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Earleywine — Mountain Bluebird II

Published: 2011-07-17 14:52:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 1964; Favourites: 132; Downloads: 41
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Description 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas

Decided to do one more painting of this little guy but in a different pose. I turned the canvas for this painting as well, and once I was getting close to being done I realized that it needed something on the bottom for interest. So I added the fence. Not sure if I like it yet - will have to think about it.
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Comments: 48

LASKANWLF [2014-07-01 05:34:39 +0000 UTC]

This is so beautiful!!  Great job on it!!   I seen this and couldn't help but think of my Mountain Bluebird photo I took near Missoula ---->

~Michael

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Earleywine In reply to LASKANWLF [2014-07-01 05:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Michael.  Aren't they just the cutest birds!?   I see them around here a lot - and in Yellowstone Park too.   There are areas where I look early in the spring - watching for their arrival, and areas later on in the summer that will be heavily populated with the youngsters.  The males are such a bright flash of blue, but the females are quite pretty too with their more subtle colors

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LASKANWLF In reply to Earleywine [2014-07-01 05:50:53 +0000 UTC]

I couldn't agree more...they are gorgeous!!  

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Miss-Tbones [2012-01-26 02:48:49 +0000 UTC]

Such a beautiful painting! Lovely piece of work!

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Earleywine In reply to Miss-Tbones [2012-01-26 02:56:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Miss-Tbones In reply to Earleywine [2012-01-26 03:31:59 +0000 UTC]

Quite

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CaryAndFrankArts [2012-01-25 23:51:10 +0000 UTC]

Beautifull work

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Earleywine In reply to CaryAndFrankArts [2012-01-26 00:23:43 +0000 UTC]

And thank you again

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CaryAndFrankArts In reply to Earleywine [2012-01-26 07:15:46 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome

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AmandaDrage [2011-07-22 16:42:47 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful, great brushwork and I love the mostly subdued palette!

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Earleywine In reply to AmandaDrage [2011-07-22 17:16:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you again

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alexandraatje [2011-07-19 20:29:56 +0000 UTC]

Like the fence a lot, it gives depth and a direction to it. Love the coloruse and technique!

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Earleywine In reply to alexandraatje [2011-07-19 20:42:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much . After studying it for a bit, I am glad I put the barbed wire in too

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flyRavenfly [2011-07-19 08:09:04 +0000 UTC]

waa, lovely! Almost looks like a slightly blurred photo

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Earleywine In reply to flyRavenfly [2011-07-19 16:50:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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flyRavenfly In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-19 17:52:43 +0000 UTC]

you`re welcome

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Sarah-Diane [2011-07-18 19:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Lovely! And your initial instincts were right on cue with the fence... directs the eye beautifully into the painting!

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Earleywine In reply to Sarah-Diane [2011-07-18 19:44:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you . The more I look at it, the more I like the fence as well

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GavriilV [2011-07-18 11:57:43 +0000 UTC]

so is this a kingfisher? great work, i ll add it to my favs

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Earleywine In reply to GavriilV [2011-07-18 15:31:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Giselle-M [2011-07-17 23:24:54 +0000 UTC]

I think you did a great job on this one. The wire is a nice addition, as *CarolynYM said it does draw your eye up to the fluffy cute bird.

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Earleywine In reply to Giselle-M [2011-07-17 23:27:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks . The more I look at it, the more I like the barbed wire. Gives it an out-in-the-country feel

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bleuie [2011-07-17 22:52:44 +0000 UTC]

Just the oddball me, this is so dramatic. feels like a symbol of hope and freedom from a concentration camp. Maybe because we don't have ranches here with barbed wires, the only time I see them is when they use it to as a barricade against anti-government demonstrators. I like this piece though, sorry I have a different sentiment, I'm from the other side of the world.

Love how you rendered them soft feathers. Excellent work as always Pam

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Earleywine In reply to bleuie [2011-07-17 23:25:49 +0000 UTC]

That is interesting. It just empathizes that all art, even realistic, can mean different things to different people. Now, I look at it and it seems very rural to me, and makes me think of driving on a backroad somewhere and enjoying the scenery and wildlife. Lots of weeds and sagebrush, maybe some deer or antelope. There are a lot of barbed wire fences out in the country here - and you always see little birds sitting on the posts.

