Both of the paintings above are beautiful and very impressive, Mac, but the first one is truly amazing. Your inner self and imagination are so vibrantly expressed in that painting. Bright, cheerful, and really challenges one's own imagination. The prominent red color is the primary subject of the painting for me, and most meaningful. The surrounding and supporting colors seem to bring it to life.
The second one is very interesting and the way it overflows onto the framing gives it a lifelike essence.
I think you have found a new calling for your awesome artistic talent. And we here on NT are fortunate that we can share in it.
I think your paintings, especially these, are absolutely fantastic. The setting with the camera is brilliant. I hope you sell your paintings as well as your photographs - I certainly think they are very much worth owning. I particularly like your leading photo at the very top, which I wish you would expand.
wow, both are great. going back and seeing the camera next to the red one to give it scale threw me a bit. that painting needs to be 4x4 and on my living room wall.
>edit< as I read further down the thread I see it can be 3x3. cool
B drug me out of the house with the camera for a Sunday drive. We went north up "over the hill" where a lot of the trees were covered in rime ice. Late in the afternoon I found this barred owl sitting in a tree on the roadside. It's my first ever owl picture and it was very exciting for us.
Awesome photos EG! The clarity and detail of the photos makes it feel as if I am there with you to enjoy the excitement of seeing them. Great positioning to get the full owl to show its beautiful overall coloring and detail of its feathers.
A/noon Raven. The only breed of Owl which is rather rare here in my area is the Tawny Frog Mouthed Owl. They sit in the gumtrees dead still and look like tree branches. Very hard to spot and not that attractive..but they can't help that.
Yes I have heard about the Native Americans and their beliefs. Nice to think animals and birds are respected and held in high esteem.
It is the same here, the Kooris have many totems re our Native animals as well. From Koala's, Kangaroo's to Croc's. There is even a white Humpback Whale called Migaloo that sloshes up and down our East Coast every year. The Japanese have been hunting him for years. So the Koori's sang to Migaloo to protect him. It seems to have worked and I don't think the Japanese would be stupid enough to hunt him now..Migaloo and his off spring (as there is now a Junior Migaloo) are protected by the Koori's and the Australian Government...
I have never heard of that named Owl. The Native Americans have a long held responsibility for the care and protection of Mother Earth and Father Sky, and all that abides in them, and they are all considered our Brothers and Sisters, and we are all connected. I feel sure that is how the aboriginal peoples of Australia feel as well.
And Father Sky and all who are inhabitants of it are those who lend their eyes and aerial powers to help us watch over Mother Earth and make sure that she is well respected and cared for. And she is in dire need of our help to protect her from destructive path that is rapidly putting her at extreme risk, as well as all that lives on this great planet. Never has the world been in desperate need of our care.
we get the most amazing sunrises and sunsets here.
I do vividly remember the amazing and awesome sunsets I saw in my several visits to Ft Myers. To sit and watch the sun going down, with is myriad of rainbow colors upon the ocean waters, was such a wondrous sight to behold. Even more so being seen from Sanibel. It seems that the reflection on water in that area had a really different coloring, with more vibrant colors.
But, no matter where you are in Florida, the sunsets are really so beautiful.
As you know I cannot see the photos you post unless you first save them to your computer picture library and then post them from there, and I'm sorry that takes greater time and effort, I am posting here one of YOUR photos of a sunset.
We have a 1,000 acre horse and cattle ranch surrounding our community. Marion County FL is known as the horse capital of the world...There are 700 horse farms in Marion county.
In the lower middle of the 3rd and 4th rows from the right in the last picture I see a mouse making it way through the lovely flowers.
In the floral rendition Is see a rooster on the right side up near the corner. I also a frog sitting on a lily pad just bellow that to he left. They are surrounded by beautiful red Water Lilies in a pond.
That is what my imagination sees. Very nice, and fun to let my imagination show me what it sees the picture is about.
When viewing paintings of any kind, I see the initial overall picture. Then my mind starts to see things that are created by the picture itself, such as the things I saw in the pictures you posted here.
