The Preacher and His Flock
by AnnaJo Vahle
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Title
The Preacher and His Flock
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
In this typical southern wetlands scene, the Florida Woodstork, otherwise known as a Preacher Bird, awaits his flock. This is mostly an imaginary scene but I began it en plein air with the deep background consisting mostly of palm trees on Merritt Island. It even gets a little cold here and since I am a whimp, I continued the painting at my easel inside my home once it became uncomfortably cool. It is an attempt at creating a winter holiday scene in nature in Florida. Of course, we don't have snow here, so I hoped to give the feeling of a church with the canopy of the trees. Since the stork is sometimes called a preacher bird, I thought that I would pose it readying himself for a sermon. His flock, a variety of common water birds, include ibis...both glossy and white, herons and egrets. They are gathering beneath the boughs to hear the sermon.
I experimented with a variety of paints and methods in this painting. I used fibers in much of the spanish moss coated with modeling paste and sometimes dry brushed them. The trees are mostly painted with a knife. I used layers of iridescent and translucent paints to create the depth and shimmer in the water. The foreground leaves and grasses are mostly made using a painting knife. I used toothpicks and tweezers, too. Although, it is an imaginary scene, it is based on the real flora and fauna here in central Florida.
First Place in the 15th Annual Space Coast birding & wildlife Festival 2012, Titusville, Florida.TIED THIRD PLACE in the Mixed Media LANDSCAPES CONTEST!
6/23/21..TIED THIRD PLACE WIN in the 3D Acrylic Buildup contest!
11/11/21..1st place in MIXED MEDIA IN LANDSCAPES OR NATURE contest
9/14/23...3rd place tie in THE BEST - MOST EXPENSIVE ART
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Comments (161)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Preacher and His Flock composition, lighting, shading, beautiful color and artwork! F/L voted
Susan Brown Slizys art signature name
LOVE this painting and description ,AnnaJo ! That is my kind of church with silence and soothing views of natural life . V L
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you, Susan. I am pleased to know that it helped you to sense the peace and silence that I was trying to project.
Laurel Adams
OHhhh, yes, AnnaJo!…what a glorious detailed painting…love it so much…best to you. Isn’t this an AMAZING contest? Gorgeous work
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… BEST IN SHOW PAINTING ARTIST! F/L
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, AnnaJo, on your 1st Place Win in the Mixed Media Landscapes Contest for this amazing painting! So beautiful! Voted.
VIVA Anderson
AnnaJo, huge congrats for your Win : MIXED MEDIA IN LANDSCAPES OR NATURE, and highest compliments for this exquisite painting, f.v.....VIVA
Alla Savinkov
Wonderful painting, AnnaJo! Me and my family visited one of the magnificent wet land park, near Palm Coast, Florida! It brings back amazing memories! Amazing work, AnnaJo! Love it! L/F
Gary F Richards
Magnificent capture, lighting, shading and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest YOUR MOST AMAZING WORK 2
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L … voted for this piece in the contest GREAT OUTDOORS