NOTHING SACRED
barn owl perched on top the remains of an ancient totem.
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Kathy Kuzma
beautiful painting! love the mood you’ve captured in this one and how you have the owl popping out of the totem pole.
Peter Zentjens
Gorgeous painting, great choice of tones and I really like that composition.
Ming Myaskovsky
William, this is gorgeous!! Love the colors you choose and the imagery is fabulous!! :-)
ltassone
I love owls. Such interesting creatures. You have captured this one superbly. Well done :)
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
the sun light effect here, is magic;, wow,you must have copied from a photo,
anyway, its magic,
all simply all your works needs to be featured,and favorited
( thatnks for the fav)
William Vande... replied
Yes I use photo references for the owl. The totem I had to be creative and give it a weathered look. The background is quite simple but I made that up too. Thanks for the great comment!
Scott d'Almeida
excellent indeed .
William Vande... replied
Really appreciate it
Bellavista2
Really gorgoues! Great colours and love the owl hanging out the tree, amongst that beautiful landscape:-}
William Vande... replied
Thanks so much Bella!
AnitaInverarity
Wonderful work !!
William Vande... replied
Thanks so much Anita!
Naomi Downie
I would love to know the story behind the images/symbols very strong wise death like male energy
William Vande... replied
Thank you Naomi! Everything man puts his hand to fades or is replaced but wisdom and love stands the test of time.
rodeorose
Hi there William. I have been looking at this one a while. Trying to figure out what he is trying to tell, me. He is really talking. This is about ancient wisdom isn’t it? And there is such a sadness. The fallen totem.(owl totem?) Or am I being unnecessarily pessimistic? Maybe I can take heart in the lush of Mother Nature ( the thick forest backdrop) that seems to be reclaiming what was never not hers…The owl knows it all. Me?...I’m just guessing.
I love your work.
William Vande... replied
I’m so sorry, I missed this great comment.
This is about …Wisdom is eternal and, although man thinks he is intelligent, intelligence(knowledge) isn’t necessarilly wisdom
yvonca
King Solomon could have anything. He chose wisdom. Beautiful , haunting piece.
William Vande... replied
Hi Yvonca! I’m more a king David for sure, Falling for the beautiful Bathsheba. lol! Thanks
annamora
haha ..love all what unfolded in comments so far ..and of course – because of this fantastic image … very very uplifting :)
William Vande... replied
Maybe I just thought it would be cool to put an owl on a totem pole. jk
Thanks so much Anna
John Dicandia
This is quite an amazing painting Will. Did you do this recently?
William Vande... replied
Hey John, how’s it going? Thanks so much.
I did this in 2003. When I first started painting.
John Dicandia
Hi Will, I’m doing ok. Very busy! So 2003, not that long ago in the context of things.There’s no doubt you have great talent!
William Vande... replied
I’m glad everythings OK. Thanks so much for the compliment!
I’ve drawn since I can remember. Tried painting before and wasn’t happy with the results.Later I decided to try again and it all seemed to make sense. Thanks again
madvlad
lord, they are soooo beautiful
William Vande... replied
Thanks so much man!
Quinn Blackburn
Hmmm, love the delicate colors and gentle mists here… coupled with the image of Totem and Owl… It feels like the Ancestors calling… Beautiful!
:) wishing you laughter
William Vande... replied
Thanks you so much for your time to appreciate this and the kind comment. I wish you laughter too
skye oshea
Wow, this image takes me to another world, touches on divine emotion
William Vande... replied
Lovely reply…thank you so much Skye.
Your words are like poetry and…. they encourage the hell out of me! :))
Cynthia Lund T...
The tones are just wonderful – as are the symbols and the totality of it all.
William Vande... replied
This is an earlier piece I did…..I feel I’ve progressed since, but at the same time, I wish I could go back. Thanks Cynthia!
whittyart
Fascinatingly beautiful… :-)
William Vande... replied
Thanks!!! That means alot!
Patricia Howitt
This is beautiful.
William Vande... replied
Thank you for the wonderful commeny Patricia!! Made my day
margotmythmaker 27 days ago
wow-this is an incredible work on so many levels. It made me pause for a very long time-which is great! The owl’s gaze pulled me in, then I got lost in the mist. Love the way it is painted and the symbolism.
William Vande... replied 26 days ago
Hi, I’m so glad you enjoyed this! Thanks so much for the great comment