That is part of why I really enjoy abstract paintings. They are fun to test your eyes and imagination to not only to see the painting as a whole, but, to see what the painting itself has created and hidden within it. Few, is any, see the same thing in a visual creation of all sorts, so it is fun to find out what others see in the same painting or picture, and a lot depends on the mood of the painter themselves.
Most anything I have ever painted in my life could only be called abstract, as I have not gift for definitive freehand artwork. I used to give my art teacher a fit whenever it came to creating freehand anything. Even when my mind knew what I wanted to present, but, for some reason the message never got to my hands correctly. (big grin)
Enough is enough. Wiki is very upset that I've not posted her ''nose art''. It's on the car windows and in the glass doors to the den and of course the sliding glass doors to the patio.
She is so famous she doesn't even sign her nose art it's known worldwide.
Indeed, Wiki's nose art is amazing in both its compositions and artistic artwork. She uses a wide range of media to work with, and it works well in all kinds of weather. Her color variations challenge viewers imaginations, and challenges their own interpretation of her artwork.
She is indeed well known all over the world, willing to leave a sample of her artwork on available media wherever she happens to get the urge to leave a gift of her famous artwork.
Tell Wiki I love her too, and her treat is on its way, so she should watch for the UPS truck. The treat is so special I would not trust it to the USPS.
What a very unusual painting. The various colors and the framing of the wording is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this very unusual artwork with us, Pat.
I see a few every once in a while but the flock we saw on Sunday had to be a couple dozen at least. A few pine grosbeaks were there among them, but maybe only a couple of pairs.
Great shot EG.I don't think I've ever seen a bird like that. That is one of the many things about this group that I truly enjoy, I get to see so many beautiful photos of different species.
And thank you for providing this wonderful group where we can come and share our own artwork, photos and good conversation, and enjoy those of others. It gives us a shelter from the endless negativity on the FP.
WoW! What a beauty. A great interaction of color variations of density. What I see is a beautiful horse with an abundance of flying mane in the wind. There is also a small flower in the lower right corner, looks perhaps like a lilac colored ruffled tulip.
And you have added great illusion to your painting, that it is turned to show the painting continues on the left side and bottom, with a white dividing line. The illusion of cutouts on all four sides is also a great addition.
All of these together makes this an amazing painting. You are really stretching your artistic talents and imagination, and I am sure I am not the only one who truly appreciates and enjoys it.
I am really enjoying watching your painting artistic talents growing painting by painting.
I see that now too, Buzz. That is the fun part of knowing what others see, that I can see what I missed before. Thanks for sharing what your own eyes see.
I did not see it until I went looking for it … but I do see it. I remember in reading about Jackson Pollack, that his manager/advisor, would admonish him for painting what he called "content," I suppose he meant by that, "recognizable objects/subject matter".
What I'm finding as I do these, is that where I thought I wanted to go with them, is not at all where I want to go … I am finding that once I decide on the colors and technique for any given canvas, I WANT TO GO WHERE THE PAINT TAKES ME, IN PART, WITH WHERE IT LETS IT TAKE ME.
The only restriction I place on myself, is that colors must work well together and that the positive and negative spaces create the oxymoronic feeling of "ORGANIZED CHAOS," that a viewer can simultaneously "walk around without feeling like he or she will fall off of the space the paint occupies".
Thank you for the great insight to your thought of how you want the paint to take you. That is an excellent method of painting, and it seems to be working well with you. What I saw in this painting and what Buzz saw were two totally different aspects, and others may have even more. But, that is the best part of painting, but, especially, abstract painting, as there is no set structure or guidelines to follow. They are made up by the painter, in this case, you, with each new painting.
Yet, while each new painting is different, having its own choice of what it wants to be, there is still a part of you that can be seen in each of them. Perhaps it is brush strokes, or something similar, that has your own silent 'signature' on it. I know that you add your name to it for copyright purposes, but, even without your doing that I could still see 'you' in it.
