I find each new work of yours more astonishing and delightful than the last. You somehow create a sense of effortless (yeah, right) elegance in every unique composition. Your capturing of timeless, yet supremely original motifs is endlessly inspiring, and I am humbled by them.
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Victoria, thank you!
Dave, fellow quebecer, I was very touched by your comment. I never thought that one day my work could be an inspiration for other artists. I wish I could share the pleasure I have finding a new idea, developing the concept, resolving compositional problems... The more I progress, the more I find the intellectual and the technical work interresting and pleasant to do...
SB : I always was inspired by the renaissance paintings, where children are often represented in mythologic, biblic, or domestic scenes. The theme of the child with a bird was very present even later...The goldfinch is one of the most represented bird because it has a special meaning in religious context, and also it was often a tame animal.
It's a recurring theme in my work,I made several tries of a bird in children's hands before...It's the first time I represent a bird at children's side...I don't know why I'm particularly attached to this theme,but I think it's very rich and can be treated in a lot of different ways.
Your original is better than all the other traditional examples on this thread. I really like the black and white background with the pink child. Absolutely lovely!
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Thank you very much Linda !
If you look carefully, the background is not totally black and white, I added some sanguine at different places to help integrate the figure. It was the first time I was drawing a child in outdoor light, and I liked it a lot, I think it's the beginning of another series...
I believe you have captured the six canons of art as spoken by Chinese Artist, Hsieh Ho in the 6th Century A.D. " Rhythtmic vitality, anatomical structure, conformity with nature, suitability of colouring, artistic composition and finish."
Marina, a true work of art, well done! I await in anticipation.
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