I am not sure, if the picture is ready. Maybe I’ll come back to this drawing in a little bit and add or remove something (probably I'll finish lady's hair).

The fact is that I was very sick (looks like it was Covid), and immediately after I recovered, I discovered problems with my spine. Now I will be treated. It’s nothing, just a routine treatment for chronic diseases. The main thing is that all this pile of diseases does not progress, otherwise in the future I will be threatened with disability. But hopefully, it will not come to this.

Unfortunately, I lost a lot of time, and I only drew one or two illustrations for the book. I’m still planning a new book release right after the new year holiday. But, as they say, if you want to mock God, tell him about your plans. So we’ll see.

P.S. Look at the Eclectus Red parrot, which I drew with dry pastel, this is my first drawimg with this art material.

P.P.S. I used this cactus reference for my drawing.