I am so very glad that you are having such a wonderful fulfilling, meaningful and enjoyable time with your abstract painting, and we get to enjoy seeing it. I am looking forward to seeing many more of your great paintings.
And seeing in my minds eye the huge smile on your face while doing it.
Thanks Buzz. It is Spiritual event for someone who has walked on. The human figure is the spirit of the person who has now left their human life and will move on to the next steps of their own eternal journey. The Eagle is their Spirit Guide, who has watched over the them as they made the transition from human life to Spirit life, and he will now move on.
The image depicts only one way Native Americans bury or cremate their dead. It depends on the traditions of the Tribe and the environment of their homeland.
Her eyes are piercing - they look into a person's soul. I used a magnifyng glass to see them clearly, and noted that they were not looking directly into the viewer's eyes, but just above them as if to be looking into a person's brain. Very effective framing echoing the darkness of her hair and the area around her eyes.
No guesses? Okay, it's the wall and ceiling of a cave lit up with coloured lights located at Guilin, Guanxi Autonomous Region, PRC, at the start of the river cruise through the Karst mountains.
Unless someone is familiar with China they might not recognize the photo, or what it is supposed to represent. I know I don't. But, thanks for sharing it with us Buzz.
Post what you care to share, comment freely, creatively, or both.
You never know what you're capable of until you give it a go, Mac.
Well done.
Both of the paintings above are beautiful and very impressive, Mac, but the first one is truly amazing. Your inner self and imagination are so vibrantly expressed in that painting. Bright, cheerful, and really challenges one's own imagination. The prominent red color is the primary subject of the painting for me, and most meaningful. The surrounding and supporting colors seem to bring it to life.
The second one is very interesting and the way it overflows onto the framing gives it a lifelike essence.
I think you have found a new calling for your awesome artistic talent. And we here on NT are fortunate that we can share in it.
Kind words from a masterful artist means a great deal. I am greatly appreciative, RW.
They are very well deserved, Mac. (smile)
I think your paintings, especially these, are absolutely fantastic. The setting with the camera is brilliant. I hope you sell your paintings as well as your photographs - I certainly think they are very much worth owning. I particularly like your leading photo at the very top, which I wish you would expand.
wow, both are great. going back and seeing the camera next to the red one to give it scale threw me a bit. that painting needs to be 4x4 and on my living room wall.
>edit< as I read further down the thread I see it can be 3x3. cool
B drug me out of the house with the camera for a Sunday drive. We went north up "over the hill" where a lot of the trees were covered in rime ice. Late in the afternoon I found this barred owl sitting in a tree on the roadside. It's my first ever owl picture and it was very exciting for us.
These are TOP NOTCH, EG! Congratulations on a pair of winners!
Stunning photos EG, they are really really great.
Well done.
B gets an honorable mention since you wouldn't have got those photos without her booting your butt out of the house.
Those are FANTASTIC photos!
Awesome photos EG! The clarity and detail of the photos makes it feel as if I am there with you to enjoy the excitement of seeing them. Great positioning to get the full owl to show its beautiful overall coloring and detail of its feathers.
Great shot!
WOW!!! Those photos belong in a gallery.
Anoon evil..what a stunning photo and bird.. love Owls but they are quite rare here..thank you for showing it...
Owls are a Spirit Guide for many Native Americans, and for some, one of their Sacred birds.
A/noon Raven. The only breed of Owl which is rather rare here in my area is the Tawny Frog Mouthed Owl. They sit in the gumtrees dead still and look like tree branches. Very hard to spot and not that attractive..but they can't help that.
Yes I have heard about the Native Americans and their beliefs. Nice to think animals and birds are respected and held in high esteem.
It is the same here, the Kooris have many totems re our Native animals as well. From Koala's, Kangaroo's to Croc's. There is even a white Humpback Whale called Migaloo that sloshes up and down our East Coast every year. The Japanese have been hunting him for years. So the Koori's sang to Migaloo to protect him. It seems to have worked and I don't think the Japanese would be stupid enough to hunt him now..Migaloo and his off spring (as there is now a Junior Migaloo) are protected by the Koori's and the Australian Government...
