I would name your painting "Go With The Flow", and the top "petaled" one is quite interesting. Way to go, breaking the ice with a sale, hope for many more.
The personification (birdification?) of 'perseverence'. Great that you take care of it. Is it possible that a vet could affix some sort of artificial foot to the stump?
Technically, locally they are considered to be protected and we are not allowed to render assistance, like take them to a vet, who supposedly isn't supposed to work on them, wink, wink...
Different areas of TX protect them completely while others encourage their wholesale slaughter because they,
like any other domestic animal create a certain amount of feces. Can't have that in the suburbs
Good on ya split. Stuff the authorities on some things. Here all native animals and birds have to be treated by vets for free. But I always leave a donation to cover costs.
If it is a stinker of a day I fill up a toddlers paddle pool and leave it outside...or in your case put it in the garage for the ducks. They might like a cooling paddle..
And if the authorities roll up..not your fault you had a paddle pool in your garage and the ducks happen to roll up and jump in. As they are protected you could not evict them...🦆🦆
Awesome Kavika.....The contrast between the areas of sun and the ensuing storm clouds is truly very Spiritual. It is amazing what Mother Nature provides for us, even in the troublesome times.
A random piece of folk art from my collection. This piece grabbed my attention because of the level of detail. For context, this wood carving is only three inches tall, but somehow the artist was able to capture detailed expression in the eyes and skin wrinkles.
Indeed great detail, Hal. Awesome that the carver was able to get such detail into such a very small carving. The colors are also very prominent for such a small piece, yet are not overwhelming. And additionally great that is did not lose any of that definition when you enlarged it.
Thank you as well, Buzz. It was a very fun venture to work with. The image framing is something I have wanted to work with, but, it just did not work well with the other images I tried it with. This time it fit very well, at least to me.
That is strange. Good to reboot and give it a try later. I had trouble uploading an image to Perrie's Birthday seed, so I tried a different browser and had no trouble at all.
Students of ART have much to learn Required to turn at least one urn Those works of art here do abound All through the campus they are found
The Sichuan Fine Arts Institute is located kitty-corner across the road from us, and over the past few years I have posted many photos taken at their beautifully landscaped and wooded campus, strewn with works of art throughout.
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And don't forget that the last two words spoken by Tom Hanks in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" were....
Those are very interesting photos, Buzz. Some of the urns are lovely, even if thy are a bit dirty and old. I noticed in the last photo that some of the urns look like they were a bit out of sync with the usual shape. but, like any other type of art, there has to be a learning period. And having taken Pottery making at one of our local recreation outlets during summer break at school, I know first hand how hard it is to get the shape just right. Even the slightest wrong move can cause the pottery to become errant and have to start all over again. We had to buy our own clay so I tried to prevent as many mishaps as possible. But, once I learned the ropes I was able to make a few nice Oriental ornamental jars for my Mother for Mother's Day gifts. When she walked on I packed them away for safe keeping. They will go to my Granddaughter when she is older.
What a beautiful fantasy garden, Dig. And your resident visitors, the lovely butterfly, sweet little bird and the sneaky squirrel, as well as the adorable fantasy visitors. The flowers are awesome, so many types and so many colors.....it looks so enjoyable.
Heading to Sunday. As always, a thank you to all who contribute to the excellence of our Group.
Note: The fishing today was worse than yesterday and it rained this evening, so, nothing in the way of a colorful sunset. I’ll be out in the morning hoping the rain brought a favorable barometer and active fish.
Thanks Buzz. It is a combination of many of the areas of the varied Tribal customs, traditions and cultures. The bird and Buffalo depicted in the blue area below the Tipi in the middle of the image are to show the Bird and Buffalo Clans of various Tribes. The many images shown inside the Tipi represents to many different Tribal forms of government. The array of feathers shows the many different types of feathers Tribes hold sacred, and ones used in various Tribal Spiritual and traditional ceremonies. Between the Tipi and the blue Buffalo and Bird is a drum, which is a means of communication, for ceremonial songs and dances.
I hope this helps to understand the basics of the images.
The Cormorant … Many cultures consider cormorants a symbol of nobility and indulgence. In more recent history, the cormorant is considered a good luck charm for fishermen, or a talisman that will bring a fisherman a bountiful catch.
And they actually DO catch the fish, and bring them back to the fisherman's bamboo raft, a band around their necks so they do not swallow the fish themselves. From the internet, the image of a cormorant fisherman in the Li River near Yangshuo among the Karst mountains:
I saw them when I took the cruise down the Li river from Guilin to Yangshuo through the Karst mountains, but for some reason never got a photo of them or else the photos are missing as I know I took more photos there than I seem to have.
