"In Quiet Light" by Aimee Stewart

In Quiet Light

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Artist's Description

In quiet light, a golden glow
lasting a hundred perfect heartbeats…

*Artist’s notes: I have had the wonderful chance of seeing herons actually sunning themselves like this. In fact, there was one day that absolutely struck me with awe about the playfullness of these birds.

I was working with a sheetrock crew, and the house we were at was on the banks of the Columbia river. We’d had a series of strange weather incidents in the valley, all of which flooded the river, and actually made a huge mess of it with countless trees/logs, branches, etc. being swept down the mountains and into the water. So for a couple of days, there was an endless log jam floating down the river.

I was taking a break at the house during one of those days, and noticed herons standing on the logs floating down the river. They had their wings held out like in my picture above, and they were facing the sun. They would float down just so far, then turn and fly back up river. Next thing you know…here they’d come again… on a new log. All day long these herons kept repeating that cycle, catching rides on the logs while they could…and sunning themselves in the process. I thought that was so interesting and cool. Plus, I love herons anyway…so, it just seemed fitting to add one to this piece. :)

(Original, 11×17 300dpi)
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Stock Credits:

model: mjranum-stock http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/art/Little-...
Boat and water: sxc.hu http://www.sxc.hu/photo/937674
wing brushes: faeth-design http://faeth-design.deviantart.com/art/Wing-Bru...
textures: my own

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Artwork Comments

silveraya almost 10 years ago

truly beautiful, a serenely done image
Aimee Stewart almost 10 years ago

Thank you so much for your lovely compliments! I truly appreciate it!
HenkStolk almost 10 years ago

nice fine Art
Aimee Stewart almost 10 years ago

Thank you so much!
iffymood almost 10 years ago

that is breathtakingly beautiful, you do such lovely work.
Aimee Stewart almost 10 years ago

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate the feedback! I’m just getting my feet wet here on RedBubble – what a fun community!
Arie almost 10 years ago

Fantastic image with such a subtle blending of colours.
AdamDonnelly almost 10 years ago

Beautiful tones & colours. Lovely image!
Aimee Stewart almost 10 years ago

Thank you Adam! That means a lot to me!
andygibb almost 10 years ago

magical warm tone, you have created a wonderful atmosphere, warmth and interest…and there is a real connection between the fisherman, and the heron…wonderful..a fav
Aimee Stewart almost 10 years ago

Thank you so very much Andy! I truly appreciate it.
I can’t wait to go through your gallery!
Leah Highland almost 10 years ago

Beautiful setting, love the color and texture.
Aimee Stewart almost 10 years ago

Thank you Leah!
mjaniceanne almost 10 years ago

This is so beautiful and original, love it.
Aimee Stewart almost 10 years ago

Thank you very much Janice!
midzing almost 10 years ago

beautiful,,, stunning image,,, well done
helene almost 10 years ago

Truly wonderful
Aimee Stewart almost 10 years ago

Thank you Helene!