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  • PAINTINGS 1
    • Ginkgos & Waxwings
    • Eagle's Pride
    • I Heard a Loon Calling
    • Spring in Bloom
    • Hiding in the Tall Grass
    • Flower Moon in May
    • When the Wisteria Blooms
    • Snow on the Beach
    • It Only Takes One
    • Scattered Fans
    • White Circle of Silence
    • Northwest Rain Kosode
    • In the Spirit of Serizawa & Kubota
    • On Eagle's Wings Ema
  • Paintings 2
    • Autumn Moon by the Sea
    • Down by the Stream on a Lazy Summer's Day
    • With Hope and Hard Work
    • Towhee & Currant in Spring
    • Sparrow's Hop Hideaway
    • Windswept Pine Near the Shore
    • Sparrow's Spring
    • Autumn Grasses (Oribe Tribute)
    • A Tribute to Itchiku Kubota: Ozette Sunset
    • Cathedral of the Trees
    • Tree of Life II
    • Baillie Scott Trinity
    • Raven's Forest
    • Eagle Embraces Her
  • Paintings 3
    • Curious Crow
    • Goldfinch & Thistles
    • Hydrangea's Final Bloom
    • Pine Island
    • Autumn Friends
    • Maple Leaves in the Stream
    • Plum & Full Moon in Spring
    • Chickadee in the Quince
    • The Four Guardians
    • Circle About the Moon
    • Eelgrass Nursery Rhyme
    • Bluebird & Bamboo
    • Capercaillies Under Scots Pines
    • Cedar Green Man
    • Cats United
    • Serizawa's Kimono
  • Paintings 4
    • Hummingbird & Fuchsia 4
    • Blood Moon in January
    • Yellow Flags by the Pond
    • Falling Leaves--Washed Away
    • Goldfinch Dream
    • Camellias in Bloom Woodblock Print
    • Autumn Carpet
    • An Eala Bahn (The White Swan)
    • Two Eagles Entwined
    • Horse Ema
    • Lucia's Maple
    • Eagles Spring Dance
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    • Voysey's tree
    • Hot Otter Love
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      • č’u•? is Seal
      • Loons & Horses
      • Elk Along the South Fork
      • Spirits of Ozette
      • Lingcod Guardian
      • Plum Blossoms in Spring
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      • Journey Home From Ozette Island
      • Tsooes Sunset
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      • Karakami Square #1: Cherry Tree
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Picture
RED TAIL SOARING
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
WINTER 2020-21

     This is an exciting time of year as the Skagit Valley is welcoming many migrating bird species.  Of them, none are as dramatic as the raptors.  Eagles, hawks, owls, and the like are moving north from their winter homes to re-position themselves for the approaching spring and summer months.  I always loved the raptor migration while living by Neah Bay as a large number of birds were funneled by the Straits of Juan de Fuca to congregate at Cape Flattery.  This would give them a chance to rest up before making the dangerous and difficult journey across the water to Vancouver Island.  The most common raptor seen, however, was the Red-tailed Hawk, whose daily observances could often number in the hundreds.  Our advanced biology class would visit Bahokus Peak and the Waatch Valley as we observed and counted these raptors.  Sometimes the weather would not cooperate, but we always enjoyed our “day out” watching for the birds.  Recently seeing Red-tailed Hawks reminded me of the fun we had and inspired this painting. I chose to use a lot of reflective paints for this (copper, bronze & gold) to show how “flashy" these beautiful birds appear to me.  The design for the hawk was inspired by both Northwest Coast Native and Celtic art traditions while the swirling clouds were influenced by the Celtic Revival entrelac of Archibald Knox.  I made the frame 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:  14 1/8 inches
                                  WIDTH:  14 ¼ inches

                                                             PRICE $350
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