Crow #4. I painted this piece without the ribbon and felt something was missing. Doing a little research I discovered some interesting stories about crows sometimes leaving gifts for people who feed them. Although those gifts are probably more like rocks or shells the ribbon made a better composition especially with the addition of the red. And who knows crows are fascinating creatures who can surprise us, even with a red ribbon.
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Crow painting #3. Using a palette knife is new for me, the process and textures are amazing. Also it was a lot of fun experimenting with the background colors on this piece, just doing whatever in the moment. Even though crows seem to be basically black there is much more color in their feathers than you think.
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This started out as a landscape only and was painted a while back. Although I liked the painting it needed something to finish so it sat and sat. I thought maybe a cow in the field but that didn't feel right. Eventually other things grabbed my attention, holidays came and went then someone commissioned me to do a crow. The light bulb went off and the crows ended up being the perfect something. Did you know that a group of crows is called a murder of crows? I think it might have to do with superstitions but check it out.
I use professional heavy body acrylics and Ampersand gessobord is an acid free museum series panel.
Deborah Ann Kirkeeide ©
Deborah Ann Kirkeeide ©
