Great Blue Heron, Hiding In Plain Sight

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Great Blue Heron, Hiding in Plain Sight

10 x 20

oil on canvas

ok,ok,ok.... 3rd time is a charm. Right?

Back to the easel this guy went. I enhanced some of his feathers 

and the water ripples around him.

I am leaving him alone and even though he 

thinks he is hiding from me, he's not!

I've got him!

Great Blue Heron in Flight

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Great Blue Heron... In Flight

6 x 6 oil on cradled birch panel

This is the same bird from the previous 3 paintings. 

He tried his hardest to get away from us. Bruce was able to catch

him in flight from his perch to his "hiding place". 

He was so majestic in flight

I loved how his wings just showed all the blues, grays and even some pinks!

This was painted on a birch panel that is cradled and doesn't even need a frame! 

Great on the wall as is or on an easel.

Great Blue Heron

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Great Blue Heron

oil on gallery wrap canvas, unframed

4 x 12

While I was contemplating the larger heron painting

I decided to tackle a smaller version without trees.

This little gem of a painting is great for that little spot on the wall as it is only 4" wide.

But in doing this painting, it helped me to get my composition right

for the larger version with trees. 

This is the blue heron that was trying to hide from us!

Little did he know, that we shot him!

With the camera that is and he has made some great inspirations for me.

He was in flight a few seconds before this little stop in the shallows

so I'm hoping to capture his flight on canvas soon!

Great Blue Heron, Hiding in Plain Sight..... recovered

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Great Blue Heron, Hiding in Plain Sight

oil on canvas

10 x 20

RECOVERED!

Well, as you know, I posted this bird several days ago and that was after several

days of fiddling with him.  I found that I was bothered by him... I couldn't figure it out, 

until

I realized.... it was the composition that bothered me!

Even though I thought I had it right, I didn't. But I had to sleep on it

for several nights before I did figure it out.

So, the Great Blue Heron that was hiding from us (though he was in plain sight)

went back on the easel (for the 3rd time) and was totally redone. 

I took away the "other" trees and did less of the grasses. 

But it was the trees that just didn't make it work... in my eyes. 

So, if you want, you can look at the old post and compare to this new one

and 

what do you think?

I do know..... art is in the eye of the beholder

and everyone sees things differently

but the wrong composition was definitely not helping!

Tell me... 

what do you think?