Flight of the Ibis (new painting)

[Guest]

Oil on canvas board 14' X 20'
Hot off the easel an hour ago, a work I have struggled with, on and off over the past few weeks.
The inspiration arose out of E3 images shot after heavy rains over the Wangaratta wetlands.


I've re-photographed and replaced Flight of the Ibis as it was badly underexposed due to poor indoor light at 8:00am (we had one almighty thunderstorm).
The colours and tone now accurately depict the painting. Much softer, if you visited earlier you will see the difference. (Galaxy6 image)

[Wee man]

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Nice clean image.

Wee Man

[Ricoh]

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Henri Cartier-Bresson is not dead !

[Beagletorque]

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Worth the struggle Mark, very well balanced to my eye. I particularly like the bark effect on the tree and the subtle vertical elements throughout.

[Guest]

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ED
Thanks mate, appreciated.

STEVE
I'll take that as a compliment, thanks for the feedback.

ANDREW
Thanks for a thoughtful comment. In this piece I've tried to loosen my brushwork a little. In painting, the placement of elements, the vertical and intersecting horizontals can be manipulated at will. Texture, colour, composition, lighting, "dof", etc are all within the control of the painter, he's Photoshop personified on steriods!

[Mrs T]

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This looks stunning Mark and well worth the effort.

[Beagletorque]

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ED
ANDREW
Thanks for a thoughtful comment. In this piece I've tried to loosen my brushwork a little. In painting, the placement of elements, the vertical and intersecting horizontals can be manipulated at will. Texture, colour, composition, lighting, "dof", etc are all within the control of the painter, he's Photoshop personified on steriods!

Sounds complicated, but you seem to be handling it like an Old Master!

[Wally]

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The finished item from my POV was time well spent. You really upped your game on this one.

[Guest]

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Andrew - well it just means that the artist can place objects where he wants them and render them in an infinite number of ways


wally - Thanks, I'm signing off for the year on this piece and looking forward to wetting the canvas again early in the New Year.

[OM USer]

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Good tonal range and the water is exceptionally fluid.

[Guest]

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Thanks OM, and no crocs either.

[Bikie John]

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No crocs, but we can't see the tops of the trees so there might be drop bears

John

[Guest]

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Nup, no drop bears but beware the tree pythons and the dreaded black snake.

This location is actually called Black Snake Swamp.