Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Coveys




A flock of birds.
I have been working on this large painting for a while
and I'm so excited to share it with you!
Though a covey might imply incubating or roosting flocks,
the origin of the word comes from the Latin cubare, 
to lie down.

18 comments:

  1. blue china studio happyAugust 11, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    The blues and greens are so beautiful. Love this!

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  2. belinda marshallAugust 11, 2010 at 7:37 PM

    it's beautiful. must be lovely to stretch out a little with a bigger piece :)

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  3. LinzAugust 11, 2010 at 8:20 PM

    i can't get enough of your artwork!!!!

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  4. holly aka gollyAugust 11, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    Thank you all so much! Belinda, It is really nice to work bigger - challenging too!

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  5. manoAugust 12, 2010 at 10:14 AM

    what a wonderful painting - every single bird is so beautiful!

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  6. holly aka gollyAugust 12, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    thank you mano! you are so very kind!

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  7. ElizabethAugust 13, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    This covey is one of your most masterful, complex, observational works - it is lovely, lovely, lovely. There is such delicacy, tenderness and sweetness to each bird. You have created a really wonderful piece.

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  8. holly aka gollyAugust 13, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    Elizabeth, thank you for your kind note. have a lovely weekend!

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  9. CarolAugust 14, 2010 at 11:41 PM

    I love looking at your work!

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  10. Susan aka SuzulaAugust 15, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    Have loved your work since the first time I saw it in a treasury on Etsy. But, "Covey No. 1" is by far my all time favorite!!!

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  11. UnknownAugust 15, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    Fabulous. You are full of surprises!

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  12. holly aka gollyAugust 15, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    You all make me smile! Thank you for visiting!

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  13. helicopter6August 20, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    Just stunning. I love this composition, and the way you depict birds throughout your work. I have a bit of a 'thing' for the stillness of birds, especially birds on their backs!

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  14. holly aka gollyAugust 21, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    ; ) me too! thank you for your kind note. I'm reading a book right now about the history of natural history museums. It is called Stuffed Animal and Pickled Heads.

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  15. helicopter6August 30, 2010 at 8:11 AM

    I am now searching for a copy of Stuffed Animal and Pickled Heads (it's all your fault)!! This kind of reading material is right down my alley. Thanks so much for the reference.

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  16. holly aka gollyAugust 31, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    Just in case...

    http://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Animals-Pickled-Heads-Evolution/dp/0195163362/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283302584&sr=1-1

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  17. ThereseSeptember 9, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Are you familiar with the artist Helen Gregory? She's from Newfoundland and paints in acrylics, but is interested in the same themes. This painting in particular reminded me of her. Nice work!

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  18. holly aka gollySeptember 11, 2010 at 3:15 PM

    Therese: Thank you for introducing me to her work. We are surely kindred spirits!

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