Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
I didn’t know much about these beautiful ducks until I drew this one.
I found out that only the males have these beautiful colours, females are grey or cream colored.
The mandarin ducks are symbols of love and fidelity and often utilized as feng shui to help maintain healthy relationships.
This original drawing was done on hi quality Pastelmat with unison soft pastels, pan pastels and pastel pencils.
This is the original drawing and is unframed.
The drawing is 700 x 330mm
reference photo: Terrence Porter