CHICKADEES AMONG THE HORSETAILS
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SUMMER 2023

     ​I painted a larger version of this in the Fall 2016 in the style of a hanging scroll.  The subject matter was based on something that we saw in our back garden; black-capped chickadees delicately resting on scouring rush horsetails (Equisetum hyemale).  We were amazed that the chickadees could rest so easily on the horsetails.  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” 2023 show.
 
DIMENSIONS:          HEIGHT: 11 inches
                                  WIDTH: 8 ½ inches

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Gary Giovane
La Conner, WA
gioart13@yahoo.com