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I discovered this incredible artist named Chelsea Groves, aka. BirdNerd on Etsy.com, a wonderful website for handmade artistries.

I fell in love with her Fluke the Mutant Blue Cardinal Print and wondered, a blue cardinal, why?

Chelsea was kind enough to tell us the story of Fluke.

"Let's see . . . I'll try to remember what I was thinking when I made Fluke. Well, for me, making art revolves around color first and foremost. So, when I begin a piece, I start with a single color in mind. For "Fluke" it was the orange. I wanted to make a warm, summery background and I punctuated it with the fiery red leaves.

So then it came time for me to make the bird, and I couldn't think of any better color for him than icy blue, which I knew would make him pop and would really be dramatic. The more I fleshed him out, the more personality he seemed to have and I thought he needed a name. So, I came up with the story of an oddly colored, outcast cardinal who was always in pursuit of the color red, which is the color he so wanted to be. That is why he chose to perch in the tree with red leaves. Thus, "Fluke, the Mutant Blue Cardinal" was born."

more feathered friends after the jump

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Some of Chelsea's current favorites are:
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"Pugnacious" which is one in her newer painting series, featuring a European robin.

Also, Fluke's cousin, "Random, the Mutant Green Cardinal" who shares the same social stigma.

And here's one of her Japanese-inspired pieces called, "Warbler in the Breeze," featuring a blue-winged warbler.

For more info and to purchase Chelsea's art, please visit

ChelseaArt

Etsy.com

Vitamindesignshop.com