Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: This Bird Cant Fly

Pigeon-faced figure in a gray-green coat shows off a maroon lining.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2012. It is paint on paper. Because the skins are peeled up, anything painted on them is reversed, so he must write text backwards and paint a figure facing right if it is meant to look left. Centered, a small figure with a pointed, gray-green head and beaked face stands in a speckled coat opened to show maroon panels. Dark legs finish the shape. It is 6 inches wide and 7 high.

Pigeon-chested, maroon-lined, and strutting a bit.