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Friday, January 10, 2014

Painting Birds on Silk

This just finished, framed and placed in a dining area window today, suspended between two panels of glass in a record frame.  Joining in Paint Party Friday

 14" x 14"

Matthew 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they? 


Silk painting originated in China, going back to 2600 BC. Long before paper was invented/made, silk was a medium on which to paint. Silk is durable, portable, and readily rolled for travel.

Several prior references on the how to paint on silk are described in this blog. Go here or here or here for more information and other displayed paintings.

11 comments:

  1. Beautiful and lovely birds! They are so wonderful in motion.

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  2. Pretty colors, Nancy! Well done!

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  3. They look delicate! Happy Paint Party Friday!

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  4. This is absolutely stunning and I love the quote too. When I was contemplating my housemove and the costs that was what she said to me and it means a lot to me. You are very talented in doing this.

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  5. What neat effects there are from painting on silk.

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  6. Lovely, delicate and beautiful:)
    Sue x

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  7. SO beautiful! Your work is AWESOME! Have a blessed day dear Nancy! HUGS!

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  8. This is pretty Nancy, nice colours. Betty x

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  9. Absolutely beautiful Nancy! What a lovely image to focus on in the New Year! E x

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  10. I agree with the others this is simply beautiful. Well done
    Nicole/Beadwright

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