Gallinule
by AnnaJo Vahle
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20.000 x 16.000 x 0.250 inches
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Title
Gallinule
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
A spot of red caught my attention. It walked in and out of a bunch of mangrove roots at the water's edge. The toes are incredibly long. The water's edge was muddy with budding roots and flotsam. I had to do a painting of this weird little bird.
According to the Cornell Lab...
The Common Gallinule swims like a duck and walks atop floating vegetation like a rail with its long and slender toes. This boldly marked rail has a brilliant red shield over the bill and a white racing stripe down its side. It squawks and whinnies from thick cover in marshes and ponds from Canada to Chile, peeking in and out of vegetation. This species was formerly called the Common Moorhen and is closely related to moorhen species in the Old World.
The Common Gallinule has long toes that make it possible to walk on soft mud and floating vegetation. The toes have no lobes or webbing to help with swimming, but the gallinule is a good swimmer anyway.
Newly hatched Common Gallinule chicks have spurs on their wings that help them climb into the nest or grab onto vegetation.
Common Gallinules expanded their range northward during the twentieth century. They started breeding in Pennsylvania for the first time in 1904; now they breed as far north as the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
Common Gallinules build nests to raise their young, but they also build platforms of matted vegetation to display for potential mates.
The oldest recorded Common Gallinule was at least 9 years, 10 months old when it was recaptured in Louisiana in 1940, during some of the very earliest banding studies in the U.S.
This acrylic painting is on a 16” by 20” Gessobord.
5/2/22..THIRD PLACE tied-win in the FTB Homepage Special Feature contest
7/1/22...3rd place tie in FOR THE BIRDS SPECIAL FEATURE
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March 27th, 2022
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Comments (56)
VIVA Anderson
Another wonderful painting, AnnaJo......Just SO beautifully achieved, gorgeous this Gallinule!!, FAV.
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, AnnaJo!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "For the ART of It"!! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, AnnaJo!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "All about Birds"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Pali S
Beautiful bird and even more beautiful artwork..love the colors and the details...thanks for the narrative too...hope to see them one day best wishes
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Colorful Gallinule composition, lighting, shading, beautiful colors and artwork! F/L voted
Beryl Jasper
Congrats!! Your amazing artwork has been featured in IF THE IMAGE EXCITES YOU group. You are invited to post your artwork in “Thank you and Promote” and any other discussion in which the artwork fits. Thanks for sharing.
Gary F Richards
Spectacular gallinule composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS, ANNAJO VAHLE, You received an HONORABLE MENTION for “ Galinule” in The …JURIED …ARTIST BUZzz-HAIKU and IMAGES All Media Contest. This is indeed a Special honor as a Juried Contest normally involves in-depth consideration of multiple criteria. This jury was mindful of HAIKU criteria: Classic 5-7-5 syllablic RHYTHM, Haiku THEME and depth of Haiku INTERPRETATION of its IMAGE. This Distinction is So well deserved!..BRAVO!
Conni Schaftenaar
congrats, AnnaJo, on your 3rd place win in the For The Birds Special Feature contest! voted
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, AnnaJo, on your Win in the For the Birds Homepage Special Feature Contest for this beautiful painting!
Taphath Foose
CONGRATULATIONS on your THIRD PLACE tied-win in the FTB Homepage Special Feature contest!!! Beautiful work, AnnaJo!!!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular gallinule composition, lighting, shading, beautiful colors and artwork! F/L voted
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