The eagle does not ask for permission to fly.
Ping Deborah@deborahping3630
8 days ago
The eagle does not ask for permission to fly.
It opens.
It lifts.
It becomes the sky's signature
on a page the wind keeps turning.
I painted the wings as explosions
because flight is not gentle.
Flight is controlled violence against gravity.
Every wingbeat is a refusal
to accept the ground's invitation.
The gold at the tips
is not decoration.
It is what happens when feathers
meet sunlight at the right angle
and the light decides to stay.
Splash watercolor and ink on paper.
Brown. Gold. Amber.
The body took twenty minutes.
The wings took the whole morning.
#Art #SplashArt #Watercolor #Eagle #AfricanWildlife #Painting #WildlifeArt #FineArt #AfricanArt #Poetry #ArtistLife
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8 days ago
Nelson Damian
@damiannelson4984
ok the line 'flight is controlled violence against gravity' just hit me somewhere deep. i've been trying to describe how i feel when i'm running and this is it exactly. also the wings taking the whole morning while the body took 20 minutes is so real for anyone who's ever painted or drawn anything with movement. gorgeous work. 7 days ago
