Monday, December 28, 2020

Red-bellied Woodpecker Painting, 2020

 

Red-bellied Woodpecker Painting, 2020, Oil on Panel, 10"x10"

Placing the birds on a paint brush screams "I'm a painting, not a real bird."  Otherwise, I'm not sure how I can explain this surrealism.  The brush symbolizes me, the artist.  n general, all birds symbolize freedom because they have the ability and the freedom to roam the earth and fly in the skies. But for me the bird is such an interesting creature with the ability to be expressive even with out the lips to smile or the fore head to frown. They offer great color, texture and form variety.