Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Fruit Still Life with an Amazon Parrot
Some artists have dogs. Some have cats.
I have a parrot.
The best part about having Skeeter is
that I no longer am alone in the studio all day, and he gives great
feedback.
The only unfortunate thing is that I
can't paint oils around him, as birds have extremely delicate lungs
that, when exposed to solvents or other airborne chemicals, are
damaged more quickly than our own respiratory systems (hence canaries in coal mines).
Apparently parrots have a long history
of being depicted in artist's studios. My guess is, buildings had
better cross-ventilation back then...or else the parrots simply didn't
live very long.
Peter Jakob Horemans, Kitchen Still Life with Figure and Parrot
George Flegel, Still Life with Parrot
Jakob Bogdáni, Two Macaws, a Cockatoo, and a Jay with Fruit
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