Superstition
This is my illustration for Illustration Friday’s theme “Superstition.” We have a lot of these beautiful birds in our area.
The other day I watched two crows teasing a squirrel unmercifully. They didn’t hurt him, they were just pestering him. When they grew tired of the game, they flew away cackling and the squirrel ran home, no worse for wear, just a little ruffled.
Tags: counting crows, general, Superstition
November 17th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
This is a wonderful one, Roberta! I remember the counting crows rhyme, and your illustration is perfect. Great design and colors!
November 17th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
just beautiful….great design and I love the addition of the clovers in the corners. very well done…
November 17th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
beautiful work! love the design with the 4 leaf clovers too!
November 18th, 2007 at 6:30 am
Hey, great minds! I almost did something for this quote and then used a painting I did 2 days ago. You did a lovely job!
November 18th, 2007 at 7:12 am
wow this is really wonderful. I lvoe the whole thing. The border really sets it off!
November 18th, 2007 at 10:31 am
great work..I really like the feel of this..
November 18th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Great illo, Roberta! Great borders too!
emila yusof
November 18th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
very nice illo, I love your style.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Now I realize where the band got it’s name.
This is really a nice graphic illustration.
November 19th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
one of my dreams was to become a children’s illustrator,not artisitic enough…. instead i became a teacher, the nearest thing….
November 19th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Great image and story! That’s always been one of my favorite rhymes. I love crows– they’re so like humans, in many ways.
November 19th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
I laughed when I read about the crows and squirrel – I know I shouldn’t. My road has several large old trees home to squirrels and crows. The fights that go on between them – it sounds like the zoo sometimes!
November 20th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Very appealing graphic design. I like the rhyme … I never heard it before.
November 20th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Wow! That is good and kind of Spooky too!
Happy Thanksgiving Roberta!
JOhn
November 20th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Oh, B, I love this one. I like the colors and all. Thanks for sharing. pfb
November 20th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Oh, B, I love this one. I like the colors and all. Thanks for sharing. pfb
November 21st, 2007 at 1:38 am
love the idea and the technique. great illo.
November 21st, 2007 at 3:26 pm
I always did wonder why crows got a bad rep…
November 21st, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Thanks Guys, this one was a little different than the others. What s fun challenge!
November 21st, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Thanks Guys, this one was a little different than the others. What s fun challenge!
November 22nd, 2007 at 7:44 pm
i just love your work! It always makes me feel good! The textures and colors are sublime and the layout is terrific! Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
I was admiring this again and your story reminds me of the term, “A murder of crows.” Did you know that they’ll all gang up on a member of the flock that they want gone, so they’ll peck away at him until he’s dead. That’s why a flock of crows is called a murder of crows. Gruesome!
November 30th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
That’s really interesting! I had no idea. They are beautiful birds though aren’t they.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
That’s really interesting! I had no idea. They are beautiful birds though aren’t they.
August 3rd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
funny crow story