Rook

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Rooks and crows are my favorite birds you've made a good job of this one.

Posted by K 0 on Sun 05 Jan 12:57:23

I always think they are such menacing looking birds Satu and you have really captured that feel with the muted grey background. I resurrected my (very) old oil paints the other day and most of them seem to have solidified in the tube. A good excuse to stay in my comfort zone!

Posted by Christine Davies on Sun 05 Jan 13:48:13

Well, I love the muted image and that soft look. I have managed to get to my painting this weekend. I am not quite finished.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 05 Jan 15:14:19

He certainly has that 'don't mess with me' crow look! A striking image Satu.

Posted by Louise Naimian on Sun 05 Jan 16:51:53

Excellent work Satu!

Posted by Debs Jones on Sun 05 Jan 17:14:49

Love it! My all time favourite group of birds and I think this is fabulous. You've made him look intelligent, mysterious, and knowing....as they are.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 05 Jan 22:23:46

Kevin, Christine, Gudrun, Louise, Debs and Fiona, thank you very much for your comments!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sun 05 Jan 22:33:12

He is lovely Satu. I am very drawn to images of all members of the crow family. I love to watch them strutting around. I love the restrained colour palette which captures the endless rain and the monotone effect it can create.

Posted by Julie Bosley on Mon 06 Jan 07:39:19

Yes we get a lot of these Satu. They are always after my fatty balls! Lovely soft oil painting.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 06 Jan 08:31:57

Thank you Julie and Carole!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Mon 06 Jan 10:06:22

Hi Satu, love your Rook, very clever birds.

Posted by karyl Quigley on Mon 06 Jan 11:23:21

Thank you Karyl!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Tue 07 Jan 23:05:51

This is STUNNING, Satu! Beautifully mellow yet dramatic and lively. I'd love to struggle and come up with the result!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 08 Jan 12:15:57

Thank you so much Seok!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Wed 08 Jan 13:02:47

A great "little" piece....... simple but so effective.

Posted by Avril Soldani on Wed 08 Jan 15:41:15

Lovely Satu, a suitably characterful study that looks exactly like these birds do when they are walking about

Posted by Ros Patterson on Mon 13 Jan 18:25:52

Thank you very much Avril and Ros!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Tue 14 Jan 21:40:28

Brooding and atmospheric - pure Edgar Allan Poe!

Posted by Kim Sommerschield on Tue 11 Feb 13:51:22

Satu, Great painting and can I also say I really like your expressionist Landscape paintings.

Posted by Martin McClean on Mon 12 Jan 17:37:09

Thank you Kim and Peter!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Tue 13 Jan 22:55:45

A lovely Rook, he looks so dignified and assertive!

Posted by Angela Harrison on Thu 15 Nov 08:11:46

Thank you so much Angela, you have gone back in time. Rook lives now in Nice.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Thu 15 Nov 17:19:59

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01/04/2015

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Struggling with my oils! They are messy and I have forgotten how to use them properly after so many years with acrylics. Still I do enjoy them, that soft glide on a canvas and the way they mix so easily. This rook was "inspired" by that horrendous rain we have had since the new year. Light was so bad that black and white felt like the only option.

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