Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Perfectly True to Life

I have finished the "caribou". In the Natural History that accompanies the Codex, Louis Nicolas writes: "My drawing of the caribou is perfectly true to life."

Something must be lost in translation, because caribou have skinny antlers, more like an elk. These antlers look like those of a moose, yet the rest of the critter doesn't. And it's not a reindeer either.

But in any case, I am quite happy with it.

And today, thinking of Jude and Was.

5 comments:

Sue McB said...

Not sure if I have left a comment before or not, I have certainly tried to do so...Blogger is so contrary with Wordpress ids and I can never read the security thingy below. I may just have given up!! Anyway, trying again to say I love what you are doing with these drawings, they are fabulous!

Louisa said...

Well whatever critter he is - he's terribly handsome! Perhaps Pere Nicholas needed glasses?

Heather, since you've already chosen to moderate comments, perhaps you could take off the horrible captcha step for comments? I doubt you need both.

onesmallstitch said...

that's the funniest looking cariboo I've ever seen, perhaps Louisa is right or maybe he was smoking something??' again your stitches are beautiful.

blandina (aracne) said...

I love your smiling caribou!

Judy Martin said...

Heather

I am so enjoying seeing your interpretation of these fantastical naturals.

xx