Regal Peacock

by Ellen Levinson

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10.500 x 14.500 inches

Title

Regal Peacock

Artist

Ellen Levinson

Medium

Painting - Watercolor

Description

"Regal Peacock " iis a decorative watercolor w/ pen - my stylized impression of a peacock's beautiful plumage.Peacock feathers ( with the eye) are said to ward off evil spirits.
Peacock feathers have fascinated shamans, philosophers, scientists, artists and storytellers for centuries. Greek Legend says the goddess Hera gave the peacock 100 eyes (that at one time belonged to the giant Argus) so that it could see the past, present and future , and thus protect her.This majestic,vibrant bird is often used to portray the beauty, love and compassion of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi and the Japanese goddess Kwan-yin. And in Christian folklore the all- seeing eyes on the tail feathers are seen as a representation of God, who is aware of all of mankinds thoughts and actions.

A Peacock is any of several resplendent birds of the pheasant family, Phasianidae (order Galliformes). The male is a called a peacock, and the female is a peahen; they are both peafowl. The blue, or Indian species of peacock (Pavo cristatus) comes fomIndia and Sri Lanka, while the green, or Javanese species (P. muticus) are found from Myanmar (Burma) to Java. Another species ,the Congo peacock (Afropavo congensis) was discovered in 1936. The search for this species of peacock began in 1913 when a single feather was found.

The blue peacock's body feathers are mostly metallic blue-green. The green peacock, with a train much like that of the blue, has green-and-bronze body feathers. Hens of both species are green and brown and almost as big as the male but lack the train and the head ornament. The natural habitat for both species is in open lowland forests, where they flock by day and roost high in trees at night. In the breeding season, the male forms a harem of two to five hens, attracting them with a courtship display of his 60 inch train extended to an upright position. At the end of the ritual the train is vibrated creating a shimmering effect and a rattling sound.Each of the peahens lays four to eight whitish eggs in a depression in the ground.

(c) 2016 Ellen Lynn Levinson (Ellyn)
All images are protected by U.S. and International copyright laws.
All rights reserved by the artist Ellen Lynn Levinson (Ellyn).
Images may not be reproduced or used in any way without written permission from the artist.

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March 7th, 2016

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