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"Eagle Dawn"
A bald eagle sits perched on a bare gnarled tree branch and watches the dawn. The rising sun is nearly lost in the morning haze, but its light, shattered into thousands of rays by the leafy top of a tree that stands between the sun and the bird, blazes across the scene. The magnificent raptor sits with its back to the viewer, yet it turns its head in profile as if to look back over its shoulder at you.
I've made a few images featuring predory birds (hawks and owls), but this image was my first to have an American bald eagle. Originally, I had not really planned what kind of character I would use in this artwork. It was mostly about creating a sunrise scene and what I could do with the light. Once I saw it though, I thought it was the perfect setting for an Eagle.
I made this using digital CGI and painting techniques. The bird was posed in Poser then exported to Vue for rendering. The rest of the scene was made in Vue. I used GIMP and Pho...
Daniel is a classically trained artist. A native of the East Cobb community in the Atlanta Metro area, he majored in art at the University of Georgia and has since accumulated over 25 years of art experience. Most well-known for his scientific illustrations of prehistoric creatures, he is also accomplished in creating Wild West art, fantasy art, wildlife scenes, and horror illustrations. His works have appeared in magazines and newspapers; the covers of books, albums, and products; and even in a few science and natural history museums. Accolades: - Cover of "The Horror Zine Magazine" Summer 2023 - Feature Artist "Wild West Magazine" Summer 2019 - Cover of "Fossil News" Spring 2016 His Illustrations have appearing in - Scientific...
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Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted for this piece in the contest A ADULT EAGLE
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Gary!
Ann Skelton
Beautiful presentation and light Daniel! l/f
Trina Ansel
Great work! Beautiful lighting!
Cheryl Rose
Absolutely gorgeous artwork, Daniel. Stunning composition and light shining on this eagle. Love. Congrats on the ABC contest placing. Wonderful. l/f/p
Wes Iversen
Beautiful work, Daniel! Congrats on the high finish in the contest! L/F
Denise Clark
Beautiful work Daniel...the light is stunning. l/f
I'ina Van Lawick
Congrats on your win, Daniel. Great image.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your 2nd place win in the ABC Group's weekly contest, E IS FOR EAGLE. Wow.. what an amazing image! It will be proudly featured on the ABC home page this week! LF
Karl Anderson
Talented work! Love it ! L/F/vote
Michele Avanti
Wonderful creation, Daniel! Voted lfpt
Kathy Franklin
Oooooo! Very nice!!!
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Kathy!
Cheryl Poland
I love the somberness of this digital rendering. Very nice
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Cheryl!
Melly Terpening
Awesome Art, Daniel! F&L
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Melly!
HH Photography
So, so beautiful, as always. The morning light and rays are just spectacular.
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Helen!
Mark Tisdale
Fabulous light - wow!
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Mark!
Angela Davies
Simply superb, LF Great mood here!
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Angela!
Fiona Kennard
Beautiful light...Such a magical piece. Wonderful work, Daniel....
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Fiona!
Daniel Eskridge
Thanks for the feature, Mariola!
Daniel Eskridge
Thanks for the feature, Mia!
Patricia Awapara
Love the sun reflecting on the eagles body! cool piece! fav
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Patricia!
Elizabeth Winter
Nice! Love how the eagle is looking into the beautiful light! f/v
Daniel Eskridge replied:
Thanks, Elizabeth!
Daniel Eskridge
Thanks for the feature, Michele!