Red Eye is a painting by AnnaJo Vahle which was uploaded on January 30th, 2012.
Red Eye
Red Eye 40 diameter acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.I watched this beautiful creature clambering among the gnarly mangrove roots with seeming ease... more
by AnnaJo Vahle
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Title
Red Eye
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
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Red Eye 40" diameter acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.I watched this beautiful creature clambering among the gnarly mangrove roots with seeming ease despite his somewhat ungainly appearance. Because he was such an unusual looking bird, I painted his portrait on an unusually shaped canvas. He didn't seem to warrant an ordinary square or rectangular box. This is a life-sized portrait of him on a round beveled stretched canvas. This painting won the People's Choice Award for the Viva Florida 500 Competition presented by the Strawbridge Art League at the Melbourne Beach Library April 2, 2013. This show was to celebrate the history and natural beauty of Florida 1513-2013.
I have observed these pink birds for years in the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. This is at BlackPoint. I have painted and photographed here for nearly thirty years and know the inhabitants quite well. It is near the Kennedy Space Center.
As I watched him clambering around the obstacle course, I realized that he was oblivious to my presence. I was really just a few yards away. I sat quietly for a good long time and marveled at his beauty. As the day grew long and the sun began to set, his pink feathers seemed to glow with an etherial radiance that was magical. It was almost unreal. I wonder if he sees the world in red with those brightly colored eyes?
The scientific name for the Roseate Spoonbill, pronounced �ah-EYE-ah ah-YA-ya,� is the latinized version of a Brazilian Amerindian name. Sunch unusual nomenclature well suits a bird of such fantastical color and shape, Lie most products of evolution, however, the spoobill's strange physiognomy works well in the bird's habitat.
The flattened, spatulate-shaped bill is used to feel for and capture crustaceans and fish as the bird wades in relatively shallow water. At one point, early in the 20th century, feather hunters had so decimated this species that less than three dozen Roseate Spoonbill survived. Populations have responded well to subsequent conservation efforts.
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Comments (40)
Laurel Adams
AnnaJo, CONGRATULATIONS on your HONORABLE MENTION LEAD in the SHOREBIRDS Contest…YAY!…SO WELL DESERVED.
Conni Schaftenaar
congrats, AnnaJo, on your honorable mention finish in the Shorebirds contest! voted, F
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition and excellent artwork! F/L voted for this piece in the contest FOR THE BIRDS SPECIAL FEATURE
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… LOOK AT ME - BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL BIRDS AND INSECT...! F/L
Laurel Adams
AnnaJo, your work Is ever MASTERFUL…this one sings to one’s soul…..v…best to you I love how you laid the beveled round canvas …en noire ….to scan for upload…STUNNING!..v…best to you
Gary F Richards
Excellent composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the LOOK AT ME - BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL BIRDS AND INSECT...contest
Debra Lynch
You are an amazing artist AnnaJo.. Congratulations, your outstanding work has been chosen to be featured on the Home Page of "TATONG" Group. Thank you for your wonderful submissions and outstanding professionalism in the arts. As well as your participation and submission of works of excellence. L/F Debra Lynch Administrator of the group "TATONG."
Majula Warmoth
Breathtakingly beautiful! You put so much detail in these paintings and have such a unique style! Stunning...
Colette V Hera Guggenheim
Excellent ,Huge L/Fav ans Features into Groups around
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you very much, Colette. Yes…it is quite a large painting. I am honored to be featured.
Jimmie Bartlett
Marvelous painting AnnaJo! So realistic and beautifully detailed. The vivid colors are striking. f/v