"Feeling Peckish" Print

I really wanted to draw a bird for the first time. I have been up close and personal with birds of prey a few times and think they are absolutely beautiful. Their faces contain so much expression in the eyes and enormous variety in texture, from the harsh smooth curves of their predating beaks to the soft silent feather surrounding their eyes. Hence, I knew I want to draw a raptor face. In order to inject my usual humour in this composition I thought "Why not have a simple mouse, oblivious to the potential threat behind?!" I'm very happy with how this turned out. I like the balance of weight - the large domineering eagle compared to the tiny mouse. For my usual 'ink bubble', I settled on an exclamation mark - akin to the tingle of a certain superhero's 'spider-sense'! I think the piece provides a nice bit of tension and humour for the viewer, who can make their own minds up on what happens next to the mouse! Either way, if it makes you smile, I'm happy! As always, this piece was produced with a single Bic biro (ballpoint pen) and the actual pen used will be shipped along with the original art! Note - the image shown is 8x10 inches of artwork - the actual card 'canvas size' has a 1 inch white border. Hence the physical item is 10x12 inches, with the artwork fitting in an 8x10 aperture - hope that makes sense! The image will be signed in UV ink and will be 3d embossed in the lower right corner with the Biro Guy official logo for authenticity (see the additional images - the embossed logo example is to the right of the wax seal). Hence, being UV and 3d relief, neither of these features will affect the visual apperance of the artwork. Materials: - black Bic biro - orange and green Winsor & Newton ink - Strathmore 270gsm Bristol smooth surface card Thanks so much for taking the time to look at my artwork - and please do look at the others in my collection if you like this one. Have a great day! Ben (the Biro Guy)