Still Life with Echinacea and Bird Nest
{24" x 18" (61 x 45.7 cm) – Oil on Linen}
Hello,
Here is the second still life I have been working on, it is of echinacea and a bird nest with a robin's egg. The echinacea are from my garden and they are the only flowers that are thriving in my neglected flower garden this year. With the pregnancy I have not been able to keep up with the weeds and mulching that is needed, so only hardy and established flowers are doing well this summer.
The bird nest was given to me last autumn by my loving husband, he found it in the yard when he was raking leaves. I had been gathering bird nests with the idea of eventually incorporating them into some more still lifes, I had really enjoyed working on this painting with a bird nest last summer. The robin's egg came from a nest we had been watching for a bit this spring that a rascally fox attacked one night, I know it was a fox because the nest was in the hedge right outside my window and the night before the nest was destroyed that darn fox was making a racket under my window sill! We left the egg untouched for a week to see if the robin would come back and reclaim it but alas it was abandoned by the bird.
This painting is being completed on very rough linen, the texture is almost that of burlap, so it has been fun playing with this texture and learning how to adapt to this different surface after working on such a smooth texture with the sunflowers.
And as of this blog post I am going to be taking a bit of break from blogging. The pregnancy is coming to an end and I think it would be nice to reserve the option of check out for a bit.
I may stop in and post some drawings or progress on this painting or others,
but then maybe not. So thank you for stopping by and visiting, I do so enjoy hearing from you.
I am looking forward to the start of the adventure of being a mother to a little girl and know it will contribute lots of inspiration to future artistic endeavors.
Have a wonderful afternoon.
Liz
9 comments:
Another terrific painting, Liz. Great composition. Love the light and shadows on the wall. And as always, I love your mastery of glass!
Good luck with your new adventure. For me it was the most joyful thing that has ever happened to me. Baby girls rock!
Thanks Virginia! I am so excited about the arrival of our little girl, and I love hearing from others that had fabulous experiences raising their children :)
Your painting is another masterpiece. Congrats on the impending birth of your baby girl:)
Hola Liz,
Me encantó tu última pintura, excelente composición, excelente manejo de las texturas. El trabajo del vidrio muy bueno.
Te deseo lo mejor en tu nueva aventura para ti, como madre... Muchas felicidades..
Congrats on the beautiful baby! I saw her pic on FB - I love her name, too. Best of luck with the first few weeks - it can be intense - wishing you the best.
Hi Virginia, thanks for the support :)
The new adventure has been so rewarding and each day gets better and better!
Thanks Carrie!
Gracias Ale! I am glad you like how I am handling the textures in this painting :)
Hi Sarah! thanks for stopping by and wishing me well in the first few weeks of motherhood! It has been intense, but now I am feeling better and coping with the lack of sleep {well almost} ;)
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