{"id":2055,"date":"2011-06-21T07:32:11","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2011-06-21T07:32:11","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T14:32:11","slug":"the-peacocks-lair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/the-peacocks-lair","title":{"rendered":"The Peacock&#8217;s Lair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/the-peacocks-lair\/peacockslair705\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2056\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/peacockslair705-393x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/peacockslair705-393x300.jpg 393w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/peacockslair705-400x305.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/peacockslair705-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/peacockslair705-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/peacockslair705.jpg 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of what I paint is based solidly in reality.  Something I saw, someone I know; but yesterday I was doing an exercise that two different painters have suggested; to just doodle with colors on paper, try to keep it formless but pleasing to the eye. So I did that, and this peacock popped out.<\/p>\n<p> I have never painted a peacock before but once I started I realized I could paint peacocks forever because they are so beautiful. The peacock was in the middle of a bunch of doodles, so I repainted him on a 6&#8243; x 8&#8243; piece of watercolor paper. He&#8217;s sitting on a structure which has either a plate full of cookies or a pile of gold coins in it. (I&#8217;m thinking it&#8217;s gold coins, how about you?)<\/p>\n<p> To me he represents great beauty, mystery and hope for the future. He&#8217;s guarding the treasure in the box below him. So is the peacock the true treasure or is it the coins? Peacocks are not particularly aggressive, but they are very beautiful and alluring. In my youth I chased more than one peacock fruitlessly hoping for a feather.  But anyway, I digress. . .    Can someone help me with the story? I&#8217;m all ears.  The winner gets a postcard from me.<\/p>\n<p>This painting is for sale, $75.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of what I paint is based solidly in reality. Something I saw, someone I know; but yesterday I was doing an exercise that two different painters have suggested; to just doodle with colors on paper, try to keep it formless but pleasing to the eye. So I did that, and this peacock popped out. 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