Black Headed Gull © Tracy Hall 20091.75" x 2.25" watercolour on rag board
I don't often show my paintings framed up and ready to go, so here is my latest miniature with a penny for scale. Its a Black headed Gull on some creels and fish boxes left at the top of the beach.
These are very elegant, noisy birds and they may be small but behave like a bunch of hooligans when they get together. The name is misleading as their heads are actually brown and only in the summer anyway, the rest of the year it is white with a black smudge behind the eye.
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10 comments:
Great one Tracy! I love this shorebird compositions with all the rustic seaside settings. You're capturing a wonderful sense of the scene and atmosphere.
Wes
Thank you Wes - I really liked the idea of the mess of old rope and tangled grasses...until I started to paint it :) I got lost more than once.
So little and so beautiful!!
Brava!!! Paola
I love it Tracy, you've done another great job here on your minis. You are so talented. Can't wait to see your next one.
Thanks so much Paola and Judy, I'm pleased you like it!
Hi Tracy. Of course, the gull is wonderful. But, the "mess" in the background is totally unbelieveable when I consider the size you're working with. Truly amazing.
Stunning as usual:-D All the textures you include in this one piece in particular are mind blowing: wood grain, ropes, mesh, feathers! This is truly your art form Tracy!
Thanks Mollie. I get a bit carried away Kim, but really do enjoy them :)
How do you do it Tracy! Just amazing. I'm with the others. The gull is wonderful but all that detail in the background mess of ropes and netting is unbelievable!
Hey...I didn't see your name in the Seaside Show this year. Did you run out of paintings to compete? I'll bet people are snatching them up before you have a chance to enter them!
Hi Mary - I was really sorry not to be able to send anything to the Seaside show this year. Just can't paint fast enough :) Hopefully next year. SO PLEASED to see you have work in there!! And a sale already - whoohoo!!
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