In Quiet Light

Artist: Foxfires
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In Quiet Light

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-Black-Goth-5-59785430
Boat and water: sxc.hu http://www.sxc.hu/photo/937674
wing brushes: faeth-design http://faeth-design.deviantart.com/art/Wing-Brush-74055731
textures: my own

silveraya, 6 months ago

truly beautiful, a serenely done image
Henk Stolk, 6 months ago

nice fine Art
iffymood, 6 months ago

that is breathtakingly beautiful, you do such lovely work.
Foxfires in reply to iffymood’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate the feedback! I’m just getting my feet wet here on RedBubble – what a fun community!
Foxfires in reply to silveraya’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you so much for your lovely compliments! I truly appreciate it!
Foxfires in reply to Henk Stolk’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you so much!
Arie, 6 months ago

Fantastic image with such a subtle blending of colours.
AdamDonnelly, 6 months ago

Beautiful tones & colours. Lovely image!
Andy Gibb, 6 months 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
Foxfires in reply to AdamDonnelly’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you Adam! That means a lot to me!
Foxfires in reply to Andy Gibb’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you so very much Andy! I truly appreciate it.
I can’t wait to go through your gallery!
Leah Highland, 6 months ago

Beautiful setting, love the color and texture.
mjaniceanne, 6 months ago

This is so beautiful and original, love it.
Foxfires in reply to Leah Highland’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you Leah!
Foxfires in reply to mjaniceanne’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you very much Janice!
midzing, 6 months ago

beautiful,,, stunning image,,, well done
Helene Kippert, 6 months ago

Truly wonderful
Anthony Hedger, 6 months ago

This is really beautiful Aimee I love it.
Foxfires in reply to Helene Kippert’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you Helene!
Foxfires in reply to Anthony Hedger’s comment, 6 months ago

Aw, you are so sweet – thank you!!
Ian James, 6 months ago

Love the colours and texture in this image.
Alyson Pearson, 5 months ago

wow this is gorgeous!
aila, 4 months ago

Beautiful,serene scene.Lovely work!
Peter Zentjens, 4 months ago

Amazing. A deserved homepage Foxfires!
nikki harrison, 4 months ago

beautiful, dreamy and amazing.
DaveBassett, 4 months ago

Superb image – love it.
Paul (Quixote)..., 4 months ago

Excellent work, excellnt words make this special.
matt ucar, 4 months ago

one of the best work i ve ever seen, it s more than awesome!!!
Rachel Patteson, 4 months ago

I love the colors!
themah, 4 months ago

Absolutely beautiful :)
MuscularTeeth, 4 months ago

this is fantastic. should be on a fantasy novel.
Banglaart, 4 months ago

hi dear…how could u do that work..which softwares u used..for that…
any way ur work is full of romanticism…....
CinB, 4 months ago

very peaceful and beautiful!
congrats on homepage :0)
Joanne A. Bradley, 4 months ago

Beautiful! Congrats on homepage feature!
Alessia Ghisi ..., 4 months ago

Enchanting… compliments…
J. D. Adsit, 4 months ago

gorgeous creation, wonderful artistic effort
CATNIPMEOW, 4 months ago

I love the mystical wimsy ….....really fantastic ! Makes you want to soar …........
Chris Clark, 4 months ago

Outstanding piece of art
Foxfires in reply to Ian James’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so much Ian!! Very sorry for the late reply – I’ve been so busy meeting some deadlines I’m afraid my RB ettiquette has suffered! But I truly appreciate the feedback!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to Alyson Pearson’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you Alyson!
I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to aila’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so much Aila!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to Peter Zentjens’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so very much Peter!!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to nikki harrison’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you very much Nikki!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to DaveBassett’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so much Dave!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to Paul (Quixote) Alleyne’s comment, 4 months ago

Hello Paul! Thank you so much for your beautiful compliment – it means a great deal to me!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to matt ucar’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you SO much Matt!! That is such a generous compliment!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to Rachel Patteson’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so much Rachel!!
I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to themah’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you very much Themah!!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to MuscularTeeth’s comment, 4 months ago

Oh man, thank you SO much for the wonderful compliment! I was so gobsmacked to see it featured on the front page today. I’m totally doing a Snoopy Happy Dance now!!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to Banglaart’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so much my friend! I am so happy that you like it!

I used Adobe Photoshop CS2, as well as stock photography to do this work. :D
Foxfires in reply to CinB’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so much Cin! I was totally shocked to realize I’d been featured! lol

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to Joanne A. Bradley’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you very, very much Joanne! I was so shocked to see I was there! lol

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to Alessia Ghisi Migliari’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so much Alessia!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to J. D. Adsit’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you very much J.D. – I truly appreciate it!

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to CATNIPMEOW’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you so much Cat! That’s a beautiful compliment! The very thing I hope to hear when I make something like this. :D

I just updated the info on this piece, with the story that lead to it’s inspiration if you are interested in reading it. :)
Foxfires in reply to Chris Clark’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you very much Chris!
Gary Crandall, 4 months ago

Loved your story about the surfing herons… it amazes me all the fascinating things that creatures do and makes one wonder what prompts it… beautiful painting in homage to them…
HollyK, 4 months ago

Absolutely gorgeous! – loved hearing how you got your inspiration – congratulations on fp.
Anette Tyler, 4 months ago

Lovely image. Great light effects and fantastic treatment
catblack, 4 months ago

very atmospheric, says alot
the colours r so nice!
gr8 how she mimics the swan
Sheryl Kasper, 4 months ago

Amazing work. It’s beautiful.
nikki harrison, 4 months ago

the story behind the painting is truly lovely. you have described it in such a way i can visualise every part of it. thank you for sharing.
screamqueen, 4 months ago

fantastic!
George Lenz, 4 months ago

this is really well done. i like the texture. What did you use?
Mel Brackstone, 4 months ago

This is so beautiful! Love the story you told as well.
Erland Howden, 2 months ago

That is really stunning. Well done, fantastic.
Jonicool, 2 months ago

So Beautiful!
Ingrid77, about 1 month ago

gorgeous!!
Foxfires in reply to George Lenz’s comment, about 1 month ago

Hi George! SO sorry for being so late on replying to this (by two months!!) – the texture I used was a scan of a rough hewn sheet of paper, almost like watercolor paper. :D
Foxfires in reply to Ingrid77’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Ingrid!
Foxfires in reply to Jonicool’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you so very much Joni!!
Foxfires in reply to Erland Howden’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you so much Erland!
Helga, 12 days ago

like everyone before me – this is truly unique and special. meditation in motion!
Shadowdreamer, 4 days ago

STUNNING