Eternal Vigil: The White Sentinels - Great Egret Pair (2023) Painting by Olga Beliaeva

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Watercolor on Paper

Artworks classification

One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 30.3in, Width 21.3in
Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
Framing This artwork is not framed
Categories Paintings under $1,000 Classicism Bird

"Eternal Vigil: The White Sentinels" is a profound watercolor painting embodying the serenity and grace of Great Egret pair perched upon the skeletal branches of a barren tree. Seemingly defying the harsh wilderness, these majestic creatures stand out in stark contrast against the muted gray-blue silhouette of the pine forest in the backdrop. The birds' pure white hue in the painting signifies light, purity, and peace, which is a universal symbol of herons across multiple cultures. Particularly in Japan, a pair of white herons is often associated with marital fidelity, longevity, and ultimate peace. This painting is a captivating blend of tranquility and resilience, a tribute to the symbiotic relationship between nature and the creatures it nurtures.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Watercolor

Watercolor is a painting in which gum arabic binds transparent pigments revealing the support of the painting. The gouache, of identical composition, is opaque. A watercolor is a water-based painting on paper. We rarely speak of a painting for a work painted in watercolor. Watercolor paintings are considered to be a unique way to creatively represent dreams, illusions, emotions and luminous feelings using water soluble pigments. However, painting with watercolors can be difficult. It's a difficult medium to master, in large part because it can be ruthless and unpredictable. Mistakes are difficult to correct and its fluid nature makes it difficult to control. Yet it is these very qualities that give the medium its undeniable charm.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

Olga Beliaeva

Russia

I am painter inspired by nature's wonderful variety, detail, and color. Flowers, animals and landscapes are a few of my favorite subjects. I hope to find just a little more of life's beauty and joy in every[...]