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Title
Cheery Red Cardinal
Artist
Lianne Schneider
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting/photographic Art
Description
Digitally hand-painted to achieve the effect of a tapestry - part of a set of six bird paintings done in this style.
The Christmas Cardinal has a very special significance and that is the reason that you can find so many ornaments, decorations and gifts.
It is said that the Christmas Cardinal became known as the Christmas bird because of the brilliant red color in the male species. Hanging a red cardinal ornament in your Christmas tree is supposed to bring good luck, peace and joy to you and your family throughout the coming year. According to the legend, the Christmas Cardinal is a symbol of hope and the bright red color symbolizes the blood that Christ shed for our sins. The Legend of The Red Christmas Cardinal is that its brilliant red color is a reminder to Christians to focus on faith. One this is certain though - the Red Christmas Cardinal looks beautiful on a Christmas tree or Christmas card.
From All About Birds:
The male Northern Cardinal is perhaps responsible for getting more people to open up a field guide than any other bird. They're a perfect combination of familiarity, conspicuousness, and style: a shade of red you can't take your eyes off. Even the brown females sport a sharp crest and warm red accents. Cardinals don't migrate and they don't molt into a dull plumage, so they're still breathtaking in winter's snowy backyards. In summer, their sweet whistles are one of the first sounds of the morning.
Cool Facts
Only a few female North American songbirds sing, but the female Northern Cardinal does, and often while sitting on the nest. This may give the male information about when to bring food to the nest. A mated pair shares song phrases, but the female may sing a longer and slightly more complex song than the male.
Many people are perplexed each spring by the sight of a cardinal attacking its reflection in a window, car mirror, or shiny bumper. Both males and females do this, and most often in spring and early summer when they are obsessed with defending their territory against any intruders. Birds may spend hours fighting these intruders without giving up. A few weeks later, as levels of aggressive hormones subside, these attacks should end (though one female kept up this behavior every day or so for six months without stopping).
The male cardinal fiercely defends its breeding territory from other males. When a male sees its reflection in glass surfaces, it frequently will spend hours fighting the imaginary intruder.
A perennial favorite among people, the Northern Cardinal is the state bird of seven states.
The oldest recorded Northern Cardinal was 15 years 9 months old.
Look for Northern Cardinals in dense shrubby areas such as forest edges, overgrown fields, hedgerows, backyards, marshy thickets, mesquite, regrowing forest, and ornamental landscaping. Cardinals nest in dense foliage and look for conspicuous, fairly high perches for singing. Growth of towns and suburbs across eastern North America has helped the cardinal expand its range northward.
Rare Yellow Cardinal -
(I have a pair of true yellow cardinals of which I have a number of pictures - not good enough to post - that visited my backyard a couple of years but I have not seen them yet this winter).
It is apparently a rare mutation -
The first documented yellow Northern cardinal was "collected" in 1989 by the Museum of Natural Science at Louisiana State University, according to Hill's research paper.
Typical cardinals get their rich red feathers by metabolizing their food into a certain pigment, Palmer-Ball said. With the yellow Northern cardinals - not to be confused with a separate South American species known simply as a yellow cardinal - a mutation causes the metabolic process to create a different type of pigment.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/02/09/1628607/rare-yellow-cardinals-spotted.html#storylink=cpy
Thank you so very much to the following groups for featuring this image:
WISCONSIN FLOWERS AND SCENERY - RANDY
DIGITAL REALISM - ANNE
HARMONY AND HAPPINESS - ERNESTINE
ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS - JOETTA
ROCK THE SALES - JOETTA
SENSATIONAL ANIMALS - GRETA
ART WITH FLAIR - WILLIAM
CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS - JORDAN
MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION - BARBARA
EXCELLENT SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS - JOE
TODAYS BEST ART - DAVID
DIGITAL VEIL - BARBARA
BEAUTY - JAMES
WILDLIFE ONE A DAY - MARIOLA
PHOTOGRAPHY AND TEXTURES...DARREN
BOOK COVERS ONE A DAY - JO ANN
3 A DAY WAITING ROOM ART - DARREN
DAILY DOSE OF WISDOM - ETI
ALL NATURAL SCENIC LANDSCAPE - NADINE AND BOB
ALL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY - NADINE AND BOB
COMFORTABLE ART - JIM
ALL FINE ART AMERICA ARTWORKS - NADINE AND BOB
FAA FEATURED IMAGES - ROBERT
3 A DAY GREETING CARDS - DARREN
MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION - BARBARA
NATURE WILDLIFE SUNSETS AND SUNRISES - ELLA
ARTISTS NEWS - NADINE AND BOB
ARTISTS OF WESTERN AND UPSTATE NEW YORK - ROSE
DIGITAL ART AND RESOURCES - ROSEANN
DIGITALLY RE-IMAGINED PHOTOS - DAVID
4000 AND UP - JOE
AAA IMAGES - CHUCK
THE BEST 30000 ARTWORKS - TAIKAN
Copyright Lianne Schneider 2013
All images and my personal poetry/prose are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced, downloaded, distributed, transmitted, copied, reproduced in derivative works, displayed, published or broadcast by any means or in any form without prior written consent from the artist. Copyright on works derived from or based on images in the public domain applies only to the subsequent manipulation or painting resulting from my changes. The original image remains in the public domain and such images are used with in accordance with international copyright laws.
