Flamingo

Flamingo

About This Painting:

One of the most recognisable traits of this leggy bird is how it seems to prefer to stand on one leg– even when asleep – with what appears to be its knee bent backwards. This is actually its ankle and heel; the flamingo’s knee is located much further up the limb, hidden underneath its feathers. The whole area from the ankle to the toes is actually a giant foot. The joint that looks like an ankle, right down the bottom, is actually the beginnings of the toes. So effectively half the flamingo’s legs are actually its feet, and the normal stance for a flamingo is on its tiptoes.

Flamingo
12x9
watercolor on 140 lb watercolor paper

Media: watercolor

Size: 9 in X 12 in (22.9 cm X 30.5 cm)

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