The Finest Jewel
by Beverley Harper Tinsley
Original - Sold
Price
$235
Dimensions
6.000 x 12.000 inches
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Title
The Finest Jewel
Artist
Beverley Harper Tinsley
Medium
Painting - Watercolor And Graphite
Description
The Finest Jewel
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The finest jewels have beating hearts and can't be contained. A hummingbird in shades of green and red approaches a wild rose, seeking nectar. I wanted a light, luminous, loosely painted composition, to show the ethereal beauty of the hummingbird, which is rarely still and has to be seen in the way, flitting, flickering impressions. To me, the floral aspect of this painting was equally important to the bird, and I left splatters, pencil lines and all evidence of my hand in the work while trying to express something meaningful about a creature so delicate and powerful, at the same time.
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Summertime in the Colorado mountains offers opportunities to see these lovely fliers feeding, perching, and even fighting. Shadow Mountain Gallery, in Evergreen Colorado planned a special themed show featuring the hummingbird as primary subject, and so, here is my offering. I chose this vertical compositional format to give a sense of the ways in which hummingbirds move.
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According to:
http://www.defenders.org/hummingbirds/basic-facts
Hummingbirds are small, colorful birds with iridescent feathers. Their name comes from the fact that they flap their wings so fast (about 80 times per second) that they make a humming noise. Hummingbirds can fly right, left, up, down, backwards, and even upside down. They are also able to hover by flapping their wings in a figure-8 pattern. They have a specialized long and tapered bill that is used to obtain nectar from the center of long, tubular flowers. The hummingbird’s feet are used for perching only, and are not used for hopping or walking. Please visit http://www.defenders.org/hummingbirds/basic-facts, to ,earn far more interesting facts about hummingbirds.
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Because the fluttering wings of the hummingbird move in the pattern of an infinity symbol, they are perceived to represent eternity, continuity, and infinity. According to:http://www.whats-your-sign.com/hummingbird-animal-totem.html, "By observing the hummingbird, we see they are seemingly tireless. Always actively seeking the sweetest nectar, they remind us to forever seek out the good in life and the beauty in each day."
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This orginal painting is framed in a simple black frame, and floated on white matting.
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June 26th, 2017
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