"All Would Envy" by Joana Figueiredo

All would envy
The rainbow in your feathers
All would envy
Your dark silver mane and tail
All would envy
The shine reflected in your blue and black coat
All would envy
Your wings dyed with the sunset colors
All would envy
Your gentle amber eyes
All would envy
A colorful creature like You

The feathers on this pic were inspired by the feathers of the Birds of Paradise(I believe that's how you call them). The story behind this horse crossed creature tells that he was rejected by his family because of his unusual color when he was only a foal. That's where that poem came from(written by me), all would recognize him as one of the most beautiful creatures that has ever existed and All Would Envy his beauty and grace. But for now he wanders alone.
I had a hard time with those cliffs, but I've made them look nice like how I wanted them to look like, I think I'm getting better on them. The sun has already set, that's why you can't see it. Even though the cliffs were hard, the character itself was fun and interesting to color and draw especially the legs(that's new... legs are so tricky). I'd be lying if I said that I was not proud of this. Still I need a name for him... if you have any ideas I'd like a name that was related to the words 'rainbow' and 'colorful'. Update: His name is now Ninniach, thank you all for your sugestions.

| July 2006, colored pencils and a tiny bit of white chalk for the stars |