After a wonderful early evening concert held in the cloisters at the convento in Los Angeles, just down the hill from Jimena, I imagined a dead goat (I know, I am strange like that :-)) attracting down the griffin vultures we have here, looking for a tasty meal. I wanted to juxtapose the beauty of the church with the image of death, but showing the wonderful recycling that the vultures do here! I have no idea if they have ever in reality landed on the church roof…..This is an A1 canvas (a bit puckered in the corner – I must try and fix that!) with mixed media – mostly acrylics and felt pens for the detailed bits.
I am LOVING your paintings, Wendy, and this is an original subject for a picture so even more special. We don’t see vultures here (or storks) but I often see them on the road to Cordoba. We are on week two of rain, how is it with you? xox
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Hi Lottie! Thank you x Yes, we also have rain but the forecast is looking better for the weekend so fingers crossed 🙂
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Not sure I like your morbid imagery but the graphics are lovely. Beautiful.
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Thank you! The death of the goat is life for the vultures….life goes on! xxx
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You have totally captured the mission, Wendy. There is one in Arizona that I visited 2yrs ago that looks almost like its twin. I guess some people don’t like morbidity, but…, well…, that’s life. Ya live, and then ya die !!! Loved the painting. 🙂
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Thank you! I really don’t want to just paint pretty pictures….
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I love it. It could easily be Mexico or the American southwest also. It make me think of the Mayan folktale “The Bird Who Cleans the World”.
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Thank you! yes, the vultures certainly do clean up 🙂 I’ll look up that folktale x
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Well done Wendy. Nice ! 😀 ❤
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Thanks, Ralph x
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Lovely painting dear Wendy!
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Thank you, Violet! x
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LOVE this Wendy – it’s stark, colourful, very atmospheric, beautiful.
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Thank you, Andrea x
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Wow 💕💕
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