Birth of Altair is a painting by Mary Sedici which was uploaded on April 11th, 2011.
Birth of Altair
Altair (Alpha Aquilae / Alpha Aql / α Aquilae / α Aql / Atair) is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila and the twelfth brightest... more
by Mary Sedici
Title
Birth of Altair
Artist
Mary Sedici
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas Panel
Description
Altair (Alpha Aquilae / Alpha Aql / α Aquilae / α Aql / Atair) is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila and the twelfth brightest star in the night sky.
♦The name Altair has been used since medieval times. It is an abbreviation of the Arabic phrase النسر الطائر, an-nasr aṭ-ṭā’ir (English: The flying eagle). The term Al Nesr Al Tair appeared in Al Achsasi Al Mouakket catalogue, which was translated into Latin as Vulture Volans This name was applied by the Arabs to the asterism of α, β, and γ Aquilae and probably goes back to the ancient Babylonians and Sumerians, who called α Aquilae the eagle star
Uploaded
April 11th, 2011
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Comments (28)
Errol Jameson
Hi Mary I find this painting inspiring and I am glad that you are putting your magic on this site to. I have just joined and stating to upload some of my work, its nice to meet a friend,
Brigitte Hintner
This one caught my eye immediately ..especiallylove the beautiful blue ...bravo Mary!!!:-)
Daniel Henning
Hi Mary Sedici. I was just looking at Cry Wolf. And I liked it. Nice work. Then I clicked on this one Birth of Altair. Love it. Of cource I am a water loving ocean type person. But I had to let you know, "Nice piece!"....
Mary Sedici replied:
Daniel dear, thank you so very much for this incredible wonderful comment. I greatly appreciate your time going through my works. Please excuse my late reply...
Anne-Elizabeth Whiteway
Mary, I am impressed by your portifolio of artwork on FAA. It seems that your ever-churning imagination can lead you to paint light-hearted, fun paintings as well as more serious ones such as "Birth of Altair". Shine on!
Mary Sedici replied:
Elizabeth dear - thank you so very much for this amazing comment. Actually it inspired me so much, that decided to make a compilation of the best comments I ever received. Yours will stay on the top ♥•
Kenneth Clarke
I like this painting because it look,s like the begining of a new world of possibilities.
Mary Sedici
Hello Andy, great seeing you here. Thanks fo rthe nice comment, greatly appreciated ♥•
Dharmesh Prajapati
this is amezing..... love it
Mary Sedici replied:
Thank you Dharmesh, I am so glad you *love* it. I am quite fond of it myself :)
Karen Conine
Wow Mary, this is fantastic. Love the colors of this fantasy world you created~Karen.
Mary Sedici replied:
Hello Karen - sorry I missed this "fantastic" comment. Thanks a lot for visiting ♥•
Timothy Wilkerson
My favorite. I liked this on facebook too. I'll add this to my favs here on FAA. Thank you for sharing. Almost forgot, I like d the color variation the best :)
Mary Sedici replied:
Thank you Timothy for this wonderful comment, I greatly appreciate the attention and of course, the fav :)
Ken Day
Awesome job on this piece Mary.
Mary Sedici replied:
Thank you Ken for visiting and lovely comment; am really glad you like this work.
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
This is simply outstanding... love reading the description, too... also fav....... Ana
Mary Sedici replied:
Oh, Ana dear, what a wonderful comment you posted here. Thank you SO very much. I love this painting myself. These are my colors, and I am so ready to go back to them.
Kostas Koutsoukanidis
Nice textures Mary, I love the colors too.
Mary Sedici replied:
Hi Kostas - how nice seeing you. Lately I missed your smiling face from the forums:) Thank you very much for the very nice comment, greatly appreciated ♥•
Natalie Holland
Mary, this is just absolutely breathtakingly beautiful! I love it!
Mary Sedici replied:
Hi Natalie, thank you SO much for visiting and posting such excellent comment. It just made my day. Hugz to you♥•