retain some of the nurtured duck characteristics? What did they gain from their displaced beginnings?
Affectionately known as the the ‘swan selfie’ painting, this cheery chappy approaches with a smile. The focus on the beak drove the unusual ‘cut-off’ composition (no traditional portrait for this cygnus). The restrictions of a limited palette allowed a harmonious yellow beak reminiscent of a duck. That famous Hans Christian Anderson story comes to mind. Did the transformed swan retain some of the nurtured duck characteristics? What did they gain from their displaced beginnings?