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Leiothrix argentauris
Big cherry tree teeming with its fruit surrounded by thick forest.
Spotted this beauty, and its friends, in the morning feeding on only partially ripe cherry. Unlike smaller birds which bite on the fruit, this one swallows them whole. An effort's been made to show as many angles of the body of the bird as possible.
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Your welcome....
Thanks mapplemoth662 for the comments.
A very beautiful, and very colorful bird....Four, very beautiful photos....
Permission granted. Pl go ahead and paint. Not to forget to email me a copy. Sorry for seeing your request so late.
Hi. I am an artist and would love permission to draw this beautiful bird please. I have joined project noah. Thankyou.
Hi Jean-Marie, Pl do join the other artists. Permission granted for painting this beautiful bird. Pl do post me a copy! Thanks and best of luck.
Thanks Amol!
Thank you Saswat. Yes I've joined the IndianBird group, as per your invitation. Thanks.
Hello there! I am a member of Project Noah, as well as an artist. May I join the other artists and obtain your permission to paint this beautiful little bird?
Warm regards,
Jean-Marie
Lovely ....no words
Very beautiful.
Please add to mission -
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2103...
That's quite exciting! Thanks Sandra.
UPDATE for Dr. Sherpa. The Seaside show is from April 30-May 30,2016. The painting pictures will be taken down after that.
Dr. Sherpa, if you want to entertain yourself and have few minutes to spare. Go to a website www. seasideart.com and on the front page on top click "artwork" it will have a drop down menu when you see "miniature" click on it. It will bring a page full of miniature paintings arranged alphabetically by names of artists. Go to C and look for my last name. Your bird is one of the three paintings we are allowed to send. The bird is proudly standing on a branch and your name is mentioned on the back of the painting but you won't be able to see it though. It says This is done by permission of Dr Namgyal T. Sherpa, photographer.
Never mind. This world, they say, is round!
Thank you Dr. Sherpa for being so nice and supportive. I am glad to run into you.
Congrats Sandra, for being selected as member of such a prestgious society; and wishing you best of luck for the North Carilina Exhibit!
Hi Dr. Sherpa,
Sorry I did not get in touch with you sooner. It was accepted for the show in Washington, D.C. which ran from Nov. 22nd, 2015- Jan. 3rd, 2016. 29. It did not win any award nor a purchase. I am thinking about sending it to another show in North Carolina in April. In fact, getting in to the show in Washington is an honor enough because it is a prestigious society being the oldest Miniature Society, the first one in America. I was invited to be its member which requires three years of showing your art there and they allow only three paintings per year. All paintings you sent have to be accepted each year. So I am proud to be its member.
The North Carolina show is running from April 30-May,30,2016.
It normally takes 30 days after show closing before the send your unsold paintings back to you.
Will report how it goes.
Thanks for all your help and interest.
Sandra Chotechuang. Hi Sandra! No hear since the last interact! How did it go? I mean the exhibition and the results? Just curious!
My best wishes for the exhibition of your miniature art of the Silver-Eared Mesia, Sandra!
Correction, There are over 700 pieces from artists all over the world. Each artist is allowed to send in maximum of three pieces of work.
That's a fantastic news Sandra! I'm so happy. And best of luck for the exhibition! Pl keep me updated.
Dear Dr. Sherpa. Just want to let you know, my painting of the Silver-eared Mesia has been inspected by five jurors and accepted into the Exhibition at the Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, Maryland along with 700+artists from all over the world. The Exhibition runs from November 22,205-January 3, 2016. Thank you again for your kind permission for me to use your photo for my Miniature painting.
Thank you Leuba Ridgway for the encouragement and support.
Amazing !- Thanks for sharing these great photos with us,Dr Sherpa.