tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post943648450314062719..comments2024-03-20T10:17:53.388+01:00Comments on tales from the birdhut: working ideasSaskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-31842767028059907442014-03-08T15:52:16.786+01:002014-03-08T15:52:16.786+01:00Nancy & Julie:
yup it's all paint (on can...Nancy & Julie:<br /><br />yup it's all paint (on canvas)<br />it's an old painting, dating from 2008, it wasn't until I found this laminated detail and stuck it in the new housing Project that I realised just how much all the pieces are connected, related (springing from my imagination and hands that shouldn't take me by surprise, but it does..... hindsight , ha)<br /><br />there were a couple of years where our front garden functioned as a rat-highway between the neighbors on either side who both held chickens and therefore chickenfeed, which led to rats dwelling closer to home than I liked; however, this is also part of living in the countryside alongside other animals, sharing space; on one side the couple moved house and so did their chickens, on the other side they got fed up with them and the chickens disappeared. Once the food source vanished, so did the rats - or at least there are far less of them to bother us.<br />From my studio window next to the desk I was able to observe the rats' activities undetected, there were often rats peeking out of one of their many doorways and they always struck me as being very intelligent, inquisitive creatures.....together with the many toads located here, they were a welcome subject in my paintingsSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-80077590819618729482014-03-06T14:39:14.509+01:002014-03-06T14:39:14.509+01:00The oil painting looks like a piece of fabric, one...The oil painting looks like a piece of fabric, one of your cloths. Is it really just paint????Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-49062867087874919122014-03-06T04:35:24.095+01:002014-03-06T04:35:24.095+01:00Funny how Rat & Toad's strolling place is ...Funny how Rat & Toad's strolling place is so connected to this one of yours. Did this location inspire the painting? I love seeing them all hanging out together. It's such a warm community they have. I hope the newbies will be welcomed!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.com