― Artistic Expression Showcase ⇒ A Frustrated Abstract Artist (Sometimes We Just Play)

[minniev]

This is my favorite egret of the season. He has a perfectly lovely green mask on his beak, but he hasn't found a mate. I think it is because of his bedraggled tail. He had spent much time alone beneath the dam last week, and since he and the other few stragglers could not get on their perches, they were balancing on the sloping concrete pillars. Confined to a small area, they made a bigger mess than usual. Since I don't clone out bird poop, and this was too much poop to make a decent image with, I used a cupful of Topaz to imagine my lonely egret as a frustrated feathered Jackson Pollack.

[mikec]

Minnie, I like it. But I think because your explanation gave me the context. Can't see the green though.

[Duck]

The narrative is hilarious. I think had the wall been cleaner it wouldn't have the same visual appeal. The white blotches actually with the scene an added level of texture that fits right in. Besides, nature is as nature does.

[minniev]

Minnie, I like it. But I think because your explanation gave me the context. Can't see the green though.

Thanks Mike, the green is just a little strip around his beak. Can see it better in close ups like this, out in the river viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3835

[minniev]

The narrative is hilarious. I think had the wall been cleaner it wouldn't have the same visual appeal. The white blotches actually with the scene an added level of texture that fits right in. Besides, nature is as nature does.

Thanks Duck. The bird poop made me do it, it looked like bad abstract art so I made the rest of it around the poop. And I had to have something to do while I was forbidden to drive following cataract surgery. I can at least squint at the computer one-eyed and play with pictures a bit.

[PietFrancke]

good shot, sometimes the bird just does what it gots to do. There isn't always a statue within easy flying distance.

[minniev]

good shot, sometimes the bird just does what it gots to do. There isn't always a statue within easy flying distance.

Frustration can breed artistry, whether it is good or not is always debatable.

[Matt Quinn]

This is my favorite egret of the season. He has a perfectly lovely green mask on his beak, but he hasn't found a mate. I think it is because of his bedraggled tail. He had spent much time alone beneath the dam last week, and since he and the other few stragglers could not get on their perches, they were balancing on the sloping concrete pillars. Confined to a small area, they made a bigger mess than usual. Since I don't clone out bird poop, and this was too much poop to make a decent image with, I used a cupful of Topaz to imagine my lonely egret as a frustrated feathered Jackson Pollack.

I know what such frustration feels like. So, here's my playing.

Matt

[minniev]

This is my favorite egret of the season. He has a perfectly lovely green mask on his beak, but he hasn't found a mate. I think it is because of his bedraggled tail. He had spent much time alone beneath the dam last week, and since he and the other few stragglers could not get on their perches, they were balancing on the sloping concrete pillars. Confined to a small area, they made a bigger mess than usual. Since I don't clone out bird poop, and this was too much poop to make a decent image with, I used a cupful of Topaz to imagine my lonely egret as a frustrated feathered Jackson Pollack.

I know what such frustration feels like. So, here's my playing.

Matt

That sort looks like what my eyesight feels like about now..

[Matt Quinn]

That sort looks like what my eyesight feels like about now..

Can you guess what this is/was?