Fantasy bird formed by rays of light by Lisette Rijkers

About "Fantasy bird formed by rays of light"

by Lisette Rijkers

About the artwork

The bird on this artwork was created from my imagination. It is a product of one of my creative processes. A process where the origin lies in an ordinary photograph, but where the end of the process produces an imaginative and also a bit of an abstract image.
This bird does not exist in real life. Even in a tropical rainforest, you won't be able to spot this bird.
The bird was flying around in my head and was ready to come to life in a special work of art.
I took my inspiration from an ordinary photograph I had taken before. A photograph of rays of light passing through a sphere of glass. With my camera lens close to the round glass, I saw several beautiful light rays and patterns of light and dark. A beautiful spectacle which made for an extraordinary photo. A photo in shades of green and yellow with the occasional tiny bit of rainbow colours. Colours created by the refraction of light.
I digitally distorted this photo, twisted it and adjusted the colours slightly. But not too many colour adjustments done, the green and yellow actually give this work of art a magical but also fairy-like look. Furthermore, a small piece of the original photo can be seen in the background.
The rays of light have a soft pattern that shows up well in the feathers of the wings and also on the bird's body.
A strange bird perhaps, but a unique and imaginative work of art!