Thanks for the additional information, Mac. Many various birds are considered as Sacred as well as Spiritual symbols by Native American Tribes.
As an example, the Loon symbolizes the wildness of the north. Since ancient times the Loon has featured prominently in Native American mythology. In Sioux and Lakota legends it plays a role in recreating the post-diluvian world.
It's that time again. Share your creativity!
Congratulations on the sale! That's wonderful.
By the way, the piece at the top of the page is exceptionally wonderful. It almost looks like a stained glass piece. Really beautiful.
You go Mac! So great that you sold one of your paintings. So encouraging, and worth celebrating!
Grrrrr....that damned Hat again. It is beginning to be too much! And it not anything I am doing on my end that is causing it to do that.
I would name your painting "Go With The Flow", and the top "petaled" one is quite interesting. Way to go, breaking the ice with a sale, hope for many more.
oh how I love this little oasis of creative serenity. thanks mac and congrats on the sale.
Hello?
Hi!
Good Morning!
Here is a testament to the power of life.
This girl had a great clutch of ducks last August most of which survived and come back to say hello or keep Mama company.
As you can see, she lost her entire left foot to frostbite in our two week weather/electric debacle here in Texas.
On the right side she lost the webbing and outer toes. She has learned to balance herself on the remaining center toe.
She has no problem flying, but she kind of lands with a bounce and face plants occasionally.
She uses the remaining drumstick like a crutch and gets around quite a bit.
Note she appears to be "well nourished" ( as my doctor would say )
She still spends most days in my front yard but flies off to the lake every evening.
What a great story and photo of survival and renewed life.
Love it.
During the storm we had 4 older males huddled against the living room wall.
covered with ice and clumps of snow. Every couple hours we would bring in the water bowls that had frozen
and put fresh bowls of hot water in front where at least two could reach it. All day and all night.
They all did well but were dragging ice around the entire 2 weeks.
I love what you did, SP.
The ducks know where to go for help when needed. Thank you for what you do to help those in need. Your heart is indeed in a wonderful place.
The personification (birdification?) of 'perseverence'. Great that you take care of it. Is it possible that a vet could affix some sort of artificial foot to the stump?
Technically, locally they are considered to be protected and we are not allowed to render assistance, like take them to a vet, who supposedly isn't supposed to work on them, wink, wink...
Different areas of TX protect them completely while others encourage their wholesale slaughter because they,
like any other domestic animal create a certain amount of feces. Can't have that in the suburbs
Did I mention that I have the greenest lawn EVER?
lol
Thanks, we felt an obligation to them.
Believe me I tried to get them into the garage
but they were stilll strong enough to let me know that wasn't an option.
Now on a sunny day, over 100 degrees, they have no problem coming into the garage on their own
to rest in the shade, and surround the corn bins, just waiting for some silly human
to share the grain, lol
People tell me no duck will ever cross a threshold or rest under a man made roof. They are wrong.
Good on ya split. Stuff the authorities on some things. Here all native animals and birds have to be treated by vets for free. But I always leave a donation to cover costs.
If it is a stinker of a day I fill up a toddlers paddle pool and leave it outside...or in your case put it in the garage for the ducks. They might like a cooling paddle..
And if the authorities roll up..not your fault you had a paddle pool in your garage and the ducks happen to roll up and jump in. As they are protected you could not evict them...🦆🦆
Short story.
Our door mat is oversized and "says" "Beware of Ducks"
The front door itself is set back at least 8 feet and is under roof
yet the King ( we named him Bruce after the old Viner ) and his mate
will park themselves in front of the door to nap or just watch the days go by.
Other males will take possession in Bruce's absence but leave as soon as he appears.
Door to door solicitation is very popular here. Salespeople, churchy types and politicians.
Salespeople try to sell us windows, roofers try to convince us they can replace our roof
without any cost or negative consequences or degradation of our solar panels.
HVAC, solar, cable tv, even the power companies.
We shut the garage and front door when we see them canvassing the street.
The other day, I'm working in my office and my bride & joy is working from the dining room table
and we see them, three at a time approaching every home on the other side of the street.
Eventually we realize that someone is standing about 16 feet from the front door calling to someone.
He starts forward, he stops and backtracks. He starts forward and sees motion under the shrubs. He retreats.
