Who
killed Cock Robin?
"I," said the Sparrow,
"With my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin."
The Death of Cock Robin 14"x11"x1" Acrylic on wood
I love the famous (and excellently macabre) nursery rhyme Who Killed Cock Robin. There are a lot of variations and expansions on it, too, and many illustrated little books of the story from the 19th and early 20th century from dozens of different illustrators.
No matter how many exist, I think (because I'm crazy for Mr. Potter) that the most grand and beautiful illustration of the poem is the Walter Potter tableau.
I'd really like to do an expanded Cock Robin series some day, but for now, this is my imagining of the last lines (my favorite part):
All the birds of the air
Fell sighing and sobbing,
When the heard the bell toll
For poor Cock Robin.
Thank you for all of your kind words about the new paintings! See you soon with a few more before this series draws to a close.
Happy weekend!