I have never heard of that named Owl. The Native Americans have a long held responsibility for the care and protection of Mother Earth and Father Sky, and all that abides in them, and they are all considered our Brothers and Sisters, and we are all connected. I feel sure that is how the aboriginal peoples of Australia feel as well.
And Father Sky and all who are inhabitants of it are those who lend their eyes and aerial powers to help us watch over Mother Earth and make sure that she is well respected and cared for. And she is in dire need of our help to protect her from destructive path that is rapidly putting her at extreme risk, as well as all that lives on this great planet. Never has the world been in desperate need of our care.
These guys paid me a visit the other night. After a long discussion, they concluded there’s no intelligent life here and moved on.
I don't blame them.
Very nice artwork, Hal. And the contrasting framing really enhances the black and gray of the primary subjects.
Very well done.
Well, at least talented, if not intelligent.
Here is one for Thursday,
Birdwoman or Angel? Very nice.
Thank you Buzz. She is a Shaman wearing a fringed shawl in a very Spiritual healing ceremony.
Sunset, Stone Creek Ocala FL.
That is a beautiful photo, Kavika. The reflection of the setting sunlight on the clouds is just awesome. Love it!
Thanks RW, we get the most amazing sunrises and sunsets here.
I do vividly remember the amazing and awesome sunsets I saw in my several visits to Ft Myers. To sit and watch the sun going down, with is myriad of rainbow colors upon the ocean waters, was such a wondrous sight to behold. Even more so being seen from Sanibel. It seems that the reflection on water in that area had a really different coloring, with more vibrant colors.
But, no matter where you are in Florida, the sunsets are really so beautiful.
As you know I cannot see the photos you post unless you first save them to your computer picture library and then post them from there, and I'm sorry that takes greater time and effort, I am posting here one of YOUR photos of a sunset.
SUNSET PHOTO TAKEN BY KAVIKA
Lighten up Buzz, I simply forgot. Here it is again.
That almost looks like it could be out West somewhere.
Great photo Kavika. It displays excellent depth, with the foreground fence, trees farther on, then, of course, the magnificent sky.
We have a 1,000 acre horse and cattle ranch surrounding our community. Marion County FL is known as the horse capital of the world...There are 700 horse farms in Marion county.
The only thing that is missing is the cattle or at times horses.
An awesome photo Buzz. The very dramatic sunset against the clouds, and the beautiful reflection on the water, makes it a very interesting artwork.
Last week I said that I would post some of my " avant garde " attempts at modern art by ultra-editing my pnotos.
1. My stepdaughter's guitar
2. A floral rendition
3. This one takes the cake
4. Dizzy dazzler
5. Nightmare
6. Aliens have landed
7. Don't even ask
8. You name it
I'm sure that I've met the Alien.
Nightmare looks like a pheasant in a high wind.
Don't even ask is a snake moving through the timber.
The photo essay is very impressive.
In the lower middle of the 3rd and 4th rows from the right in the last picture I see a mouse making it way through the lovely flowers.
In the floral rendition Is see a rooster on the right side up near the corner. I also a frog sitting on a lily pad just bellow that to he left. They are surrounded by beautiful red Water Lilies in a pond.
That is what my imagination sees. Very nice, and fun to let my imagination show me what it sees the picture is about.
LOL. I never looked for what might be hidden in those pictures, but now that you have described what you saw, I see those things as well.
When viewing paintings of any kind, I see the initial overall picture. Then my mind starts to see things that are created by the picture itself, such as the things I saw in the pictures you posted here.
That is part of why I really enjoy abstract paintings. They are fun to test your eyes and imagination to not only to see the painting as a whole, but, to see what the painting itself has created and hidden within it. Few, is any, see the same thing in a visual creation of all sorts, so it is fun to find out what others see in the same painting or picture, and a lot depends on the mood of the painter themselves.
