Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Eastern Great Egret


With this new painting I tried to capture the brightness of this Eastern Great Egret - Ardea modesta. The bird was preening and literally spreading light from the bright white feathers. From the sketchbook: 'This is the most beautiful heron I've ever seen. Extremely long neck. Amazing light as fine plumes on the back, more graceful than any swan or crane'. Another one from the Boondall Wetlands.

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14 comments:

  1. Studio at the Farm1 June 2011 at 12:00

    Beautiful impression of the egret, and I love the water.

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  2. Travel France Online1 June 2011 at 17:36

    Delicate and elegant painting as usual, love the warm colours of this one and the apparent serenity of the bird. DeeBee

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  3. Harriet1 June 2011 at 19:08

    That is a stunning painting Matteo, you've really captured the brilliant white of the bird.

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  4. Maria Elena Ferrari2 June 2011 at 07:10

    I like the atmosphere, and the colours interpretation!

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  5. Matteo Grilli2 June 2011 at 11:02

    Thank you everybody! The colour tempreature is probably due to the scanning, although is not too different from the original.. I never get 100% truthful in scannings..

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  6. Ton S. 5 June 2011 at 13:22

    Beautiful Matteo. It has a Japanese painting feel to it.

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  7. Matteo Grilli6 June 2011 at 08:26

    Thank you, I've been admiring Japanese and Chinese artwork for a long time...

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  8. Beatriz8 June 2011 at 05:02

    I like the density and water reflection

    Greetings from Barcelona

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  9. Susan8 June 2011 at 15:33

    This has such a lovely elegance to it - wonderful light and serene emotion.

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  10. Kelly8 June 2011 at 21:58

    ...this is one of the most beautiful egret paintings I've ever seen. Stunning...you definitely captured the feel of light and warmth.

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  11. Matteo Grilli11 June 2011 at 09:43

    Thank you Beatriz, Susan and Kelly, you are all very kind!

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  12. Sy14 June 2011 at 07:16

    wow, stunning work!

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  13. Roger Brown Art14 June 2011 at 18:46

    Exiting,and unique blog and I love your water color and ink sketches,they all highlight the beauty we find in nature.

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  14. Matteo Grilli15 June 2011 at 11:36

    Thank you Sy and Roger, it's very nice to meet you here!

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