Blog
This is a small painting of a Hummingbird.
I have always been fascinated with these small birds.
And to able to paint one actually in motion is a dream i have always had.
This painting I have wanted to paint for many years.
Doing the period that I was living in Arizona we would
visit this beautiful mission several times a year.
It is the only mission still used with a school for the local
people next to it. The mission was built in 1783 and about
ten years ago some of the artists that renovated the Sistine
Chapel in the Vaican came to Tucson to renovate this mission.
I have many memories of the time spent there.
One visit we attended an Easter service and a Mariachi Band
played thru' the service an experience I will never forget.
This mission is a must to visit.
I have spent the last year doing many different things.
I have painted six new metal sculptures.
I also decided that I wanted to paint beautiful places or
things that I love to watch such as hummingbirds.
In the next few days I will be adding new pieces to the website.
In July I will be doing a show with another artist in Oliver, but
more about that in the next two weeks.
In February I decided to leave the OAG gallery and explore new ideas and thoughts I felt I needed the freedom to be able to try several new ways to be artistic.
Last year I started painting free-standing paintings one heavy gauge metal. When I lived in Arizona many artists create all different type of art for the outside and of course the climate encourages these ideas.
Here in the Okanagan our climate also conducive as long as we use suitable materials.
I am painting several new pieces. The one below is next to one of my paintings.
So as the year progresses I will add some of my pieces to my Gallery.
Today I feeling that I want to try something new.
I like to create my art in a new way.
I am going to explore over the next month some challenging ideas I have.
Art is so important and it has to come from inside you.
I will be back with some of my thoughts later.
In the meantime I hope everyone will have a great Christmas.
|
|
Like many artists I fell in love with drawing as a child.
I was fortunate to attend the London Academy of Art,
and one of the things I learned there was the beauty of colour.
Thru’ my lifetime of painting I have learned to express
my feeling on many subjects.
But, my greatest joy is the peace I experience each time
I pick up a brush.
I have been fascinated by Mayan history since I was a kid.
When I saw the Aztec calendar stone for the first time I
new one day I would have to paint it.
To have had the privilege of being with the team who were
working on what the actual colours would have been was
another wonderful experience.
I hope you get a chance to see my painting it is one third
the size.
Introduction to my blog
I have decided to start a blog to write the story for each of my paintings.
When I am working in the gallery or be at an art show so many people want to know
about a painting and I feel that when you know the story or the reason why I painted it, it will be easier to enjoy.
Many of the paintings were created because of stories told to me by the Elders.
And I really feel honoured that I can paint their stories to share with you.
Other times, I will be out walking and enjoying the beautiful area where I live,
and I spot a beautiful flower the sunlight seems to have Illuminated.
I generally do not have any idea what the flower’s name is, only that
It is so beautiful and I want to paint it and share it with you.
I am a painter and not really a writer, but I hope you will enjoy reading my blog.
“ Desert Eagle Fine Art” is bringing a new show to Tinhorn Creek Winery
Call “The Observant Eye” with three South Okanagan Artists.
Carmen Tome, Nancy Gray and Wendy Wells-Bailey.
From September 15th to September 20th 2023.
Come and enjoy their beautiful and expressive art.
Acrylic on canvas 24" x 18"
The golden eagle wraps herself against the reflection of the sun,
and appears as a protector or maybe a messenger.
As I have stated before I have a great love, respect and admiration
for Eagles.
Maybe it is because every time I see an eagle I feel the proudness,
strength and yet I get a sense of their wise quietness.
This painting reflects my feeling of all these emotions.