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Monday, 16 July 2012

Anyone for fish?

Anyone for fish? from Gary Jones' photo
by Sharon Whitley the rambling artist



I finished the puffin painting last night and here he (or she) is with a mouth full of fish ready to take into his burrow to feed the little puffins.  Such comical little characters they are - I had never seen one for real until last month when Gary took my daughter and I to the Farne Islands on the East coast of England - have never seen so many birds in one place, puffins, guillemots, kittiwakes, razorbills to name a few.  This is where he took the photo that I used for this painting.  It was a great day (and it was sunny!) I loved watching the puffins fly out to catch their sand eels and fly back in to feed their young waiting underground in their burrows.  Mind you before they could get to their burrows they had to get past the greedy black headed gulls who were waiting to pinch their fish - just take a look at this........

Oi you black headed bully - go catch your own lunch!!
photo taken by Gary Jones


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28 comments:

  1. Tito16 July 2012 at 15:06

    Wow! What a beautiful puffin, Sharon! His look is really incredibile. Great job indeed! Ciao.

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    1. Sharon Whitley16 July 2012 at 17:17

      thank you Tito, I love puffins and pleased he's turned out ok

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  2. Pete Woodruff16 July 2012 at 16:06

    Sharon....I love this painting, well done. Reminiscent of DC's photograph which I know you've seen on Birds2blog.

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    1. Sharon Whitley16 July 2012 at 17:19

      some great photos on your blog Pete, glad you like it, I really enjoyed painting him. Hope you received your lions print ok and that you like it. Love the card you sent, thank you

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  3. Gary Jones16 July 2012 at 16:44

    It was a great day on The Farnes, one of my favourite photos of the year beautifully painted, again watched this one develop and it has turned out a cracker, well done you xx

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  4. Eva 16 July 2012 at 18:02

    Hello Sharon, this is a great bird, very beautiful. I like his or her red eyes. A composition made very well.regards

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    1. Sharon Whitley17 July 2012 at 09:09

      Hello again Eva and thank you. I can't really take credit for the composition - that goes to the photographer - I'm very lucky to have him, he has a good eye!

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  5. renate16 July 2012 at 19:15

    Hello Sharon:) How lazy thos gulls are! I love your painting. Nice colors and a lovely expression! Great job:)

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    1. Sharon Whitley17 July 2012 at 09:11

      Renate those gulls were relentless - the poor puffins were running for their lives, nature is so funny sometimes - my daughter was getting really cross at the gulls for attacking the puffins all the time!

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  6. ann @ studiohyde16 July 2012 at 23:50

    Sharon, this is an amazing painting, love it!

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    1. Sharon Whitley17 July 2012 at 09:12

      Thank you Ann - do you get puffins down on the coast where you are?

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  7. JANE MINTER17 July 2012 at 05:02

    he's a great character .. beautiful shot and painting sharon .

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    1. Sharon Whitley17 July 2012 at 09:13

      Really glad you like him Jane - they are characters aren't they and hope I've captured that

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  8. Unknown17 July 2012 at 08:47

    Beautiful work, Sharon. I like the innocent 'who me' look in his eyes!

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  9. Sonia Aguiar17 July 2012 at 15:17

    Espectacular acuarela!! Me encanta como has resuelto los pequeños peces en el pico del frailecillo :) Saludos. Sonia.

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    1. Sharon Whitley17 July 2012 at 15:49

      Gracias Sonia, I really appreciate you popping by and commenting. Enjoy your day

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  10. juliefordoliver.blogspot.com17 July 2012 at 15:33

    I love this painting! Love the halo background too.
    Also enjoyed seeing the naughty bully trying to snitch the food supply. Pass on my congrats to Gary for the neat photos. He has an eye for a story.

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    1. Sharon Whitley17 July 2012 at 15:50

      Thank you Julie, glad you like the blooms - something I do quite a bit with my backgrounds! I will pass on your congrats to Gary - he'll be chuffed!

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  11. Tracy Hall17 July 2012 at 23:15

    Great Puffin, Sharon! Love his expression and the background as well. Glad you enjoyed NEWA!

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    1. Sharon Whitley17 July 2012 at 23:31

      Hi Tracy - thank you for dropping by and commenting - so glad you like my puffin - I loved the exhibition and am going back again on Saturday. Off to see the Rolf Harris exhibition in Liverpool on Friday too hopefully so an arty weekend in store for me!

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  12. Heather20 July 2012 at 04:44

    Oh my! I love this painting - I just discovered your blog and I am blown away by your work. This puffin is amazing. I love the fish too! Beautiful...

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    1. Sharon Whitley20 July 2012 at 21:12

      Thank you for dropping by Heather, have just popped over to your page, wonderful! Great interview with Crystal too, thank you for leaving such lovely comments

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  13. Roy Simmons20 July 2012 at 21:00

    Very very good indeedy Shaz!

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  14. minnemie23 July 2012 at 21:41

    This is excellent. The background is so dramatic and free - wonderful!!

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    1. Sharon Whitley24 July 2012 at 16:41

      Thank you minnemie! So glad you like the bg - I just love creating blooms!!!

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