The Mountain Carver

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A beautiful and enigmatic bird, beautifully painted Seok. We occasionally get Hoopoe’s in Scotland…..blown off course I would suspect…..they are beautiful.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 25 Sep 13:46:52

It's lovely and I particularly like how you've painted him in sharper focus to the branch, lovely.

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 25 Sep 13:52:22

You have such good skill with watercolour Seok. The Hoopoe in detail, the branch subdued. Just right.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Mon 25 Sep 14:21:19

Well done Seok.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Mon 25 Sep 14:26:29

Very nicely painted.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Mon 25 Sep 14:41:44

A beautifully painted watercolour Seok.

Posted by Hilary Forbes on Mon 25 Sep 14:49:26

Ahh very beautiful 😍

Posted by Faye Patrick on Mon 25 Sep 15:01:59

Such a majestic bird painted with immense skill Seok.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 25 Sep 15:16:20

A beautiful bird brilliantly painted Seok.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Mon 25 Sep 15:37:25

Wonderfully painted. I like the story that goes with it too.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 25 Sep 17:00:23

Beautifully done Seok

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Mon 25 Sep 17:29:38

A lovely painting Seok.

Posted by Karen Lewis on Mon 25 Sep 18:03:39

Lovely washes here Seok!

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Mon 25 Sep 18:11:10

Such a lovely painting. Well done Seok.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Mon 25 Sep 18:32:45

Painted beautifully.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 25 Sep 20:18:54

This is beautifully painted, Seok, We have migrating Hoopoes here in Gozo too

Posted by Thalia Stones on Tue 26 Sep 04:30:09

Lovely mark making and brushwork

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Tue 26 Sep 07:34:51

Thank you very much, everyone, for your very kind comments!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Tue 26 Sep 13:50:09

Gorgeous painting.

Posted by Emma Price on Tue 26 Sep 16:45:41

Thank you very much, Emma and Coral!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Wed 27 Sep 12:07:09

Beautifully painted Hoopoe.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Wed 27 Sep 20:17:42

Thank you very much, Sandra!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sat 30 Sep 15:53:12

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25/09/2023

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Chinese ink and watercolor on Inkston rice paper. The Hoopoe is the national bird of Israel and is known in Aramaic as the "mountain carver". According to ancient tradition, the Hoopoe brought King Solomon the Shamir worm to carve the stone with which he built the First Temple in Jerusalem. This particular Hoopoe has less exotic origins - I found him at the Bird Paradise in Singapore.

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