A CROWD OF HERONS
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SUMMER 2024

     ​This is a smaller version of a detail taken from a painting I made in the summer of 2018, but just focusing on six of the herons.  The background is painted in gold for its reflective qualities, as well as to acknowledge the many Momoyama era Japanese painted screens that I admire The design for my herons was influenced by both Northwest Coast Native and Celtic art traditions but the composition owes much to Japanese art.  I made the frame for this painting out of red oak using pegged, hand-joined, mortise-and-tenon construction methods.   I used the Japanese technique (shou-sugi-ban) of charring and oiling the oak to finish the frame.  I specifically made this painting for the Matzke Gallery’s “Honey, I Shrunk the Art” 2024 show.

DIMENSIONS:        HEIGHT:  11 inches
                                WIDTH:  8 3/8 inches

                                                            PRICE $250

​Gary Giovane
La Conner, WA
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