Edit 2: I stopped replying to comments on this piece due to personal reasons.

Edit: I changed the scanned version to a photo. It's still not perfect, but the blues look better
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An entry for 's Mythical Birds contest
And is partly made for 's monthly theme: "Cherry Blossom"

Blue Bird of Happiness
*painted with watercolors*
size: 13x15 cm

Dedicated to the loving memory of Peter.

"The mythology of the bluebird of happiness has deep roots that go back thousands of years. Indigenous cultures across the globe hold similar myths and beliefs about the bluebird. It is the most universally accepted symbol of cheerfulness, happiness, prosperity, hearth and home, good health, new births, the renewal of springtime, etc. Virtually any positive sentiments may be attached to the bluebird.

In magical symbology, bluebirds are used to represent confidence in the positive aspect and egotism in the negative. A dead bluebird is a symbol of disillusionment, of the loss of innocence, and of transformation from the younger and naive to the older and wiser." /<wikipedia

The myth of the Blue Bird of Happiness exists in many different cultures. There's no "official" look for the bird, so I created my own version.



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Boldogság Kék Madara lenne.

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