Piece description from the artist
An Osprey strikes from the morning mists. With wings spread wide and talons ready, it gives a cry as it swoops down out of the sky.
The Osprey is a predatory bird that is found around the world. This raptor goes by other names such as the fish eagle, fish hawk, sea hawk, and river hawk.
I once stayed at a cabin on a beach in Pensacola, Florida. Next to it was a sparse patch of trees the tallest of which was the perch for an Osprey. I rather enjoyed watching it during my vacation and decided that I would create some art featuring one.
Most images you find of Ospreys tend to fall under two categories: perched high in a tree or catching a fish. I wanted to depict this bird from a different point of view (that of the fish).
For this work, I decided to try a slightly different style. Here I've combined a clear realist style for the face and claws of the bird while leaving the rest in a more impressionistic style. This is to emphasize the dangerous parts of the raptor, the parts that would be of most concern to the fish he was about to snatch from the sea.
I created this using digital tools and digital painting techniques.
Daniel is a forty-something living in the Metro-Atlanta area, and he is one of the few people who was actually born and raised there. He is also married and has two sons and a daughter. By day, he works as software engineer at a small company. By night he is an artist producing realist works depicting scenes of American wildlife, farm animals, fantasy scenes, extinct animals, and images of the "American Wild West":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Frontier.
Daniel has dual degrees in computer science and fine art from the University of Georgia. Given his education, it would seem only natural for him to combine the two by producing art using a computer. Daniel practices a new form of art called "3D Rendering":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_rendering, a form of virtual sculpting with a computer. This form of art is utilized by film studios for special effects as well as animated movies, but it can be used to make stills as well. "Check out this video of Daniel creating a 3D rendering!":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoSvRhYPr4
Daniel’s interest in art began when he was young. As a fan of science fiction and fantasy novels, he became particularly interested in the works of the illustrators that appeared on the covers, such as "Frank Frazetta":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta and "Michael Whelan":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Whelan. In college, he discovered the work of the "French Realists":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts), the "Pre-Raphaelites":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood, and the "Hudson River School":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_School, which further influenced him and put his work on a course where nature was the dominant theme.
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