Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, ÂÂ
The belief that a good photograph is the result of a good camera places the importance upon the equipment rather than upon the photographer. It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent. It is as if Monet had been told that the reason why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes. Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans. Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.ÂÂ
One can be inspired and have an idea, be very creative in making this idea into a work of art, have developed the required level of craftsmanship, without the outcome of one’s efforts being motivated by the desire to follow a vision for one’s entire body of work. Vision is an overriding envelope that encompasses both inspiration and creativity. It is a blanket that covers the entire artist’s work, a blanket that often comes later in the life of an artist, after one has perfected one’s art and moved beyond the commonplace outcome that most artists have to go through. For this reason I placed vision as the third step of this process. I placed it there not because it comes necessarily at the end of the process but because in life it is often something that artists discover later on.
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Certainly, a master needs a masterful instrument, be it a camera, paintbrushes, pots and pans or a violin, as in my examples, or other tool, since this list can be expanded to include many other professions. But to say that the quality of the art is caused solely by the quality of the instrument is to miss the point altogether about the importance of the artist. It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument. After all, art is made by artists and not by tools. Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion. And to set a tool in motion so that art is created through the use of this tool, an artist is needed.
I am now retired from working as a Mental Health professional having worked in the Royal Air Force and National Health Service, giving me more time to persue my photography and artwork. I am a Semi Professional Photoghrapher. Here you will find a collection of my photographs and a selection of Digital Art, Traditional Painting and Sketches that I have also used the digital medium to enhance. Please feel free to pass on any comments. My Camera Gear
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Comments (33)
groush2
Absolutely Maginifient !!! Well Done Dan !!!
ShadowWind
I think you did marvelously, he's very cool...
shirell
Something different from you, Danny! Loving the bold, vivid colors... my favorites. Nice kinda impressionistic painting style! And hey... if it was fun, it was worth it!
borsy
Excellent artwork!!!! Beautiful style!!!
Trance
Fine and colorful..he looks like quite a cheerful fellow..!!
andymoraitis
Really pretty work Danny. The colors attracted me and the painting technique kept my attention. Looking forward to more :-)
zxcvb
Excellent work
Tanialmeida
oh he is more thn pretty he is super duper handsome ;0]
cynlee
i'd say you did a pretty successful paintjob!
pjaj
Beautiful job as usual.
SophiaDeer
Fantastic work. A beautiful bird with lovely colors!!
mooncat
Excellent job!
cebarre
Superb concept and superb colors...No suggestions exept perhaps a litle think about the eyes can be more brillant :-)) Excellent
HobbyHopper
Another wonderful picture. Your images have nice retouch work. Excellent from me.
Margit1
Oh, i love him! ;) Wonderful colors and excellent painted style. Very refreshing and beautiful!
Raiders
Very beautiful painting!!! I love this style !! Excellent !!
tallpindo
Good texture to the soft feathers. Color of lorikeets sampled as Helmholz might have done.
kansas
A nice change of pace. He is very pretty. I'm no expert, but looks like a great job of painting to me. Looking for more.
danob
I forgot to say while trying to load thumbs 5 or 6 times!! Nobody told me the size was smaller! I did some postwork to retouch the paint that had washed a little unevenly and also to enhance the lighting a bit with some softening with the blur tool in Photoshop. I have done a few more so thanks everyone for the positive and helpful comments. I agree about the eye needing some light.
ChadAustin
Very beautiful and great colors!
SeaCrystal
Very pretty painting. The colors are beautiful. Great work here. I enjoyed this very much.
crrunchyfrog
I adore Macaws and you have portrayed this one SO well! Beautiful work Dan, thanks for sharing it :D
Odious
Ahhh... yes... very nicely done... this is a beautiful watercolor... have not attempted a full watercolor as to yet and I think it is about time to do so... always been partial to oils... (a little more forgiving) .. Thanks for posting this piece and look forward to seeing more :)
bkelly
Outstanding, outstanding. I love the wonderful chromatic colors. The artistry on this inspires everyone to be better and stretch out to new endeavors. You are always an inspiration to somany people in so many mediums. Outstanding, my friend.
Doublecrash
Beautiful watercolor effect. So balanced and done as to preserve the natural wild feel of the subject.
che18530
I'm with Bob here Danny...Outstanding work. I love the watercolor look and feel to the entire image, but especially the parrot. I have always been impressed by your work, and am so happy to see you branching out in another area. It just expresses the abilities we all knew you had...and are so blessed to share in. I do love that cocky look in his eyes and the tilt of his head...almost like saying "You looking at me...?"
patmartj
Great work,as always. definitely not a Norwegian Blue
o0ii
lovely!:)
Akinom
A beautiful painting, Danny! Great portrait of a lovely guy!
rockets
I LOVE this! I really admire your talent and this is just so darned beautiful...great work!