After a few minutes he waves his tablet in disgust and walks away.
Then all three of these guys appear. P****** Home Improvement.
They are drawn to my original windows like gnats to fresh cut cantaloupe.
The other two tease and mock the first agent into trying again.
Again he approaches, hears something to his left and quickly exits our property completely.
The leader says let me show y'all how to do this.
He approaches, he yells, he starts flapping his arms, he suddenly retreats.
My wife is in tears laughing.
The second guy is now filming with his phone, directing the boss to approach and bang on the downspout.
Now I am getting annoyed but before I could open the door
one of Bruce's brothers came out of the shrubs with a purpose
and then all three men ran down the street shaking their heads, laughing and checking their "films".
I opened the door and there was Bruce demanding to be hand fed for his guard work,
small feathers and down still wafting from his flapping in warning,
Blackfeet and Styx ( the girl with one foot ) all come out for their "reward".
Love these ducks.
Love it, SP! What a great story. The Bruce and his gang know how to handle unwelcome 'visitors', and know how to earn their rewards.
"ALL HAIL THE BRUCE!"
I was asleep.
All I have is this.
That is very nice.
Thank you. My roses this year have come on gangbusters.
You're lucky. Our drought prevented our roses from doing too much.
oh, I'm sorry. The last few years I was lucky if I got one or two perfect blooms, but this year it is wonderful.
That is great.
Perfection!
Thanks.
That rose is very beautiful. That photo could be used as a poster. It is full and robust. Just awesome. Well done.
It's lovely.
All right! We are on our way!
Wat Krom, Cambodia
© G. Gam 2021
An iris from our garden.
© G. Gam 2021
The flower is gorgeous.
The Cambodia picture intrigues me. I would love to see it in person. I would love to see a lot of places in person.
Thank you.
Cambodia was a very interesting place to visit. Hopefully, you can go there some day.
I can only imagine. I keep telling myself one day I will get to all those interesting places around the world.
Great photo of the beautiful Iris, and super editing of the photo in Cambodia. Very well done on both.
Thank you very much, Raven Wing.
Both photos are magnificent - your editing of them included.
Thank you very much for the wonderful compliment.
Just before the storm, Stone Creek Ocala FL.
Wow.
Awesome Kavika.....The contrast between the areas of sun and the ensuing storm clouds is truly very Spiritual. It is amazing what Mother Nature provides for us, even in the troublesome times.
btw....I want some of that rain!
Fabulous.
It was cool, foggy and super windy at WI point last Friday evening.
Got to love that photo. I see that Kobe is challenging the wind. LOL
Great Grayscale image, EG!
They both look like they are enjoying the walk in spite of the of the wind. Great photo, EG.
Got the chill. LOL
A random piece of folk art from my collection. This piece grabbed my attention because of the level of detail. For context, this wood carving is only three inches tall, but somehow the artist was able to capture detailed expression in the eyes and skin wrinkles.
Indeed great detail, Hal. Awesome that the carver was able to get such detail into such a very small carving. The colors are also very prominent for such a small piece, yet are not overwhelming. And additionally great that is did not lose any of that definition when you enlarged it.
Very good work, Hal. Well done!
Only 3 inches? I would have guessed much bigger. You depicted it quite skillfully.
The Navajo version of the Three Sisters....
WOW!!! That is absolutely amazing - very Picasso-esque. (Oh, just noticed that r.t..b beat me to it)
Thank you as well, Buzz. It was a very fun venture to work with. The image framing is something I have wanted to work with, but, it just did not work well with the other images I tried it with. This time it fit very well, at least to me.
I really do appreciate your compliment.
That's a really good one, RW.
Thank you so much Dig. I am very glad you like it.
The Picasso references are totally appropriate. Great art, Raven Wing.
I’m not ignoring everyone, I’m fishin’!
Enjoy your fishin', Mac. We're enjoying our various artistry.
And I'm just going to eat breakfast, and will post my stuff after that.
Really looking forward to it, Buzz.
Something very strange happened, and I'm not able to upload images. I'm going to reboot, watch the news, and then try again.
That is strange. Good to reboot and give it a try later. I had trouble uploading an image to Perrie's Birthday seed, so I tried a different browser and had no trouble at all.
URNS GALORE
Students of ART have much to learn
Required to turn at least one urn
Those works of art here do abound
All through the campus they are found
The Sichuan Fine Arts Institute is located kitty-corner across the road from us, and over the past few years I have posted many photos taken at their beautifully landscaped and wooded campus, strewn with works of art throughout.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
And don't forget that the last two words spoken by Tom Hanks in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" were....
