Of course, I can’t paint a Raven without thinking of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven”. Not to mention Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “The Birds” that scared me to death as a kid!
Fun Raven facts:
*Ravens have large, stout bills, shaggy throat feathers, and wedge-shaped tails, visible best when in flight. Ravens are large birds that average 25 inches in length and weigh approximately 2.6 pounds.
*A group of ravens is called an "unkindness" or a "conspiracy". However, most people use the more general term "flock" to refer to a group of ravens. Baltimore Ravens fans are called a flock.
*Ravens are messengers of the gods in several cultures' mythology. In Greek mythology, the raven, originally white, was the messenger of Apollo. In the legends, the raven delivered the message that Coronis, Apollo's lover, had been unfaithful. Apollo was so furious he burnt the messenger raven and that is why they are now black.
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Of course, I can’t paint a Raven without thinking of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven”. Not to mention Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “The Birds” that scared me to death as a kid!
Fun Raven facts:
*Ravens have large, stout bills, shaggy throat feathers, and wedge-shaped tails, visible best when in flight. Ravens are large birds that average 25 inches in length and weigh approximately 2.6 pounds.
*A group of ravens is called an "unkindness" or a "conspiracy". However, most people use the more general term "flock" to refer to a group of ravens. Baltimore Ravens fans are called a flock.
*Ravens are messengers of the gods in several cultures' mythology. In Greek mythology, the raven, originally white, was the messenger of Apollo. In the legends, the raven delivered the message that Coronis, Apollo's lover, had been unfaithful. Apollo was so furious he burnt the messenger raven and that is why they are now black.