火雞是往昔台灣主要家禽,地域性極強,如有異物侵入便會反擊,所以農家喜歡飼養擔任警戒角色。另公火雞遇到吼叫聲便會啼叫呼應,頗為有趣,鄉村孩童喜歡以此戲弄牠們。
The turkey used to be Taiwan’s most important domestic fowl. Turkeys are very territorial, and if any strange creature infringes on its space, it can attack, so the farmers liked to raise them and treat them like watchdogs. Also, when the toms hear a roaring sound, they will start to go “gobble-gobble.” It’s quite interesting, so kids in the countryside liked to use this to play with them.
背景使用油漆刷子和山馬筆去彈濺、皴擦出質感。火雞的紅色部分使用彩度高的牛頓專家級顏料,大片的綠色與小片的朱紅色為一色彩的互補對比。黑色的羽毛主要使用凡戴克棕加烏賊褐,或烏賊褐加暗紅,而帶有藍色的黑色羽毛是使用凡戴克棕加一些普魯士藍。大面積的灰色,身體上淺色灰與地面的暗色灰呈現同色系的呼應。