"URN IT"
Those are very interesting photos, Buzz. Some of the urns are lovely, even if thy are a bit dirty and old. I noticed in the last photo that some of the urns look like they were a bit out of sync with the usual shape. but, like any other type of art, there has to be a learning period. And having taken Pottery making at one of our local recreation outlets during summer break at school, I know first hand how hard it is to get the shape just right. Even the slightest wrong move can cause the pottery to become errant and have to start all over again. We had to buy our own clay so I tried to prevent as many mishaps as possible. But, once I learned the ropes I was able to make a few nice Oriental ornamental jars for my Mother for Mother's Day gifts. When she walked on I packed them away for safe keeping. They will go to my Granddaughter when she is older.
That is a great series of photos.
Fishin' was poor, sunset was nice.
© A. Mac/A.G.
Sorry that the fishing was not that good today, Mac. But, the sunset was indeed very beautiful.
Here's one I have posted before.....but, re-post for Saturday.
For a number of reasons, composition, color, subject, energy, this is one of your best … among a number of “bests”!
Thank you so very much, Mac. Your assessment of my work is always so truly appreciated.
Superb depiction of a firey traditional dance.
He is a Shaman, Buzz. He is conducting a Spiritual ceremony.
Great image, Raven Wing.
And another for Saturday....
And what could Saturday be without one of your great creations?
Thank you Buzz. I'm really very glad you like them.
Spectacular!
A wonderful collection of photos. You have a great garden.
What a beautiful fantasy garden, Dig. And your resident visitors, the lovely butterfly, sweet little bird and the sneaky squirrel, as well as the adorable fantasy visitors. The flowers are awesome, so many types and so many colors.....it looks so enjoyable.
Thank you for sharing them all with us to enjoy.
Beautiful!
Very beautiful photos, Dig.
Heading to Sunday. As always, a thank you to all who contribute to the excellence of our Group.
Note: The fishing today was worse than yesterday and it rained this evening, so, nothing in the way of a colorful sunset. I’ll be out in the morning hoping the rain brought a favorable barometer and active fish.
Although my recollections are fading, I didn't think that fishing after a rain was very successful.
Fingers crossed for good fishing tomorrow, Mac. Hoping the fish are all hungry in the morning.
Thanks, RW. You changed my luck for the better!
Bluegill Sunfish.
© A. Mac/A.G.
You're very welcome, Mac. Glad that your luck was better today. And what a beauty!! I don't think I've ever seen one of those before. Just awesome!
Nice fish. Caught a lot of those when I was a kid at my grandmother's cottage.
Sunday...here you are again...
A powerful image - please explain...
Thanks Buzz. It is a combination of many of the areas of the varied Tribal customs, traditions and cultures. The bird and Buffalo depicted in the blue area below the Tipi in the middle of the image are to show the Bird and Buffalo Clans of various Tribes. The many images shown inside the Tipi represents to many different Tribal forms of government. The array of feathers shows the many different types of feathers Tribes hold sacred, and ones used in various Tribal Spiritual and traditional ceremonies. Between the Tipi and the blue Buffalo and Bird is a drum, which is a means of communication, for ceremonial songs and dances.
I hope this helps to understand the basics of the images.
The Cormorant … Many cultures consider cormorants a symbol of nobility and indulgence. In more recent history, the cormorant is considered a good luck charm for fishermen, or a talisman that will bring a fisherman a bountiful catch.
And they actually DO catch the fish, and bring them back to the fisherman's bamboo raft, a band around their necks so they do not swallow the fish themselves. From the internet, the image of a cormorant fisherman in the Li River near Yangshuo among the Karst mountains:
I saw them when I took the cruise down the Li river from Guilin to Yangshuo through the Karst mountains, but for some reason never got a photo of them or else the photos are missing as I know I took more photos there than I seem to have.
Thanks for the additional information, Mac. Many various birds are considered as Sacred as well as Spiritual symbols by Native American Tribes.
As an example, the Loon symbolizes the wildness of the north. Since ancient times the Loon has featured prominently in Native American mythology. In Sioux and Lakota legends it plays a role in recreating the post-diluvian world.
Many indigenous people also use Cormorants to fish for them. They are very well treated and cared for.
That is truly amazing, Raven Wing. And, thank you for providing the explanation. Very interesting.
Thanks to everyone; will close it up by noon tomorrow.