Titled "Lamentations"; My First Carder Painting

TwoPalette

I had my moments, but all-in-all, I thought this came out nice.

paul_s

That's really vey good. Did you paint it from life or a photo? Really good colouring.

Martin_J_Crane

Very well done! I agree on the coloring. Nice composition as well.

[Deleted User]

Agree with Kingston and love this composition!

Mark_Carder

Great!!! Really good!!!

Pop

Love the colours on your copper. Very nicely painted

TwoPalette

Thank you for all the encouraging comments! I set up the still-life myself, photographed it and then painted from the photo. The size of the painting is 9 x 12.

Harrell

Beautiful painting. I'm intrigued by the title. Is there a story represented by the painting?

werby

The painting is ok but teaching your bird to play dead while you paint it is amazing. A wonderful painting...thank you

Ronna

I love it! Well done.

Dillie_Daly

I love this!

elena

I don't like the composition,is sad me but lovely colours wow

chiaroscuro

Love the light you have got in the painting. Well done.

Alright, I know it's nit picky but perhaps a little more shadow on the body of the bird?, as it looks a little flat.

marieb

TwoPalette, Well done , Robert, I hope you only hunt to eat your kill. When my son was 6 yrs old, we were eating Chicken that had been cooked on a spit,and he asked me is that hole in the chicken's leg where it was shot ? difficult to keep a straight face

cynthiagwilson

Fantastic work, and composition. Color palette is very beautiful. Love the copper color placement and wood work have fantastic detail. Extremely perfect.
Even in death, you captured the beauty of the bird. Super Good! Love your work!!!

andreK

now this is realy a great painting well done i love it.

TwoPalette

Harrell, you asked if there was a story behind the painting, and yes, there is. I usually write a story for each painting and here is the story behind "Lamentations": It was a slow and deliberate painting, but the success with this piece looks pretty close to the vision in my head. Dead birds in paintings throw some of my collectors for a loop, but the influence that artists like Chardin and T.A. Daly have had on my work can’t be denied … and shouldn’t. The trick is to find my connection to the subject. In this case, it is the large, Eurasian Collared dove. The Eurasian doves originated in Turkey and southern China, eventually migrating through Europe and the Bahamas, and on to Florida and most of the Gulf Coast states. I find their strange cooing and smoky pink color visually interesting. I’m not sure what the impact will be on our native species, but the impact on my painting has been a good thing.

myc

Wonderful work! Great light effect! ^:)^ =D>

bhopali

outstanding !

johnw

@Robert, I got a pellet gun when I was a kid.
One day I shot a female cardinal.
After I picked up and examined my still warm "trophy," I never had the heart to do that ever again.

Caroline

This is awesome for a first, or any, painting. I actually looked for termites.

Ron

Well done! Have you ever looked at Ray Harris Ching's work? I think you'd like his work.