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So skilled are the graceful wings of falcons, it's as if they could paint the sky with each feathered tip.

This painting was partially inspired by the quote of a falconer whose blog I read -

"Goshawks are water. Falcons are air and hot stone. Goshawks are water and wood." -- Helen Macdonald

This, obviously, would be the 'air and hot stone.' The next painting, predictably, will be the goshawk.


Watercolor on hot-press Arches, 5X9 inches

This painting is available on my Etsy shop: [link]
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~HYPPthe 2 days ago  Hobbyist General Artist
Curious... The slightly folded right wing and the fully extended left wing; is the falcon relying on lift asymmetry to actuate a right roll by shifting its aerodynamic center of lift left of its center of gravity?
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*windfalcon 40 seconds ago  Professional Traditional Artist
I don't think physics have a place in this picture :3
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*Embrymandre Mar 15, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
I love the details of your landscapes, your background. That make the drawings look very pretty, very great! :)
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~Vampyre-Lover Oct 4, 2010
Lovely Work!!!
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~MetalMagpie Jan 24, 2010  Hobbyist Writer
Really gorgeous work. I love the way the movement of the wings echoes in the rock and sky. :clap:
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*windfalcon Jan 24, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you :)
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Mood: Love ~nihonjoe Jan 23, 2010
I like the flow of this one. It's very dynamic. :)
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~PantherStar613 Jan 7, 2010
Gorgeous :)
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~bjs1990peregrine Jan 7, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wow... incredible job! I love the story behind this, and the falconer's quote as inspiration. It's a beautiful thing to see such a creature of grace paint the heavens with her wingtips.
Keep it up! :)
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*windfalcon Jan 7, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks :) I love inspirational quotes. They're such great 'fuel' for art!
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