Most anything I have ever painted in my life could only be called abstract, as I have not gift for definitive freehand artwork. I used to give my art teacher a fit whenever it came to creating freehand anything. Even when my mind knew what I wanted to present, but, for some reason the message never got to my hands correctly. (big grin)
Sometimes art just happens.
Wish I'd painted that, Pat.
I love the recent paintings you've done. This one is Nature using man-made materials to do a little art, lol.
Enough is enough. Wiki is very upset that I've not posted her ''nose art''. It's on the car windows and in the glass doors to the den and of course the sliding glass doors to the patio.
She is so famous she doesn't even sign her nose art it's known worldwide.
Indeed, Wiki's nose art is amazing in both its compositions and artistic artwork. She uses a wide range of media to work with, and it works well in all kinds of weather. Her color variations challenge viewers imaginations, and challenges their own interpretation of her artwork.
She is indeed well known all over the world, willing to leave a sample of her artwork on available media wherever she happens to get the urge to leave a gift of her famous artwork.
(smile)
Wiki said she loves you and wants to know if you have treat for her.
Tell Wiki I love her too, and her treat is on its way, so she should watch for the UPS truck. The treat is so special I would not trust it to the USPS.
Nature and Wiki making art.
The photo I posted is from a sign on a local dog park fence.
Perfect.
Nothing to sneeze at!
What a very unusual painting. The various colors and the framing of the wording is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this very unusual artwork with us, Pat.
Nature says "you're welcome" RW. Smile.
So it does.
One more to lead us into Friday...
A Shaman casting his spell? Such magic flows onto the frame.
Thank you Buzz. He is a Shaman doing a traditional ceremonial dance.
Love the density of color! Beautiful.
Thanks Perrie. (smile)
For the record, I still am "for the birds".
House Finch, Female
© A. Mac/A.G
Got some nice, new bird pix lately (between painting time). I will be posting them soon.
That's a cute little bird. Love her subtle coloring.
When we stopped at a bird sanctuary area on our Sunday drive a huge flock of evening grosbeak were enjoying the bird feeders.
That is a species that seems to be making a comeback! Good shot, EG.
I see a few every once in a while but the flock we saw on Sunday had to be a couple dozen at least. A few pine grosbeaks were there among them, but maybe only a couple of pairs.
Such awesome coloring, and truly awesome shot.
I've not seen birds of those colours either. I thought the first one looked like an Oriole.
Great shot EG.I don't think I've ever seen a bird like that. That is one of the many things about this group that I truly enjoy, I get to see so many beautiful photos of different species.
Thanks RW. I love seeing the world through this groups eyes, myself.
A sincere "THANK YOU" to everyone posting creative work and comments, and especially for the civility and good natured tone our GROUP displays.
And thank you for providing this wonderful group where we can come and share our own artwork, photos and good conversation, and enjoy those of others. It gives us a shelter from the endless negativity on the FP.
My contribution for Friday;
Looks like she's moving through space-time. Trippy!
Thanks EG. I'm very glad you like it.
I'll go with that flow.
Thank you, Buzz
Moving on, some more experimental work...
That appears to be some type of boat, like a large yacht. Or perhaps a cruise ship. Could be a tour boat.
Whatever it is, it makes quite a large reflection on the water.
Very well done, Buzz.
A boat it is, Raven. It's THIS boat.
Aha! That is a lovely boat. And a tour boat at that, right? Your experiment was very well done.
Saturday is upon us... and here is a creation to share;
"Up in the sky, is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's SUPERSHAMAN".
LOL!!! Only from you Buzz.
Actually, it is not a Shaman. It is the eyes of the Eagle for Father Sky.
Indeed; Saturday IS upon us!
New painting
No Title
© A. Mac/A.G.
WoW! What a beauty. A great interaction of color variations of density. What I see is a beautiful horse with an abundance of flying mane in the wind. There is also a small flower in the lower right corner, looks perhaps like a lilac colored ruffled tulip.
