STREAM OF THE HERONS
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SPRING 2024
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SPRING 2024
Great Blue Herons are iconic North American birds and can be considered one of the most popular and easily identifiable of avian species. They are very common is areas located by water and where aquatic prey are abundant. We never tire of seeing them and are so fortunate that they can be seen daily in Skagit Valley. I never tire of painting them. The title of this painting is the English translation from the Scots Gaelic sruth nan corran, and I felt it an appropriate choice. The painting is my version of a Japanese Rinpa composition; however, with herons in place of cranes. Korin and Hoitsu painted versions of this, but I was directly influenced by Suzuki Kiitsu’s pair of 2-panel folding screens now in the Feinberg Collection. The designs for my herons were inspired by Northwest Coast Native, Celtic, and Japanese art traditions. The stream in which they stand follows Rinpa tradition. 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 25 ½ inches
WIDTH: 42 ½ inches
PRICE $1,050
DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 25 ½ inches
WIDTH: 42 ½ inches
PRICE $1,050
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Cranes pair of 2-panel folding screens by Suziki Kiitsu