New Painting Needs A Title

Plumage

Well done, Xueling and just in time for the fall season and the coming holidays!

How about:

Wild Turkey
Autumn Turkeys
Turkeys In The Wild
Season For Giving Thanks

Your painting is lovely, Xueling.....compliments.

My thought re a title might disturb folks, but, I would not associate my painting of turkeys with Thanksiving..........it somehow disturbs me to think of those turkeys-for-a-Holiday, though it is accepted as an icon for Thanksiving............a very personal response to you, not the general view on this subject.

Rather, you could celebrate farm life somehow, in the title.

'Close The Barn Door'.....female turkey is asking the male if he remembered to close the barn door....which of course, he did not.

I concur with skipping any Thanksgiving reference! Don't want people to think about eating this pair :o)

A Date With Tom

This Date Was A Turkey

Teal Tom

Thank you David!

Mel, I appreciate your ideas, and yes beautiful autumn is coming. thanks :)!

- Xueling Zou

Vivian, Thank you!

You are right about not related to the Thanksgiving. When I studied and painted the turkeys, I imaged and felt the love in nature, their beautiful colors made me feeling terrible to kill and eat them... :(

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http://www.quotations.link/famous-idioms/49-close-the-barn-door-idiom.htm

Xueling, do you use whimsical as a tag in some of your works?

Melissa, Thanks for your advise and the link! They are very helpful.

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Retta, I never knew Tom was another name for a turkey, love to learn :). You are very clever with language! I like teal color :)! Thanks!

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Xueling,

Lovely painting! The turkeys appear to be having a conversation...what about a fun title like, "Just Talking Turkey" ?

'Fan Dancing'

The beautiful plumage reminds me of a lace fan and they look as if they are dancing. Just lovely Xueling! Love your choice of vivid colors!

'Does by bum look big in this?'

A beautiful painting, such gorgeous colours!

Turkeys Coming Home To Roost

" Thanksgiving for Vegetarian" ?
"the day after Thanksgiving"

Eat more chikin.
Oh wait.....Chick fil-a might have a problem.....


Xueling...I love the balance of complementary colors and also suggest you not align it with Thanksgiving....

Birds of a Feather
Best Bib and Tucker
Full Regalia

Marian, Thank you :D! Haha, turkeys' talk...

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Andee, Thank you Andee! Nice to see you on FAA :)!

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Barbara, Thank you for all your wonderful ideas!

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Peter, Thanks for your lovely idea, it is cute :)!

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Xueling I am no good with titles but that is a beautiful painting!

Alfred, I like your creative title "The Day after Thanksgiving":D! Thank you!

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Marlene, Thank you for your nice feedback :)! I appreciate it :)!

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Val, Thank you, I appreciate it :)!

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How about, "A Slaughter House Awaits the Arrival of a Next Thanksgiving Offering."

There's a peacock in every crowd!

Turkeys in the Straw

Note: There is an old country folk song, "Turkey in the Straw," I know of it as a square dance tune.

A gobblers show

Not sure what happened today, I won't able to send anything out on the thread before, now it is OK. Thanks for your understanding!

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Kenneth, thanks for your thoughtful and long title suggestion, very cool :D!

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Drew, Thank you! They are ocellated turkey (bird eye spot soil ribbon chicken), I never saw these kind of turkeys before.

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CHERYL, Thank you :)! There is the link of the song, very cute :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb580WnoC7Y

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Today is the Animal Day! After reading all the nice title suggestion many times, I still could make my mind...

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I never have such a difficult time to name my own painting. How about "Love Season"? But I like to have Turkeys in the title...

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Wild Turkey Muse
Autumnal Dialogue

Incorporating love and turkey, how about Turkey Lovers Tango? The tango is a colorful dance with colorful attire.

'Spanish Turkey Courtship' since they are native to the Yucatan Peninsula....

make sure to put ocellated turkey in the tags! There are only 24 listed on faa.

I like Melissa's idea.

I was thinking Turkey Paradise.

This has probably been suggested, but if not, "Talking Turkey" seems obvious. They look like they are talking (gobbling, lol). Their feathers are beautiful. Good luck!

Turkey Tremolo

Jim Thank you! Very nice one :)!

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See My Photos, thank you! I like them :)!

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Diane, I love the tango idea, thank you so much :)!

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Melissa, great tips, thank you so much!

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"Fowl Intentions"

Angelina, Thank you! Turkey Parade is a fun title :D!

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Patricia, thank you! Talk Turkeys is a nice title :)!

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Jim, Thank you! But I don't think I understand why tremolo ?

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Turkey Tremolo has a rhyme only because of a T being the first letter of each word.
Tremolo is a term used in music. A vibrato. A vibration.
When the male turkey displays his feathers he also does a very quick shake.
An amazingly quick rapid shake that is quite loud.
The sound and quick shake has a vibrato tremolo to me.
Showing off for the female. His courtship is so energized and really amazing.

I have wild turkeys in my area that are right out my doorstep.
That is what I have observed. I know it is spring when I hear there loud gobbles and their courtship display.
That’s how I see it but it is definitely a vague thought from my brain. ha ha

The male turkey
displays his tail feathers
a mesmerizing visual display
putting on his best show
hoping to captivate her

adding a quick shake
of those extended feathers
a tremolo vibrato for the ears
his musical gift added to the display

Good luck with your title search Xueling!

Hahaha...Turkey Parade is a fun title, but I said Turkey Paradise. They are wild turkeys, doing whatever they want, seems like a paradise to me.

Thanks Jim for your explanation and sharing your experience! What a lovely poem. Did you write it?

Greetings Xueling, first hand I wanted to let you know what a masterful composition. Secondly I did a google search of various names of turkeys which is a fowl. Some countries derive names for turkey after chicken. I suppose because of my French Heritage for obvious reason everyone pretty much identifies they are turkeys.

My suggested name title for your painting would be La Dinde Poulet This is a French La Dinde Poulet it has a distinguished name for such a beautiful painting of fowls.

here is the link of international names for Turkey

Cheers from Nawlins,
Michael Joseph Hoard .

As you know in most instances the significance of a particular word in the Title does assist with searches. You can include the wording Turkey in your keywords but personally with a painting such as this I would avoid using the word Turkey in the Title. The painting has a uniqueness such as a European Farm of sorts.

Here is the link to international names for Turkey. Also because of the beautiful turquoise coloring I think of American Indian or Southwest and has a classification of Americana style painting.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Turkey

Cheers from Nawlins, slang for New Orleans
Michael Joseph Hoard

The Americana Homestead would be another suggestion.

here is another list of words that may assist with your selection other names for a farm.

http://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/farm.html

Best of luck with your title search.

Cheers from Nawlins,
Michael Joseph Hoard

Thank you, Tony!

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Michael, thank you very much for your suggestion in French :)!

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Angelina, nice title for sure, thank you :)!

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I would love to take my time to say Thank You for all the great suggestion for the title of my painting. I did enjoy all your ideas and read them many times. Finally I decided to name my painting "Turkey Tom's Tango" :D! Thank you ALL! Happy Autumn!



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I haven't posted anything on FAA blog. Today I just tried to share all the title suggestions, but FAA won't allow me to submit my blog title as "Turkey Tom's Tango", it showed "Turkey Tom" and red letters: "OOPS... SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT", Please use only A-Z in your BLOG TITLE.
Is it a bug or not I am not sure...??

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