"And on the 5th Day God Created..."

An acrylic portrait of a Magellanic penguin, painted by myself in 1996, part of a series of penguin paintings that I have made over the years.  I love penguins, they have great characters and pose so well. We have seen several different types of them in captivity in zoos over the years and always take a great many reference shots. These penguins, like the Humboldt, are native to the coastal areas of southern South America. The title refers to the Biblical creation story, to the day when the sea creatures and the birds were created. Penguins span both categories! I've placed it in a more wintery setting, as it was originally designed for possible use as a Christmas card by the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists.

It is on a Daler canvas panel, measuring 203mm x 254mm, or 8" x 10" which is a standard UK frame size. Copyright is owned by the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists.