"Adversity" was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries)
in the February 2022 BoldBrush Painting competition.
It is interesting to note how images can effect our emotions. I painted this moment in time exactly as I remembered it; a grey, cold, windy day in Frenchman Bay, Ontario where this heron was dealing with Mother Nature's wrath for want of a meal. What is interesting for me, is that it was also during a very difficult and emotional time in my life.
As I planned the painting with many iterations trying to express my emotions, I realized that I need not embellish it with additional images nor symbols ... it was already complete. I also realized that it is in the eyes of the beholder where personal memories may be stirred by a painting.
So what you see is what I saw. How it effects you is personal and relevant to your own experiences and interpretations. This is art from the heart.
"Adversity" was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries)
in the February 2022 BoldBrush Painting competition.
It is interesting to note how images can effect our emotions. I painted this moment in time exactly as I remembered it; a grey, cold, windy day in Frenchman Bay, Ontario where this heron was dealing with Mother Nature's wrath for want of a meal. What is interesting for me, is that it was also during a very difficult and emotional time in my life.
As I planned the painting with many iterations trying to express my emotions, I realized that I need not embellish it with additional images nor symbols ... it was already complete. I also realized that it is in the eyes of the beholder where personal memories may be stirred by a painting.
So what you see is what I saw. How it effects you is personal and relevant to your own experiences and interpretations. This is art from the heart.