New Illustration: The Golden Hair

The Golden Hair
Minerals on Papyrus
©2007 Debi Cady

"The Golden Hair" is a Russian fairy tale about a girl whose father, Poloz, owns all the gold in the world, and controls it. Her hair is actually made of gold, and is so heavy that she is rooted to the ground with it. The story is about her, and the man who loves her, and how they finally manage to outwit her father so that they can be together. It's a good story! 

For this illustration I actually made my own paint out of minerals, the paper is papyrus. So it is all natural ^-^

This illustration is now available on my stores at Cafe Press, Zazzle, Red Bubble, and my deviantArt Print Shop . 

New Illustration: Golden Pheasant

Golden Pheasant
Mixed Media (digital)
©2010 Debi Cady

The golden pheasant is a game bird native to the forests in mountainous regions of western China. The male is much more brightly colored than the female, as in many bird species. In spite of their bright coloring, they are very difficult to spot in their natural habitat. Because of this, little is known of their behaviour in the wild. They mostly feed on grain, leaves and invertebrates. While they can fly, they spend most of their time on the ground, although they do sleep in trees.

The first time I saw a golden pheasant was on the Korean drama "Dae Jang Geum". I thought it was so beautiful! I love the brilliant colors, and I just love pheasants in general. ^-^ So it was fun to draw. It is now available in both my stores, as usual. I hope you all will like it! :D