You may well know we are big fans of our fine feathered friends here at the gallery, and today we'd love to introduce you to our flock...
Folkart birds by
Basil Doucette charm everyone who happens upon them.
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| Basil Doucette Folkart Bird |
Dorothyanne Brown's felted animals are all so wonderful, but her birds, like
Olivia the Oriel, really take flight!
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| Dorothyanne Brown Olivia the Oriel |
Even
Shelley Mitchell, whose most recent show, "
Craft", opened on Friday, can't shy away from the birds with this cormorant.
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| Shelley Mitchell "Comorant" |
Artist
Michelle St Onge's most recent series of watercolour birds are just one of the many mediums she likes to work in.
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| Michelle St Onge "Go Jays" |
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| Michelle St Onge "Bugs for Dinner" |
And now... The chickens! It must be chicken season because we've got lots roosting here in the gallery this month! Like these wonderful textile chickens by
Maryia Tsehtik.
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| Maryia Tsehtik "The Flock Chickens" |
These wonderful oil paintings of chickens by
Sharon Cave have just arrived and are bursting with personality!
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| Sharon Cave "Dixie" |
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| Sharon Cave "Wallace" |
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| Sharon Cave "Boris" |
Lastly one of our newest artists,
Miyoshi Kondo, has a series titled "
The Chickens Come Home to Roost", featuring chickens setting up house in all different kinds of homes.
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| Miyoshi Kondo "Yurt" |
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| Miyoshi Kondo "Log Cabin" |
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| Miyoshi Kondo "Apartment Complex" |
So don't coop yourself up at home, come on down the hen house... I mean, gallery, to see more of these works! Until then, keep on clucking!
