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Arty birds in their habitat

40 total reviews 
Comment from bedo92000


Very nice mix of traditional and digital art. It blends together nicely. This has great detail and color. The bird is perfectly done. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2008
    Thank you, Bedo!
Comment from Lynseey


The black-naped Oriole is a stunning bird. No wonder i didn't recognize it thanks to your notes i see where its from. A lovely piece of art with excellent background detail with the leaves and flowers. I like the added softness of purples in the background too. Pleasure to view.

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2008
    Thank you for the beautiful review, Lynseey!
Comment from ahsanzia


Simply beautiful. Very nice composition and the use of brilliant colors makes this piece of art excellent. I like the contrast offered by yellow, red and green. Wonderful details. Well done and thanks for sharing.

Initial Impact:5
Creativity:5
Presentation:5
Center of Interest:5
Lighting:5
Story Telling:5
Technical Skills:5
Technique:5
Color Harmony/contrast:5

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2008
    Thank you so much, Ahsanzia!!
Comment from Javier Eastman


It is a nice piece of art, the red colors really pop up from the surface, It was a good use of digital help beacuse you can even see where it was included or used so keep the raw quality of the watercolors intact... nice work and good drawing. the bird was executed pretty well specially in its head... good work...

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
    Thank you for the wonderful review, Javier!!
Comment from Robotkin


very well done Shawn and you have captured a moment in the life of the Oriole for all of us to see...tjhe colours are fine and in particular the foreground colours which bring it all to life...Rob

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 05-Nov-2008
    Thank you, Rob, for taking the time to review this for me. I appreciate it. Thank you also for the very kind comments.
Comment from StRyCh9


Deserves a six! A real treat, enjoyed the detail. Color work is exceptional. i love your work on light and dark on the red flowers, their satin texture contrasts well with the rest of the image. Composition and balance is superb. I enjoyed.

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
    Thank you for the excellent review on this, StRy! The thought on the 6 is very encouraging, and much appreciated.
Comment from RiverRock Critters


This is just beautiful moonwillow. Love the colors, detail and lighting on this. Overall presentation is eye catching and just a beautiful piece of work.

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2008
    Thank you for the great review, RRC!!
Comment from amanda andrews


hi shawn
this has great tones here
and i get a feel of harmony
every thing just blends together well
the sheen on the leaves is great
nice detail on the feathers
great work shawn
amanda

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 05-Nov-2008
    Thank you so much, Amanda, for the wonderful comments and excellent rating! I really appreciate it. This one will go with the other bird I posted last week, for my kitchen, so I thank you very much for your feedback.
Comment from Ekaterina Clements


Initial impact 6
Creativity 6
Color harmony 5
Composition 6
Technical excellence 5
Lighting 5
Story telling 6
I love this painting, it's very rich in color and texture, and very alive, great work!


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 Comment Written 05-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 05-Nov-2008
    Thank you so much for the great review and extra special rating, Katya!! Very, very much appreciated. You're not painting any more?
reply by Ekaterina Clements on 05-Nov-2008
    You are welcome:))
    We had a month of holidays here in Israel and my son was at home all the time so I just didn't have any time at all, just starting to catch up now, I got my first commission, so I work on that whenever I get a chance, but I do have a lot of projects lined up:)
Comment from Molly Hungar


This is so gorgeous I love the bird and the great looking flowers It has such great colour that it really catches your eye Very nice work

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2008


reply by the author on 05-Nov-2008
    Thank you for the wonderful review, Molly!!