LOUISE'S HUMMINGBIRDS (Commission)
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
FALL 2024

     We are all so fortunate to have the opportunity to watch Anna’s hummingbirds year-round as now many have settled in to become permanent residents.  Bird feeders have helped to make this possible, but many flowers planted around our homes help provide food for them for much of the year.  I recall several large hearty fuchsia shrubs around our home attracting a crowd of hummingbirds, especially during the seasonal migrations.  Hummingbirds are so much fun to watch; aren’t we lucky to have them?  This painting was commissioned by friend and former student, Louise, to grace her new home.  I am honored to have it be a part of her home, and I hope it adds to the joys of seeing hummingbirds, inside and out.  Thanks so much, Louise!
     The designs for the hummingbirds were inspired by both Northwest Coast Native and Celtic art traditions.  I used a tarashikomi-effect, commonly employed by Japanese Rinpa School artists, to paint the leaves of the fuchsia.  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.
DIMENSIONS:          HEIGHT:  21 ½ inches
                                    WIDTH: 18 inches

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Gary Giovane
La Conner, WA
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