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bleuie In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-17 23:48:44 +0000 UTC]

That's a lovely scenery you've pictured out, too bad we haven't much of it here. Wildlife can only be seen at the zoo, but we do have birds perching on our backyard tree every day.

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Earleywine In reply to bleuie [2011-07-18 00:15:04 +0000 UTC]

A lot of the East Coast of the US is like that. Just too many people, too many cities. The west is different though. A lot of wild country left - places where there is no roads or houses, and the only way to see it is horseback or hiking. Miles and miles of no houses, no roads, no people. But I know that there are not words to make you understand what it is like - you would have to see it, feel it. Places where you can hear a lizard hit the ground from 10 feet away....total silence. No background noise of cars, people, no airplanes in the sky. Just nature. The valley I drive through to get to Yellowstone Park this winter has scattered ranches and homes. But it is not heavily populated by a long shot. This winter there were herds of literally thousands of elk along the road. And further away from the hills - thousands of deer. Literally - thousands. I wish I could show you, or somehow have words to make you feel it.

Some people take it for granted - or just don't really care one way or the other. But I love being out away from people. And I love seeing wildlife. I could (and have) see a hundred deer in a day, and I still get excited when I see number 101. And I probably always will.

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bleuie In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-18 00:25:09 +0000 UTC]

You are very lucky indeed Now I know why I admire your paintings, it does gives a sense of nature's serenity and harmony, even without having seeing it firsthand. Thank you so much for posting your works, they are very inspiring.

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Earleywine In reply to bleuie [2011-07-18 00:34:51 +0000 UTC]

I am glad that you get that out of my paintings . I think that art reflects a lot of the inner soul and your experiences - and I have spent a lot of my life out with nature. I know I prefer that to the superficial city life - although I have met plenty of people who would be lost without the trappings of civilization, and who you could take to the most beautiful place in the world, and they would be looking for a restaurant or bathroom or something. hahaha

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KW-Scott [2011-07-17 21:44:35 +0000 UTC]

Looks good to me! Nice calm country feel to this piece

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Earleywine In reply to KW-Scott [2011-07-17 22:04:10 +0000 UTC]

Well, thank you sir .

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KW-Scott In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-17 22:09:33 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome

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wolfmeg [2011-07-17 18:25:08 +0000 UTC]

dear Cube owner,

this vehical is UGLY

signed,
fellow walmart shopper

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Earleywine In reply to wolfmeg [2011-07-17 18:34:27 +0000 UTC]

LOL - I am so going to kick your ass

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wolfmeg In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-17 18:41:22 +0000 UTC]

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reacted1991 [2011-07-17 16:21:09 +0000 UTC]

nice

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Earleywine In reply to reacted1991 [2011-07-17 16:23:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ! Hope you are doing well

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reacted1991 In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-17 16:34:40 +0000 UTC]

not really but i'm trying to draw more things so far i drew me as a kid and redrew the goat out of bordom and practice doodles but those other pics arin't finshed just frames no shading

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oldmage950 [2011-07-17 16:20:44 +0000 UTC]

The fence is a nice addition, but I really love the soft pink shading on his breast and wing. Well done!

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Earleywine In reply to oldmage950 [2011-07-17 16:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !!

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oldmage950 In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-18 12:27:56 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Rainy-Sapphire [2011-07-17 15:41:12 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful piece you've got here. I love the colors.

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Earleywine In reply to Rainy-Sapphire [2011-07-17 15:51:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Rainy-Sapphire In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-17 16:00:14 +0000 UTC]

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CarolynYM [2011-07-17 15:40:09 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful painting!

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Earleywine In reply to CarolynYM [2011-07-17 15:52:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks . Just a quick one - am still debating about whether I should have put in the barbed wire fence. It needed something on the bottom, but not sure if the fence is too much or not

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CarolynYM In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-17 15:55:31 +0000 UTC]

I think the fence is perfect, great composition. It led my eye right up to the bird.

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Earleywine In reply to CarolynYM [2011-07-17 16:05:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !! That's what I love about this site - great feedback. Sometimes I have to not look at a work for a couple of days to decide if it is right or not.......getting someone else's take on it is wonderful

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CarolynYM In reply to Earleywine [2011-07-17 16:16:20 +0000 UTC]

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