Oil Pastel on Paper • Copyright © 2008 Ian Alexander Castruita

Gumby, a monk parakeet, is perhaps one of the meanest birds my family has ever owned.  That being said however, he is quite a character, and very photogenic.  One of the things that I really enjoyed about this project was that the models seemed to be sharing a laugh in the picture.

If you’re interested in seeing how this pastel painting was created, click here to be taken to EN•blog, where I have a series of posts about the process for making Marisol & Gumby.