Description
Inktober 18: Bird of Paradise is Day 18 of the Inktober 2026 series. The prompt was “Flightless,” and the subject is Strelitzia reginae. Three orange petals tipped in red and yellow fan out above a blue tongue, all emerging from a long, pointed bract left white and drawn in dense hatching. The orange and blue are the only colors on the page, and a deep blue border frames the piece. Strelitzia reginae is native to South Africa, where sunbirds pollinate it by perching on the fused blue petals.
Drawn digitally, the piece exists as a print on high-quality photo paper, offered as a 4×6 matted to 5×7, a 5×7 matted to 8×10, or an 8×10 matted to 11×14. Each fits a standard frame and ships sleeved with a backing board.
Every print sold through October is hand-embellished with paint or sparkle, so no two are exactly alike.