Work in Progress: "If I Were A Phoenix Bird..."

I started a new artwork today, which I plan on working on, live, tonight out on the street as part of festivities at First Friday in Ambler, PA. The title from this piece comes from a song ("The Song for Icarus") I wrote with my band The Red Masque.

"...If I were a phoenix bird,
I'd take this flame inside of me.
I would rival the sun;
It would not outshine me.
From a great height I would burn..."

I thought about drawing a woman who was holding a phoenix close to her heart and letting the flames of the bird consume all around her. I'm still working out the detail but here is a start....

19 x 25 inches
Oil pastels and colored pencil on paper (so far)






Comments

This is looking good,it is interesting to see human figures coming more into your work and with your wonderful creatures......