Friday, January 28, 2011

Chickadee by Dean

Close up

Acrylic and colored pencil on cardboard...approx. 6x7.
This is for Sheila's moleskin. Her theme was "Paint something you love". Well, that was wide open. I thought and fought to come up with my answer. I kept coming back to God as my main love in this world. But I didn't know what to paint to represent that subject. Then, out of the blue, it came to me. God's creatures!

I took this entertaining acrobatic chickadee's picture as he hang nonchalantly upside down on a seed bell made of sunflower seeds. So beautiful...so well designed to survive through the challenges he will face...and so well provided for by it's Creator.
Examples such as this abound all around us. His existence is confirmed everywhere I look.

Hope you like it, Sheila. :)

Genesis 1:20: And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”
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11 comments:

  1. Camille LaRue OlsenJanuary 28, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Really nice, Dean. I love that you took this photo yourself too. I have tried to get good bird photos but they usually fly away before I can get the shot I want. Great job!

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  2. MichelleJanuary 28, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Beautiful work, Dean! Chickadees are a favorite of mine and you made it look magical and dreamy!

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  3. adebanjiJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Very interesting piece!-I'm not a specialist in birds but I like this Chickadee!

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  4. dominique eichiJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    LOve this unusual pose and your color choices...... all a great combination !

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  5. Paintings by Irit BourlaJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    What a pose!!!Great piece Dean.Just love this Chickadee one of my favorite bird.

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  6. Edward BurtonJanuary 30, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Wonderful composition and a beautiful job, Dean.

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  7. Vern SchwarzJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Dean you always do a beautiful job with your wildlife paintings. I like the yellow and green light in the background.

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  8. dacoopJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Great job with this Dean, the bird's eye really draws me in.

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  9. L.HolmJanuary 31, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    beautiful work, dean. I like the texture in the wings particularly, and the color harmonies.

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  10. Angela ElledgeFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    I love the depth and layering of colors you've achieved in the background; wonderful painting!

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  11. James ParkerFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Nifty chickadee, Dean. I've got a jillion of these little critters at the shack. When I paint outside on my folding table. I put some birdseed on the corner of the table, and they'll come eat like I wasn't there. You did a great job with this painting.

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