Cassowary

So prehistoric and like a dinosaur has mixed with a turkey!!!

Cassowaries have a reputation for being scary. Yes they could 100% kill you!!! They have one 5" claw on one of their toes on each foot, which they can use to kick out at fast speeds. Together with emus, they are among the few species of birds definitively known to have killed at least one human.......

Cassowaries can jump up to 1.5meters and run of speeds up to 48km/hour......

And if that wasn’t intimidating enough, a cassowary has the protection of its “casque,” a hard helmet thingy on the top of it's head!!!!
Like a really big strong toenail - gross!!!!!!

Jokes put aside the poor things are becoming really endangered. 
Human activity in the past 10 years have driven the birds almost to extinction in Queensland. Dogs can kill cassowaries, as can feral pigs, but like many other wild animals, cars and habitat loss are the main factors to the decline. Particularly to a unique subspecies of the southern cassowary found in Queensland’s wet tropic region.

I tried to capture the devilish character of a Cassowary, with a "matter of fact" look on his face and a grin that says it all ....... I had a ball creating all the patterns and scaly skin. I rolled my watercolour paints around the page to create that bone / nail like helmet!!!! I thoroughly enjoyed every second.

A0	841 x 1189 mm	33.1 x 46.8 in
A1	594 x 841 mm	23.4 x 33.1 in
A2	420 x 594 mm	16.5 x 23.4 in
A3	297 x 420 mm	11.7 x 16.5 in
A4	210 x 297 mm	8.3 x 11.7 in
A5	148 x 210 mm	5.8 x 8.3 in

Available in 6 different sizes: 
A5 / A4 / A3 - 300gsm Printed on Premium Embossed Linen 
(posted in a recycled sturdy padded bag, each print is individually packaged with  backing board and a BOPP recyclable cellophane sleeve

Clipboard is not included.