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Submitted: November 11, 2007
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Klimt's Roosterby `ursulav

Traditional Art / Paintings / Animals

I like roosters. And I had all this board in neat sizes--this is 6 x 18--and a desire to fool with a vertical composition and some stylization ala Gustav Klimt, and...well...there we are. (I kinda want to do another one. Or another kind of bird. Or something. There's something oddly soothing about stylized portraiture with all that metallic schtuff.)

It's a more impressive piece in person because I went wacky with the metallic inks and the gold leaf on the background, which never scans all that well. *sigh* Gold leaf is wonderful stuff, there's nothing quite like it, but it gets in EVERYTHING. It took me three minutes to leaf the piece, and I'll be pulling gold leaf out of my food and off the cat for the next six months.

Original is 6 x 18 mixed media on cradled clayboard, ready to hang. For sale! Prints are available for $10 and $20 plus shipping--send a note or visit [link] for details.

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~Gygis Feb 12, 2012

Incredible composition!

~hamza72 Apr 11, 2011

awesome rooster

~Shengirl Mar 13, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

This is great; love the colors.

~redcatsarz Jan 13, 2011

He's a very handsome rooster. Wish i could see him all shiny and splendiferous. <3

~KimJonet Oct 2, 2010

Lovely rooster. I love the eye contact!

~folderol Nov 29, 2009

So I'm really torn between this, the clownfish, and the vulture for my favorite Klimt-inspired painting but... for now, I'll just confess my love for this one. He's a pretty bad ass cock.