Bird Painting, Wildlife Art, Nature, Acrylic Painting “The Power of Orange” by Arizona Abstract Artist Cynthia A. Berg

A beautiful bird with a bright orange breast alight on a fence in front of a bright orange bloom.

16"x12" Framed Size/Available

$225

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Bird Painting, Wildlife Art, Nature, Acrylic Painting “The Power of Orange” by Arizona Abstract Artist Cynthia A. Berg

A beautiful bird with a bright orange breast alight on a fence in front of a bright orange bloom.

16"x12" Framed Size/Available

$225

Click HERE for purchase info.

Visit https://cynthiaabergfineart.com to view more of my work.

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"Iris in the Wild" by Li Hua Mahalik

Oil on Board, 9x12

Starting with the thought of painting it abstractly, I painted this one fairly quickly and it turned out not that abstract, but I like it. I'm beginning to feel comfortable stretching the values a bit more; using the very dark and the very light, from about 2 to 9 in the value scale. Soft edges can make peace for the meeting of the two extremes.

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"Plum Tree in Bloom" by Li Mahalik

Oil on Canvas, 40"x40"

Plum Blossom is also called Meihua. As I recall, it is the national flower of Taiwan, symbolizing perseverance, hope, beauty and purity. It stands for the principles and values of virtue because it blossoms in the cold winter. Meihua has been one of the favorite subjects for the poets and painters for thousands of years in China. Together with pine tree and bamboo, they were called "Three Friends of Winter".

I painted Plum Blossom a couple of times before never translating it as Meihua! This time I did a little research and realized how dumb I've been.

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Oak Creek, Sedona - by Li Mahalik

Oil on Canvas, 14x11

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I painted this today from a picture I took at the Red Rock Crossing during a plein air workshop a couple years ago. I've liked this picture but dreaded to paint it because it looked so complicated. Then, I summed up my courage. 

Besides using a palette knife, I squinted my eyes a lot to simplify details. I also used a brush to paint where a knife would have messed it up. Since I don't have a lot of patience and a steady hand, the knife was handy for trees and twigs. The problem was that they tend to look too straight and mechanical. Perhaps I should use the brush for trees but only after the under paint dries a bit next time. 

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