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Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding Cheery Red Cardinal composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Mechanicsville, VA - United States
Lovely imagery! Featured on the Cardinals Group Homepage 11/8/22.
Hendersonville, NC - United States
A fantastic creation that is so beautiful Lianne. A stunning work dear Lianne.
Strykersville, NY - United States
Thank you so very much Chuck and Taikan for featuring this image in your amazing groups AAA IMAGES and THE BEST 30000 ARTWORKS. What a wonderful honor.
Strykersville, NY - United States
Thank you so much Joe for the feature in 4000 AND UP. I'm really honored by that.
Eldorado, AR - United States
congratulations on your feature in 4000 or Up beautiful image the color is amazing
Hendersonville, NC - United States
A brilliant and vivid composition with great color and mood. Absolutely delightful creation!
Edinburgh, Lo - United Kingdom
Such wonderful compositions you gift us dear Lianne , radiant in colour and beautifully crafted art my friend .. Wow
Allenton, WI - United States
Oh, Lianne, I so love your set of bird paintings! This brilliantly colored fellow looks marvelous against that gorgeous background. Your work has such a beautiful glowing dreamlike effect that is fascinating and lovely. L/F and P
Bilbao, Vi - Spain
A ruby....so wonderful Lianne...so perfectly placed on the right spot of light and dimensions. So beautifullly texturized and so tenderly done. Rosa
Strykersville, NY - United States
A huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has stopped by in the past week or so to leave such lovely comments. And a special thank you to Roseann and David for featuring this cheery cardinal in their groups: DIGITAL ART AND RESOURCES and DIGITALLY RE-IMAGINED PHOTOS. I'm so honored and grateful. And a special thanks to the group MEMORIES AND NOSTALGIA for featuring my work in general this month.
Cambridge, ON - Canada
Beautiful, Lianne!!! Congratulations on your special feature in Memories And Nostalgia group! L/F/T/G+
Winnipeg, MB - Canada
Totally awesome work Lianne. Love the cardinal and the interesting read as well. Wonderful. f/l
Strykersville, NY - United States
My most sincere thanks to Ella, Nadine and Bob and Rose for featuring this work in their wonderful groups - NATURE WILDLIFE SUNSETS AND SUNRISES, ARTIST NEWS, and ARTISTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. I apologize for taking so long to express my gratitude - holidays and family - but I will be by to thank you in person as soon as I get back in a few more days.
Strykersville, NY - United States
A huge heartfelt thank you to all of you who have come by to leave such encouraging words - that is such a precious gift to give a fellow artist. And I plan to return your gifts in kind by visiting your work just as soon as possible after the New Year. I'm still enjoying a little "off" time with family. Happy New Year to you all!!
Kamloops, BC - Canada
OMG Lianne! I just love this! The light is exquisite and the use of texture is perfect! And the bright red of the cardinal is so rich and luscious....what a feast for the eye! A real favorite my dear! L/F
Lianne Schneider replied:
Ah you sweet woman - your enthusiasm is actually inspiring! I've been a bit lacking in the inspiration department lately! What a lovely New Year's gift! And Happy New Year to you too Sandi - hope it's a year filled with joys and blessings. xo
Madison, WI - United States
Revisiting this gorgeous piece! Such a scrumptious soft texture and tone! Beautiful work! v t
Green Lane, PA - United States
F/L This is terrific work! It slipped by me, somehow, and now I have to get into a loooooong line of admirers:>) Great information, as always, and a magical image that only you could create! Happy New Year, dear Lianne.
Lianne Schneider replied:
You are so dear Carol - thank you so so much my friend. A very happy, healthy and blessed New Year to you too - may it be a joyous one!!
Holliston, MA - United States
Love your Cardinal ~ they are one of my favorites and yours now mine too! xx
Tampa, FL - United States
The tones and textures are so perfect for a holiday image, great work!!! v,f,t,g+,p
Smithfield, VA - United States
Lianne, oh, this Christmas Cardinal is enchanting and so beautiful. The cardinal is our state bird. I will be sure to add a red cardinal to our Christmas tree to bring good luck, as mentioned in your well done description. Thank you dearly for your comments. I love the way you processed this fine image. LF
Bucharest, Ro - Romania
What a charm, what a treasure ! Splendid tones and the gorgeous cardinal has such an innocent expression. Exquisite work ! f,v
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