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Arty birds in their habitat

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Comment from BARRY S


Very appealong piece of art. Nice composition and use of soft colouring. The combination of watercolours (and other forms of painting) and digital enhancement seems to be more and more popular. It adds another dimension and a lot more scope for that piece of art that you might otherwise 'give up ' on. Nice work.

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2008


reply by the author on 22-Dec-2008
    Thank you so much for the excellent review, Barry!!
Comment from fila4


Beautiful piece. I love the mottled texture applied. The colors are wonderful and blend together nicely. The Spanish moss, the snowy egret and the tree are all perfectly placed. Enjoyed viewing. Creativity of presentation is very good. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2008


reply by the author on 22-Dec-2008
    Thank you for the great review on this, Fila! I really appreciate it.
Comment from Glass i


Hi Shawn, a nice combination of textural techniques that work well togeather. A frosted glass background, pointelism on the tree and bold whisps in the plumage. Nice one and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2008


reply by the author on 25-Dec-2008
    Hi, Barry. Thank you very much, and Merry Christmas to you!!
Comment from Anne


You are an incredible artist. This is stunning the way you have done it. I bet it was going to be an awesome watercolor. The coloring in this and the way the colors go together is fantastic. I really like the way you put this one together. Detail is great. An excellent and beautiful work of art.

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2008


reply by the author on 25-Dec-2008
    Thank you, Anne!! Merry Chistmas!!!
Comment from xennia


Wonderful creation, I really like your presentation of this beautiful bird. Colors you have used are so lovely, details perfect and your work in mixed media on the painting excellent, you gave a frosty look to the painting.

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2008


reply by the author on 22-Dec-2008
    Thank you so much for the beautiful review, Xennia!
Comment from focaldot


Its a lovely Digital water color paintin, I really like the soft touch and the use of soft colors on the background, I also like this tree which gives a look of hand, but i don't understand why this egret is in air? lol looks like he is floating, doesn't look like if he is sitting :) Overall lovely concept and the composition.

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2008


reply by the author on 22-Dec-2008
    When I get 5 seconds, I'll go put some shadows under his feet...lol. Thanks for the great review and tip, Surmed!! :)
reply by focaldot on 22-Dec-2008
    lol Welcome ;)
Comment from Richard Sutton


cool.i am not very familiar with computer enhanced art so i judge only from what i see.nice contrast in both color and value interesting shapes and lines.i would like to see the original watercolor a medium that i know is very exacting

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 Comment Written 22-Dec-2008


reply by the author on 22-Dec-2008
    I never found the time to finish this traditionally, Richard, so I put it onto my PC and finished painting it digitally. Thank you so much for taking the time to review it. I really appreciate it.
Comment from suekemps2


Shawn this is beautiful.
It is so light and fragile looking with the wispy feathers, a really beautiful look.
Great color choice and mix.
The background gives full support to the Egret.
Wonderful story telling component.
Great lighting tech.

I like the legs and the way he look ready to walk off at any moment.

Thank you so much for sharing.
Sue.

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 Comment Written 22-Dec-2008


reply by the author on 22-Dec-2008
    Thank you so much for the beautiful review, Sue!! It's always great to get a good review on the first one :))