Study of Sandpipers

Painted completely within Inkscape - June, 2021

There is 1 print

Printed on 100% cotton paper from Red River Paper - meeting archival standards.

Sandpipers always looked like ordinary birds at the beach. I never paid much attention to them.

In May, we visited my sister and brother in law at the beach.

While walking along we saw a crop of them eating "dinner" at a sandbar.

I took a few quick pictures.

Thought I'd eventually make a large painting with sandpipers in groupings - called "Dinner @ the Bar"

Before tackling the large painting, I first studied the sandpipers in detail.

Wow! They are beautiful birds!

I created the bird's outline - then created hundreds of objects for the pattern in each bird's feathers.

Creating the first bird easily consumed a dozen hours - there was so much detail I saw and wanted to paint.

Each bird is slightly different from the other.

After completing the first three birds, I wanted to create a small group and see how that looked after printing.

It looks great - and wanted to share it.

The combination of their legs and peaks formed a rhythmic pattern - almost like a waltz.

The print was made on flat white paper.

Behind the birds I created a swirl effect - which looks best on a flat white surface.

Like many of my pieces, the final print looks vastly superior to the .jpg file one views online.

Price includes mat, simple frame, and Optium Museum Acrylic for UV protection and reduced glare.