“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.”
-Henry David Thoreau
PERSPECTIVE
When producing a piece, there are a couple things to take note of and be prepared for. Among them are artist’s intent and viewer perception. I intended this painting to be a Horned Puffin looking up towards the right. The horns, from which it gets its name, are located right on top of the eyes. Each time I took this piece to an art show or it was seen in person, it would take the viewer so long to grasp what was happening in the painting. Many people on various occasions told me they thought there was another ‘mini bird’ looking in the opposite direction. So viewer perception was that the eye of my beloved Puffin was possibly a baby Puffin looking in the other direction. Something I did not see until it was pointed out to me.
Even while and after creating, you as the artist will not fully realize the full impact of your art on others. And viewers and consumers can shed new light and a new perspective on your work. It touches people in different ways. I love that.
TITLE: Perspective
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Panel
DIMENSIONS: 18” x 24”
SUBJECT: Horned Puffin
DATE: 05-2019
STATUS: Available
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DID YOU KNOW?The Horned puffin is a seabird found in the North Pacific Ocean. It is similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin; it only differs by a "horn" of black skin located above the eye.
Horned puffins live and breed in colonies of tens to thousands or more.
They are extremely agile underwater and their movement can be called "underwater flight" rather than swimming. To catch fish, Horned puffins dive down to about 98 ft., pursuing prey mostly taking place at around 50 ft. in depth.
Horned puffins are monogamous and form pairs that mate for life.
The puffin's bill has fluorescent properties that are also used to attract a partner. Puffins can see ultraviolet rays, allowing them to spot luminescence on the bills of other puffins during the courtship display.
Horned puffins have waterproof plumage, which permits them to dive and prevents rapid heat loss.