Thursday, 20 June 2013

Summer Corncrake

Rainbow corncrake

The Rainbow Corncrake is unfortunately not a newly discovered bird, It is my entry into this weeks Summer of Color. I have changed the colours a wee bit to fit with the hot pink and orange combination needed for the challenge.

This piece is actually a re-cycled floorboard collage/acrylic painting (76cmx23cm) which I have just finished for the annual Skye summer exhibition at the Skyeworks gallery on the beautiful Isle of Skye. The exhibition starts in August so I have been busy trying to finish a few pieces.

                                                 
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Corncrake
                                          

 The Corncrake is a rare and reclusive bird living and nesting in the open grassland and heather.It makes a rather distinctive and strangled cry which is very distinctive! It has several names in Scottish and local folk history such as "Landrail" "Corn Scrack" and "Quailzie";This little corncrake started  life like this. ( The weather was so beautiful when I was working on it I took my easel outside!)



As you can see it did begin life with a little croft house in the distance, but as the collage progressed I covered it over as I wasn't happy with it as I felt it distracted from the Corncrake, who is after all the main star of the show! The colours here are true to life, golds, pinks, purple and orange.



Small pieces of Handmade Jelli printed  and mulberry papers make up the heather covered landscape.
The Corncrake is painted with Acrylics and then given a crackle glaze to sit her nicely in her surroundings.




The foreground of horsetails stands proud of the surface with a lovely textural feel.



And here it is in its true colours 'Summer Corncrake'

Links also as usual to Paint Party Friday

As well as the summer of color!
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49 comments:

  1. Mixed Media/ Altered Crafts20 June 2013 at 20:05

    This is Gorgeous! Beautiful Work!

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  2. Gill20 June 2013 at 20:16

    Fabulous!
    I used to hear corncrakes when we visited Ireland but I never managed to see one!

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  3. Erika20 June 2013 at 20:19

    Love, love your painting with the Corncrake! It is so full of light and vibrant colors. Hugs - Erika

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  4. Unknown20 June 2013 at 20:47

    Gorgeous painting, I really love the altered one with the pink and orange but then I'm a sucker for fluorescent colours :D

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  5. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA20 June 2013 at 20:59

    I love the way her muted colors look agains the rainbow of colors in the background. Blessings!

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  6. Valerie-Jael20 June 2013 at 21:15

    Wonderful work. Love your corncrake - never heard of him before, but it's a pretty bird. Your background is lovely, too Valerie

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  7. Salla20 June 2013 at 21:17

    Absolutely gorgeous, Morag! I'm sure your participation in the show will be a success. I, for one, would love to see your work in real life one day!

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  8. Terri Corona20 June 2013 at 21:54

    What a beautiful, dimensional painting! So much great color and texture. It's bigger than I first realized too. I love both versions.

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  9. Sharon Fritchman21 June 2013 at 02:02

    Corncrake is beautiful, and I love how you made your page around him! Such a lovely and creative page!

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  10. Shahrul Niza21 June 2013 at 07:26

    WOW, wonderful to learn about Corncrake :). And the painting is gorgeous, you'd captured the beauty of the heather fields :).

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  11. Giggles21 June 2013 at 07:42

    Beautiful vibrant and rich with depth. Very nice job!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  12. helena21 June 2013 at 08:12

    gorgeous - I loved the reveal effect as I scrolled down the post

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  13. Jez21 June 2013 at 08:20

    This is such a beautiful collage - though I thought it was a painting when I saw it. You make such lovely collages. I think this is one of my favourites of all you have made and shown on your blog.
    The colours are so rich and deep, and even though the format is vertical you have such a feeling of space and depth. Wonderful. Good luck with the exhibition.

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  14. sharon21 June 2013 at 10:03

    This is glorious, so love the colours.

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  15. Sharon21 June 2013 at 10:37

    This is gorgeous! Love the colours

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  16. Faye21 June 2013 at 12:42

    I love the gorgeous colors in your bird painting. I had never heard of a corncrake.

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  17. denthe21 June 2013 at 12:56

    This is so beautiful! I love how you made up the landscape with brightly coloured papers.

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  18. Mary C. Nasser21 June 2013 at 13:44

    AWESOME!!! Love the elongated canvas and composition!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  19. PaintingWrite21 June 2013 at 14:09

    I think this is favourite piece of yours so far. I'd never heard of a corncrake -it's colouring reminds me a wee bit of a female pheasant. I really love the floorboard as a canvas and the colours and perspective in the hills behind the bird are beautiful. good luck with the exhibition.

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  20. Linda Kunsman21 June 2013 at 17:25

    such a beautiful painting-and isn't it fun to change out colors sometimes? I've heard about the Isle of Skye. Scotland's def. on my bucket list. I want to see the Mull of Kintyre(sp?) too-just because of Paul McCartney :)

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  21. Victoria21 June 2013 at 20:43

    Wow..what a divine beauty...I love her colorful spirit ..the whole painting is magical and full of wonderful energy and life blooming...gorgeous intensity!! I have never heard of this bird..I am so glad to know it now!Your easel looks so magical..
    Wishing you a beautiful summer..thanks for sharing your enchanting world of art!
    Hugs
    Victoria

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  22. Ivy21 June 2013 at 22:28

    FAbulous! I just love the mix of color and texture! HPPF!

