Oil on museum quality ampersand gessobord panel 8" x 10"This painting was commissioned by a friend and I didn't get a back story so how about a parrot joke to go with it?
A lady is walking down the street to work and sees a parrot in a pet store. She stops to admire the bird. The parrot says to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly." Well, the lady is furious! She storms past the store to her work. On the way home she saw the same parrot in the window and the parrot upon seeing her says, "Hey lady, you are really ugly." She was incredibly ticked now. The next day on the way to work she saw the same parrot and once again it said, "Hey lady, you are really ugly." The lady was so furious that she stormed into the store and threatened to sue the store and have the bird killed. The store manager apologized profusely and promised the bird wouldn't say it again. The next day, when the lady walked past the store after work the parrot said to her, "Hey lady." She paused, scowled with an icy and deadly stare, and said with a hoarse voice, "Yes?" The bird, strutting back and forth on its perch in a cocky manner, said, "You know."
14 comments:
"Pretty bird" what a rainbow of feathers!!
"Pretty bird"
"Pretty bird"
"Squawk"
"Thank you, Diane"
"Thank you, Diane"
Such masterful work on the feathers, and everything else in this magnificent painting. The greens are spot on, and astounding.
Thanks, Claire. Green is such a wonderful color. What other spectral vibration can thrill the artist like green? Rousseau was said to have utilized a thousand shades of green in his work and I believe it. I am always discovering a different way to get there.
Great Parrot and a good joke.
How did you do the feathers?
The greens just amazing!
Thanks for stopping by, Irit.
Those who know me well know that I never throw anything away. That includes old brushes. The qualities of a presumably "worn out" brush you can't be purchased at an art supply store. These dear old friends are instrumental in achieving the textural effects of feather and fur in my work. I'm glad you like them.
I love the parrot! I'm trying to work out how I can maybe attempt a bird painting, but I'm too chicken $%!t.
Love the bird and the joke. Richard's travelling, but I knoww that he is going to be ecstatic with the results!
Any chance of a movie this week coming up?
I love it-the painting and the joke!!! Hahaha! Dottie
Thanks, Sally. I see that you already played with some owls. Parrots are just skinny, colorful owls. I say "Go for it" and have fun.
Thanks, Deb. I had lunch with Richard last week and he indeed loved the piece. Ironman2 Thursday?
Thanks, Dottie. "A man walks into a bar with a parrot on his....."
Mark!
The greens in this are just lovely.
I like how the parrot is facing away from the painting while staring at us from the corner of its eye!
-Dean
Thanks, Dean.
Years ago I dated a girl who owned a parrot. I always felt he was staring at us, even when he was nonchalantly gnawing on a cuttle-bone. Thank goodness for his nightly cage cover - if you catch my drift.
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