The Hoopoe, 2018 Black ink and graphite on paper
I've always loved drawing birds, and the hoopoe is one of the ones I keep coming back to. The crest, the long curved beak, the bold black-and-white pattern on the wings — there's something almost unreal about the way they look, as if they were designed by someone who wanted to see how much a single bird could carry.
I drew this one with the wings fully open, because that's how I think of them: in the moment just before flight, or just after landing, when all of the body's pattern is visible at once. The lines are slow and repetitive, the kind of mark-making I fall into when I want to stop thinking and just follow the shape.
The hoopoe carries an old and strange mythology. It appears in Egyptian art as a sacred bird, in Persian poetry as the leader of the birds in Attar's Conference of the Birds, and in the stories of King Solomon as a messenger between worlds. With its extraordinary crest and marked wings, it has long been seen as a figure of wisdom, of vision, and of a creature that belongs slightly outside the ordinary order of things.
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: 11 × 14 in (28 × 35.5 cm) total paper size, with an A4 artwork area centered within a white border — ideal for framing.
– Framed Black or White — presented in a premium box frame with Perspex glaze and a white mount (passe-partout), ready to hang. Size: 12 × 16 in (30 × 40 cm)
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.
The Hoopoe, 2018 Black ink and graphite on paper
I've always loved drawing birds, and the hoopoe is one of the ones I keep coming back to. The crest, the long curved beak, the bold black-and-white pattern on the wings — there's something almost unreal about the way they look, as if they were designed by someone who wanted to see how much a single bird could carry.
I drew this one with the wings fully open, because that's how I think of them: in the moment just before flight, or just after landing, when all of the body's pattern is visible at once. The lines are slow and repetitive, the kind of mark-making I fall into when I want to stop thinking and just follow the shape.
The hoopoe carries an old and strange mythology. It appears in Egyptian art as a sacred bird, in Persian poetry as the leader of the birds in Attar's Conference of the Birds, and in the stories of King Solomon as a messenger between worlds. With its extraordinary crest and marked wings, it has long been seen as a figure of wisdom, of vision, and of a creature that belongs slightly outside the ordinary order of things.
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: 11 × 14 in (28 × 35.5 cm) total paper size, with an A4 artwork area centered within a white border — ideal for framing.
– Framed Black or White — presented in a premium box frame with Perspex glaze and a white mount (passe-partout), ready to hang. Size: 12 × 16 in (30 × 40 cm)
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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