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  23. Monique21 June 2013 at 23:41

    Awesome, stunning, beautiful bird you made. I love the painting and the colors are so vivid.
    xx

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  24. bellefrogworks22 June 2013 at 03:29

    Gorgeous - in it's original and altered colors. That's a beautiful bird (which I never heard of before!) HPPF

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  25. Tracey FK22 June 2013 at 03:57

    This tuned out so beautifully and I really liked seeing it on the easel so we could see the scale of it ... looks great xx

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  26. Prairie Jill22 June 2013 at 04:57

    Beautiful piece!

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  27. Diana Taylor22 June 2013 at 08:00

    Absolutely beautiful - I love the composition of the piece. I think the original colours are probably what I prefer but you'd done a brilliant job changing them for SOC. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog - hope you have a great week.

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  28. Cynthia Schelzig22 June 2013 at 10:53

    Wonderful patterns and great color!!!

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  29. Anne Manda22 June 2013 at 11:09

    Just fabulous, I love it! Love also that you painted it outdoors, seems like so much fun!! <3

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  30. kat22 June 2013 at 14:42

    Absolutely gorgeous! A favorite of mine in all I've come across so far. Just beautiful, that golden colorful background and pale blue sky...wow I love it all so much, bravo!

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  31. lynne h22 June 2013 at 18:34

    ah! so beautiful, morag! you fit so many colors onto one painting. 'paper rainbow' is right!!!

    happy summer days to you, sweet woman...

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  32. K J D22 June 2013 at 21:36

    I love this beautiful piece so much.... the colours, the textures and the corncrake are wonderful.

    Karen x

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  33. Theresa Plas22 June 2013 at 21:41

    Stunning piece! I love all the textures and how the Corncrake stands out!

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  34. Christiane Kingsley22 June 2013 at 22:23

    Very beautiful work. I am so glad that I have discovered your blog.

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  35. Lorraine23 June 2013 at 11:18

    lovely painting. I also like the original layered colours of the moorland in the original photo of the easel. Skye must be a lovely inspiring place to live..good luck in the exhibition..lovely work

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  36. Natasha23 June 2013 at 12:24

    Oh my gosh. This is glorious. Truly beautiful work, Love the colours and textures and everything! Stunning piece.

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  37. Anonymous23 June 2013 at 13:44

    Hi,
    thank you so much for visiting my site and leaving your wonderful comment.
    Your art is so beautiful, I love the colour use !!!
    Have a great day.

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  38. Lisa Graham 23 June 2013 at 15:19

    Oh Morag, this is a stunning work! I feel like I am looking at a beautiful quilted hillside. I think using crackle paint on your bird is an awesome idea. I have crackle paint and rarely use it because I never know what to put it on. I always think of it for floors or furniture, which I rarely paint. Not anymore! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  39. PiaRom23 June 2013 at 16:56

    What a deeply layered and wonderful textured work!!! and those BOLD colors! Truely amazing your piece and the best background such lovely bird can find ♥ Conny
    http://piaromsartjournaling.blogspot.de

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  40. Michele Meister24 June 2013 at 01:32

    WOW, such wonderful texture....and colours !

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  41. Kepi24 June 2013 at 03:44

    Beautiful beautiful work!

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  42. Catherine24 June 2013 at 03:59

    Gosh ~ how beautiful! So many pretty things to look at here. Lovely.
    Wishing you a very happy week!

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  43. Jess24 June 2013 at 10:31

    I love how you've used a floorboard and made it into such a beautiful object! The colours and textures are so beautiful! Am a not a follower of yours? I shall have to remedy that forthwith! ;) xx

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  44. VonnyK24 June 2013 at 10:49

    The corncrake is such a beautiful little bird and you have made it look wonderful. I love the colours and it's great to see how the painting progressed. Just wonderful.
    Von.

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  45. Sharmon Davidson24 June 2013 at 12:44

    I really like both versions of the piece! the corncrake is beautiful- I had never heard of this bird before. good luck with your exhibition!

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  46. Šolanje na domu-Waldorf24 June 2013 at 19:10

    Fabulous! Love the texture and colors. :)

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  47. Kristin24 June 2013 at 21:06

    Awe, so much to love here! I love the size of your substrate, all that lovely texture and of course the color really sings. Good luck with the exhibition, I'm sure it will be a tremendous success, xoxo

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  48. poppylocke24 June 2013 at 23:46

    This is stunning, I love it so much! The bird stands out beautifully againt the blanket of colour behind :)

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  49. Elderberry-Rob10 July 2013 at 07:08

    I love your corncrake, have not heard of this little bird. Betty

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