And you have added great illusion to your painting, that it is turned to show the painting continues on the left side and bottom, with a white dividing line. The illusion of cutouts on all four sides is also a great addition.
All of these together makes this an amazing painting. You are really stretching your artistic talents and imagination, and I am sure I am not the only one who truly appreciates and enjoys it.
I am really enjoying watching your painting artistic talents growing painting by painting.
Excellent work, Mac.
In the centre I see a bird, it's wings stretched out (although I'm sure it wasn't intentional on your part)..
I see that now too, Buzz. That is the fun part of knowing what others see, that I can see what I missed before. Thanks for sharing what your own eyes see.
I did not see it until I went looking for it … but I do see it. I remember in reading about Jackson Pollack, that his manager/advisor, would admonish him for painting what he called "content," I suppose he meant by that, "recognizable objects/subject matter".
What I'm finding as I do these, is that where I thought I wanted to go with them, is not at all where I want to go … I am finding that once I decide on the colors and technique for any given canvas, I WANT TO GO WHERE THE PAINT TAKES ME, IN PART, WITH WHERE IT LETS IT TAKE ME.
The only restriction I place on myself, is that colors must work well together and that the positive and negative spaces create the oxymoronic feeling of "ORGANIZED CHAOS," that a viewer can simultaneously "walk around without feeling like he or she will fall off of the space the paint occupies".
Havin' one hell of a good time.
Thank you for the great insight to your thought of how you want the paint to take you. That is an excellent method of painting, and it seems to be working well with you. What I saw in this painting and what Buzz saw were two totally different aspects, and others may have even more. But, that is the best part of painting, but, especially, abstract painting, as there is no set structure or guidelines to follow. They are made up by the painter, in this case, you, with each new painting.
Yet, while each new painting is different, having its own choice of what it wants to be, there is still a part of you that can be seen in each of them. Perhaps it is brush strokes, or something similar, that has your own silent 'signature' on it. I know that you add your name to it for copyright purposes, but, even without your doing that I could still see 'you' in it.
I am so very glad that you are having such a wonderful fulfilling, meaningful and enjoyable time with your abstract painting, and we get to enjoy seeing it. I am looking forward to seeing many more of your great paintings.
And seeing in my minds eye the huge smile on your face while doing it.
Do you have any feathers ? You might try drawing one through the pigments, it could create some interesting effects.
Once I become more adept, I will try the feather as you described, Pat.
Thank you.
I am also looking forward to seeing such a painting. It will be well worth the wait.
Sunday is nearly over, and Monday is on its way. So here is one to send Sunday on its way....
An image of a big burl with a figure in the middle. I like how you superimposed the eagle.
Thanks Buzz. It is Spiritual event for someone who has walked on. The human figure is the spirit of the person who has now left their human life and will move on to the next steps of their own eternal journey. The Eagle is their Spirit Guide, who has watched over the them as they made the transition from human life to Spirit life, and he will now move on.
The image depicts only one way Native Americans bury or cremate their dead. It depends on the traditions of the Tribe and the environment of their homeland.
In the photo-essays that Kavika and I did I saw that one method was to put the wrapped body on a pallet raised above the ground on sort of stilts.
A similar method is shown in this image, only not on such short stilts. It is a practice used by many different Tribes.
OK.....here is one more for Monday....
Her eyes are piercing - they look into a person's soul. I used a magnifyng glass to see them clearly, and noted that they were not looking directly into the viewer's eyes, but just above them as if to be looking into a person's brain. Very effective framing echoing the darkness of her hair and the area around her eyes.
Thank you Buzz. Very descriptive. I am always very glad, and grateful, to know what it is you see in the artwork.
Guess what
No guesses? Okay, it's the wall and ceiling of a cave lit up with coloured lights located at Guilin, Guanxi Autonomous Region, PRC, at the start of the river cruise through the Karst mountains.
Unless someone is familiar with China they might not recognize the photo, or what it is supposed to represent. I know I don't. But, thanks for sharing it with us Buzz.