Elizabeth W. Seaver Fine Art: Cuckoo

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Cuckoo

Cuckoo, mixed media with acrylic, 12 x 12

This one was a challenge because the birdie was mostly in shadow and hiding in the foliage. I loved the fact that it had these splashes of light on it from the sun coming through the dense green cover.

13 comments:

GYPSYWOMAN said...: oh, WOW! absolutely beautiful! love it!; June 27, 2009 at 10:31 AM
FitFoodieMegha said...: Lovely colors! Gud use of the light..I liked it..:); June 27, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Kerri Settle said...: Wonderful! You handled the greens with ease.; June 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Dean H. said...: Really like the effect of sun on the bird! We don't have these in Oh...; June 28, 2009 at 6:09 AM
Jeane Myers said...: Elizabeth, I love this!; June 28, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Gary Keimig said...: A real challenge. Greens that is. Nice use of them, Elizabeth; June 28, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Paula Villanova said...: I love the colors in this..there is also a kind of transparency to them that is appealing. Do you see such birds in your area? If you do....lucky!!!!; June 28, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Gwen Bell said...: Another wonderful painting! The spots of light give it so much dimension. Love the mix of greens.; June 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Jean Spitzer said...: Terrific; he looks so satisfied.; June 29, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Kathleen Krucoff said...: Hi Elizabeth. This is so awesome. LOVE the colors. Great job!; June 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM
sarah said...: How talented you are to switch between paintings and print making; June 30, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Tom Knock said...: Awesome! Great colors. Outstanding!; June 30, 2009 at 1:17 PM
Saundra Lane Galloway said...: Very Well Done Elizabeth! I like the highlights...You handled the greens so nicely!; June 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM