Print of a watercolor artwork depicting a witch in a green pointy hat explaining the intricacies of mail delivery to three pigeons perched on their desk. On their left side there is a shelf full of letters and pigeon nests, and behind them on the window there are two perches. On the top perch there are three pigeons and a sign the reads Domestic, and on the bottom perch there are three black-headed gulls and a sign that reads International.

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First Day on the Job Art Print

$15.00 USD

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Print of the watercolor illustration 'First Day on the Job'.

A 21 x 21 cm (8,3 x 8,3 inches) sized print on semirough Rives Tradition 320 g paper.

The print is supported with cardboard and packaged in waterproof case before shipping.

Words from Heikala:

“I created this painting originally for Kuretake, using their Gansai Tambi watercolors. The delicate line art and warm color scheme give this piece a mellow feeling, and allowed me to really indulge in the small details of this up-and-coming postal office’s daily operations. I like the idea of different birds carrying messages to different destinations based on their natural migration routes, so I couldn’t resist including some black-headed gulls to carry long distance mail.”

Take a look at the painting process in the video below!

Process of ’First Day On The Job’

Made in collaboration with @kuretakejapan
with their Gansai Tambi watercolors #gansaitambi #kuretake pic.twitter.com/XwyfrMnBUX
— Heikala (@heikala_art) March 18, 2021