The Raven

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Soon as I saw this I thought of Edgar Allen Poe's poem 'The Raven' the background sets the raven of really well, nice work.

Posted by Debs Jones on Thu 31 Jan 12:35:36

Very good the Raven looks great Julie and the abbey in the background is a perfect setting, the ye makes him as it does in all portraits, love the feathers, colours and the beak is particularly good as well

Posted by Ros Patterson on Thu 31 Jan 13:17:39

wow the detail of this is amazing Julie :-) the feather technique is fabulous :-)

Posted by Rebecca Louise Saunders on Thu 31 Jan 13:18:44

This is really good Julie, I know raven's are consider by some to be quite menacing but yours looks friendly and inquisitive. The beautiful colour tones of the feathers are complimented perfectly by the dramatic background.

Posted by Christine Davies on Thu 31 Jan 13:35:38

nice work.a beautiful painting

Posted by Alan Owen on Thu 31 Jan 14:51:23

This is beautiful Julie, lovely detail and I love the expression in his eye.

Posted by Glennis Weston on Thu 31 Jan 16:23:06

He's soooo cute really nice work!!!:)Linda

Posted by Linda Easter on Thu 31 Jan 17:08:24

Thank you everyone for your kind and positive comments

Posted by Julie Bosley on Thu 31 Jan 19:10:25

Love him Julie, not menacing at all but very inquisitive.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 31 Jan 19:43:47

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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I decided to paint a raven having read up a little about them and discovered that they are very intelligent birds. However many of the members of my art group thought it looked evil and menacing. I think he looks quite friendly. The background is a vague suggestion of Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire. Water soluble oil on oil paper - 24 x 32 cm.

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Julie Bosley

I drifted into painting following four years of City and Guilds creative Embroidery where I found I was enjoying the back-up art work almost more than the embroidery. I did an A level in art and design in 2006, and then joined a life painting class. For the last three years I have belonged to a…

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