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LiberalLoner

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11. Wow! I agree with everyone, you need to have a place where people can buy these works,

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 07:09 AM

Aug 2023

Your composition skills are top notch (I struggle terribly with composition, myself) and your use of color subtle and atmospheric except for where you wish the center of interest to be…on the iridescent wings.

So good!

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And another bird - a magpie. [View all] Ocelot II Aug 2023 OP

Lovely. tblue37 Aug 2023 #1

Thanks! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #12

I like it! 2naSalit Aug 2023 #2

Thanks! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #13

Love how you handled the trees! MLAA Aug 2023 #3

They are actually some kind of dry shrub. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #14

That is so pretty viva la Aug 2023 #4

Magpies are very iridescent up close. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #15

Lovely. niyad Aug 2023 #5

Thanks! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #16

Beautiful! ellie Aug 2023 #6

Thanks - No Etsy or other sale, I just do this for fun. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #7

Very cool! ellie Aug 2023 #8

Geez are you talented. Tell us your mediums plz irisblue Aug 2023 #9

Thanks - all the birds and most other paintings are in oil. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #17

I'm impressed. You've captured that subtle iridescence well. Tough to do, I think. yonder Aug 2023 #10

Thanks, that was the hardest part of the painting - had to do a lot of layers Ocelot II Aug 2023 #18

Wow! I agree with everyone, you need to have a place where people can buy these works, LiberalLoner Aug 2023 #11

Thanks but I can't take credit for composition - I pick good photos to work from Ocelot II Aug 2023 #19

Nicely done! bif Aug 2023 #20

Very beautiful work, Ocelot II debm55 Aug 2023 #21

Very pretty samplegirl Aug 2023 #22