The Milke Way

“What am I in most people’s eyes? A nonentity or an eccentric and disagreeable man–somebody who has no position in society and never will have, in short, the lowest of the low. Very well, even if this were true, I should want my work to show what is in the heart of such an eccentric, of such a nobody.” Vincent VanGogh

Corvus corax February 26, 2008

Otherwise known as the common Raven is one of my favorite birds.

There’s just something about them that fascinates me.

I like the way they hop about with their shiny black feathers and smart beady eyes always sizing you up.

But most of all, I love the sound they make, that shrill caw always brings a smile to my face and a sense of excitement.

Perhaps it’s nostalgia and nothing more.

Raven

I was playing around with the background and ended up making the purple resemble a wolf’s head.

I liked the effect so I ended up leaving it in. What do you think?

As an added treat and quite fitting to accompany this piece, I thought I’d also share the following video with you.

Christopher Walken reading: Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven

Enjoy & G-night,

A

 

7 Responses to “Corvus corax”

  1. JBam Says:

    My dark ravin lovin sister…hehe
    and you call me gothic…lol

    I do really like this..the face of the raven is very distinct…very nice…and the back ground of the wolf…very nice..
    I love it

  2. FROSTYPAWS4 Says:

    I Love this it is amazing….the purple back ground is cool!

  3. truth9 Says:

    L’il sis, you couldn’t be gothic if you tried. Your hehe and lol attest to that,

    And yeah, this is another good one. I like the eyes.

  4. Amanda Says:

    Thanks FROSTYPAWS4.
    I think it turned out well. :)

  5. JBam Says:

    LOL…see Manda! haha….I didn’t think I was Gothic at all….
    more hippie if anything….

    peace and love baby…=0p

  6. Amanda Says:

    lol I never said you were gothic??? What are you talking about?

  7. JBam Says:

    You called me it numerous times…and then you said one of my pics on MSN looked gothic…lol we’ve had this conversation before
    anyway…whatever..LOL
    it’s no big deal =0)

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