When a goose bathes, the scene is pretty explosive. As it somersaults and tumbles, its feet and wings flail about and the water cascades over its body in all directions. This spectacle fuses the elements of life and water in a single moment. When the goose settles again, the water quickly and easily slips off its waxy feathers leaving it looking cool, dry and unaffected – water off a goose’s back.
A goose with white plumage in beautiful light and the dynamics of realism versus abstraction automatically catch my attention and spark inspiration.
Description: Single bathing Embden Goose.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 80cm x 60cm
Competitions:
2011 Exhibited with, S.A.A.’s Art and the Animal 52nd Annual Exhibition. www.societyofanimalartists.com
Venues Exhibited:
The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, New Jersey, USA.
September 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013
The Art Museum at The University of Kentucky, Kentucky, USA.
Between January 31, 2013 – December 31, 2013
www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum
Kenosha Public Museum, Wisconsin, USA.
Between January 31, 2013 – December 31, 2013
www.kenosha.org/wp-museum
Charles H. MacNider Art Museum, Iowa, USA.
Between January 31, 2013 – December 31, 2013
www.macniderart.org