According to the Chinese lunar calendar, beginning on January 23,
2012 is a year of the dragon (
see here for other years). According to their traditional zodiac, the
dragon is energetic, fearless, warm-hearted, and charismatic as well as
arrogant and impatient. Dragon babies are
very popular in East Asia (also
here and
here).
You can probably see where I'm going with all this - the growing dragon in my belly. To be honest, I'm not one to believe in zodiacs, but I find myself calling this little girl (yes, it's a girl!) my little dragon all the time. I even checked her compatibility, and it turns out they are most compatible with rats (N. is a rat). I hope it's true and they turn out to be the best of friends.
Then, last week I stopped by a flower shop that I hadn't seen before just to check out their selection. They had these beautiful pink and orange flowers in one arrangement. I asked the shop keeper what kind they were and he said they were "dragon lilies." Boom. I had to get some.
March's
sketchbook challenge's theme is "flowers" so I decided to draw a dragon lily in honor of my little dragon. It was quick work, nothing elaborate - just an outline filled in with
copic markers.
Now let's just hope she doesn't breathe fire.
Do you believe in zodiacs? What's your Chinese zodiac sign?
