Firebird

I drew this while listening to Strazinski's "Firebird Suite". A brilliant violist suggested I draw a picture to illustrate it. At first, I imagined a pheonix, a fiery red-gold bird soaring through the sky. Then, I began to listen to the more suptle, quiet details and decided that they gave life to the music.

One can notice that I used cool colours as well as warm colours in this picure. Although the lines are smooth and graceful, the bird's gaze is sharp and the lines are crisp. The intention was to try to convey the piercing contrasts in "Firebird". The tail feathers are semi-transparent to convey a sort of exotic mystery. The music is very magical.