The Flamingo, 2018 Black ink and graphite on paper
There's something about a flamingo standing on one leg that I find endlessly compelling — the way an animal so tall and so visible chooses the most precarious form of stillness. It's not fragility. It's a kind of radical balance, held without effort, as if standing on one leg were the most natural thing in the world. Because for them, it is.
Drawing her, I wanted to hold that contradiction: the long delicate legs, the ornate body, the stillness that looks like it could tip at any moment but never does. The patterns across her body became denser the closer I got to the center, as if all her weight lived in the middle and the extremities were just gestures outward — neck, legs, beak — reaching into the space around her.
Flamingos have carried a place in human imagination as figures of grace, balance, and the beauty of standing out. They are born grey and earn their color through what they consume — one of the only animals whose appearance is a direct reflection of how they nourish themselves. In ancient Egypt they were associated with the sun god Ra; in many cultures their single-leg stance has been read as a figure of meditation, of being fully present while holding the lightest possible contact with the ground.
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Printed on 200 gsm museum-grade matte paper and signed by the artist.
Edition: Open
Available Options:
– Unframed Fine Art Print — Size: 9 × 12 in (23 × 30.5 cm) total paper size, with an A5 artwork area centered within a white border — ideal for framing.
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The Flamingo, 2018 Black ink and graphite on paper
There's something about a flamingo standing on one leg that I find endlessly compelling — the way an animal so tall and so visible chooses the most precarious form of stillness. It's not fragility. It's a kind of radical balance, held without effort, as if standing on one leg were the most natural thing in the world. Because for them, it is.
Drawing her, I wanted to hold that contradiction: the long delicate legs, the ornate body, the stillness that looks like it could tip at any moment but never does. The patterns across her body became denser the closer I got to the center, as if all her weight lived in the middle and the extremities were just gestures outward — neck, legs, beak — reaching into the space around her.
Flamingos have carried a place in human imagination as figures of grace, balance, and the beauty of standing out. They are born grey and earn their color through what they consume — one of the only animals whose appearance is a direct reflection of how they nourish themselves. In ancient Egypt they were associated with the sun god Ra; in many cultures their single-leg stance has been read as a figure of meditation, of being fully present while holding the lightest possible contact with the ground.
Premium fine-art giclée print of an original illustration by Nayeli Lavanderos.
Printed on 200 gsm museum-grade matte paper and signed by the artist.
Edition: Open
Available Options:
– Unframed Fine Art Print — Size: 9 × 12 in (23 × 30.5 cm) total paper size, with an A5 artwork area centered within a white border — ideal for framing.
– Framed Black or White — Size: 8.3 x 11.7 in (21 x 29.7cm) presented in a premium box frame with Float Glass glaze and a white mount (passe-partout), ready to hang.
Free worldwide shipping is included with every order. Please allow 5–10 business days for delivery.
Each print is carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard tube (or boxed within the EU) and wrapped in protective tissue paper.
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