The Dinkey-Bird, c. 1904/ Maxfield Parrish
For my final effort mood in art, I have chosen “The Dinky Bird” by another famous American illustrator, Maxfield Parrish. The work is named after the children’s poem it illustrated.
In contrast to the nightmarish mood created by Pyle’s “Flying Dutchman,” this painting captures a more pleasant and fanciful state of mind.
In the painting, a young nude is depicted in profile. She is seated in a swing, suspended in mid-air before a beautiful castle floating in the clouds. The complementary blue and orange tones contrast the sick yellow greens and blood reds in the Pyle illustration.
For me, this painting evokes a pleasant dreamy inner attitude or perhaps a light moment of Spell. What do you think?