On our recent Queensland month caravan holiday we took between my husband and I quite a number of images. I photographed some unusual things never knowing where they might come in handy. Our first stop from leaving home was at Loxton in the Riverland of South Australia where there is a fabulous historical village filled with much memorabilia. There were a few pegboards with lots of taps attached and I used one of these in this painting. I started with no drawing just intrigued whether I could get an old feel to the brass. Feeling pleased I thought how about adding a bird on top but I had not left enough room and this can happen when going straight in with paint and not a lot of planning. Not giving up I added some old pipe and then looked through Ian's images as I knew he captured a lovely Blue Wren skitting around on the ground when we visited Dubbo Zoo a week later.The background was designed last.
Tap Dancing 425gsm Saunders Waterford CP Paper Unframed size 28.5cm x 38cm |
Aww, I love the wren Lorraine. What a great solution to your space dilemma.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry, lucky I had space on the right, probably works better too
DeleteThe wren is beautiful. You are incredibly innovative!
ReplyDeleteThanks Terry, painting is just one part of the process and these days sometimes the easiest, most time is taken trying to be innovative
DeleteLove the look to the brass on the tap. Great job incorporating the wren into the painting. Well done!
ReplyDeleteHi Lorraine,
ReplyDeleteYour painting is lovely - the wren is so sweet. I wanted to thank you for your comment on my chickadee. For once, trying a new background idea worked!
Kathryn
This is really sweet and I love the originality of the subject , great idea to put a little bird on the tap !
ReplyDeleteThe image is beautiful, but it's also the way you painted it that enhances the whole composition.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and the subject matter is just perfect. It tells a story and that really makes a wonderful painting. Have a great day.
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