"The Wild Young Things"
Original: oil and gold leaf on canvas.
Feb 2009
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This painting marks the return of my favourite bird in the whole world.
The “New Holland Honey Eater”.
These birds scatter about chattering in the roofspace of my studio during spring when they are nesting.
The tattoo on the girls arm contains the Latin word Ferus.
It means fierce, wild, untamed..
"The Wild Young Things" belongs to the following groups:
Riginals
Headcrime
Great work!
Leith O'Malley replied
Why thankyou HeadCrime!!
Holly Ringland
sweet jesus leith! i. do. love. this. so.
there are a thousand stories woven and saturated in the oil and gold leaf on this amazing canvas. this takes my breath away.
Leith O'Malley replied
Hey thanks a lot Holly, gold leaf is a new addition to the arsenal so I’m really glad this one appeals :)
bdazzled
Stunning work
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks!
I’m bdazzled by your gorgeous cat and flower photos :)
helene ruiz
fabulous work
Leith O'Malley replied
So kind and supportive Helene as usual.. many thanks :)
AnitaInverarity
FANTASTIC x
Leith O'Malley replied
No, it is your line art that is fantastic girl :)
Ena Lü
She’s got judy Davis eyes …......
Leith O'Malley replied
Thank you Ena, always good to hear from another Cohen fan :)
Gili Orr
Great work
Leith O'Malley
Thanks Gili.. I have just been enjoying your photos :)
AnitaInverarity
Leith you are toooo kind- how sweet xx
BLYTHART
What a sweet little bird … wish we had birds like that here.
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks mate. You know what they say.. a bird in hand…
mscholl21
I love this! She has a beautiful haunting look to her.
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Michael. I’m already a big fan of your illustrations!!
Belinda Leopold
Stunning!!!! I love it :D x
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Belinda you multi talented person you :)
Waleska Luker
Wow!
Leith O'Malley replied
I thought the same thing looking at your photography.. WOW!!
rosamd
wow!! this is truly remarkable!!!love the tattoo .great work!!:)
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Rosamaria! So pleased you liked this one :)
sweetscent62
Awesome Leith : ) as usual… Wen x
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Wen, you are always there with the supportive comments.. brilliant!
PJ Ryan
outstanding ..
i love the dark eyes in your work x
Leith O'Malley replied
Ta, PJ!! Means a lot..
mimi yoon
passionate painting, leith…
Leith O'Malley replied
Thank you Mimi, you love your paint as well as me so thanks a zillion girl!
LittleHelen
So cool as always Leith :)
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Hellonwheels!
I still find your Raven and Violence (hearts) stunning pieces of design work.. hope there’s more coming :)
PS. oh and you make spotted dresses zing!!
Laurie Lou McKern
another gorgeous painting- reminds me of the singer/songwriter Debra Conway for some crazy reason
Leith O'Malley
Thanks Laurie.. yeah it does look a little like her on second glance.. no one in particular though..
bellmusker
Leith, the New Holland Honey Eater made me smile, but your girl took my breath away. Fierce, wild, untamed right down to the set of her mouth and the glint in her eye. And I love the touch of the earring…however do you do it?!
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Bell!
Actually your snake haired Medusa came to mind when brushing in the tattoo on this one.. but I didn’t want to frighten the bird lol :)
Herkissable
LOVE the wee bird awesome work Leith x
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanksa Miss H :)
Happy music making, muesli making, biscuit making and.. baby making hehe!!
Herkissable
hahaha…. good on you!! gave me a laugh!! x
Robin Brown
Terrific artwork Leith, bet these sell by the truck load.
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Robin, glad you think so!
Makeba Kedem-D...
This is a very strong work of art. peace…
Leith O'Malley
Thanks Makeba!
Ming Myaskovsky
Your work is amazing, thanks for sharing. :)
Leith O'Malley replied
Thankyou for saying so Ming.. you do some vibrant, colourful work yourself and I particularly liked Lovers and Goddess..
:)
Nina SMART
I absolutely love it! It’s perfect and I take my hat off to you Sir. N xx
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Nina, good to hear from you Nina.. I’m still flabbergasted at your “Raw” work. Masterful!
Carmen Cilliers
Hey Leith this is stunning work. I love the bird – I use a bird in mine a lot too, but I think I need to decide exactly what type it is, perhaps a mere sparrow? Anyhow, just wanted to say your work is still powerful and please, please can you add in the dimensions. I’m looking at these pieces and trying to imagine size, for some reason thinking maybe 60×60 cm but hoping it’s much bigger!
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanks Carmen, really pleased with your comment.
This oil on canvas is about 60×50 cm from memory.. it’s still in Melbourne with some other works at a gallery.
BTW I just discovered your Serendipity piece again… really like that!
tracyxkeema
brilliant! i like this very much x
Elizabeth Bravo
I love Holly’s comment second from the top!!! I agree, A W E S O M E ! ! ! ! !
Leith O'Malley replied
Yes, awesome.. like your comment :)
amanda marx
gorgeous work leith . . . i may be developing a fetish for sweet little birds . . . yours & carmens are very coool . . . still looking forward to seeing these in the flesh
xXx
Leith O'Malley replied
Thanx Amanda.. yes, I do like painting the odd bird every now and again.. especially these little guys :)
andrea verstegen
cool, very cool. she’s wild alright. dynamic painting.
JUSTART
great work
catherine walker
This is so gorgeous..so well done..beautiful!
banrai
superb work and then some…
Leith O'Malley replied
Thankyou!!
Norval Arbogast
Excellent work.
hsien-ku
lovely little bird – and her eyes are magnificent
Leith O'Malley replied
Thankyou Hsien-ku, coming from you that is a real compliment!
Karin Taylor
beautiful bold work Leith :)
Leith O'Malley replied
Ta Karin, another great compliment from a great artist! :)