Bird Artwork

 A Selection of Bird Themed Artwork

Loon - 2021

A loon spirit against a mix of firey reds. Graceful lines cross the loon's back and are decorated with the white dots that are visible on the Common Loon.

Acrylic 12 x 12" stretched canvas. Unframed but is wired on the back for easy hanging.

$200 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a more official link in the near future.

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Gold Crane - 2006

A gold crane lifts off from the ground amidst a pine forest. I painted this based on a Sandhill Crane I saw when I was child out berry-picking. I got tired of picking blueberries under the relentless sun (maybe not the best decision considering there could have been black bears around) and wandered into the next clearing and startled a crane.

They flew up gracefully and effortlessly, calling out "Karoo, karoo" as he went.

The crane was long gone, but those berries were delicious with some milk and sugar, and I had a good memory.

Acrylic on 9 x 12" canvaspaper. Framed using archival materials.

$250 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a more official link in the near future.

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Purple Martin - 2005

A purple martin feathers flash silver in warm sunlight. Silver dots his wings and tail feathers. Acrylic on 9 x 12" canvaspaper. Framed in a reddish-brown wood frame using archival materials. Frame and matting match Tree Swallow.

$250 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a more official link in the near future.

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Tree Swallow - 2005

Tree Swallows nested in a nest box outside of our window. It's a fond memory watching those birds come and go during the early summer with insects to feed their young. Here, a swallow is captured in mid-flight. Silver dots his wings and tail feathers.

Acrylic on 9 x 12" canvaspaper. Framed in a reddish-brown wood frame to match Purple Martin. All materials used are archival.

$250 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a more official link in the near future.

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Blue Swallow - 2008

Another style swallow similar to the first two, but this one has a more abstract background suggestive of the speed these amazing little birds fly with. I had some fun creating the background using a mix of metallic paint and wood stain.

Acrylic, metallic paint, and antique stain on 8 x 10" canvaspaper. Painting is framed using archival materials.

$250 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a more official link in the near future.

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I also enjoy creating commissions for people who want something made specifically. I really love painting birds and will work with you to create a unique piece. The Woodlands or Ojibwe style is slightly abstract and I enjoy that freedom.

Bear Artwork

 A Selection of Bear Themed Artwork

Bear and Sunset Spirit - 2020

A bear gazes up towards the night sky as a bear spirit rises up into the starry sky overhead. On the horizon the last traces of the day dissolve into the cool night. Acrylic on 5 x 7" stretched canvas.

$70 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a link in the near future.

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Only a Memory - 2020

The spirit of a polar bear appears within the Northern Lights which dance vividly. My wish and hope that the polar bears do not become just a memory in the wilderness. Acrylic on 9 x 12" paper and is unframed.

$125 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a link in the near future.

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Bear and Moon Spirit - 2019

A bear reaches out towards the full moon to communicate. This is a re-make of a similar painting I made in 2011 or so. Acrylic on 6 x 8" stretched canvas.

$90 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a link in the near future.

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Bear and Moon - 2004

A bear reaches up towards the full moon to receive blessings. One of my favorite paintings, I like the power emanating from the bear and that his pose is reminiscent of an Inukshuk. Acrylic on 9 x 12" canvaspaper. Framed using all archival materials.

$300 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a link in the near future.

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A Million Lights in the Sky - 2012

A bear spirit gazes back from the watery depths at an aboriginal woman. Watercolour pencil crayons on 9 x 12" watercolour paper. Unframed.

$200 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing this painting. I can send an invoice by email, and hopefully update this page with a link in the near future.

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I also offer commissions and work with my customers to create a piece that fits the imagination. Send me an email as I enjoy the freedom of the Woodlands style.

2020...Coyote encounters

So, life has been carrying on. It's been a few years regrettably since I last posted.

I've been doing well. Hope you have been also. I'm still painting, and still add things into my website occasionally. It's a lot of work, especially trying to get the images to line up and ensuring all the buttons work. My website. This year of course has been bad for my art sales, but good in the sense that I have more time to paint. I am grateful for my day job which keeps me going in life.

I've also been posting onto YouTube regularly. My page is here: My YouTube page. My husband and I have been going for walks in our local ravine, as well as touring the nearby countryside and finding nice nature places to hike. Check it out. I make clips of various things that I think are worthy of sharing, like this video I uploaded today of a coyote barking and howling.

Well, I think that's all I have to say. Please stay safe out there!

Update: I had another coyote encounter the next day which I also made a video of.

It was a very cool moment which I won't forget for a long time.

It's Been a While - Growing as an Artist

It's been a while since I last blogged, but I have some things I'd like to share with those people who may not be visiting my other internet presences.

I just updated my official website: www.ojibwe-art.ca and added a couple of paintings in the Bears section. I created some new paintings in 2012.

I'm also at odds with perhaps adding to my website and adding an Asian/Other styles page, and maybe fostering on the lands-and-skies (my husband's domain). I worry it may distract from my Aboriginal pages.

Anyway, some new works for 2013 that I'm particularly pleased with: http://fav.me/d5xcgx1 on my DeviantArt page. It's a painting of Japanese yokai, or demons, in a nightparade (see the link for a larger image). In the middle is a little man with a giant squash shaped head who sneaks into your house and drinks your tea.

Various household objects gain spirits when they reach their 100th birthday, so a sake jar (who contains unending amounts of sake), grass sandal and tea pot dance about as a biwa and shamisen (cut off from the scan) play music.

A line of sparrows dance, whose hats I tried to model after Awa Odori dancers. Around the gathering, a two-tailed cat, mountain wolf, giant rooster who breathes foxfire, and foxes watch on.

Another painting I created recently was Transcendence. http://taibossigai.deviantart.com/art/Transcendence-Wonder-of-the-Night-Sky-350454594 (also on DeviantArt)

This was my first real attempt at painting a realistic person, and I was quite pleased with the result.

For those who are interested in my artwork, I have pieces available as prints here: http://taibossigai.imagekind.com/

So, until my next update (hopefully it will be a little more frequent), enjoy the art! :)

Paintings as Magnets

So I recently took a couple of small paintings I had just made and attached magnets on the back. I think they look pretty neat. Both are listed on Etsy.

I wasn't too happy with the photos, as the weather lately hasn't been cooperative for taking good photos using natural light, so I made do with some fluorescent light in the kitchen.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/49707143/sunset-memories-magnet-15x2-inch

http://www.etsy.com/listing/49706268/eagle-magnet-15x3inch-native-canadian

Lately I've been enjoying the roses in the backyard. They're starting to bloom, as are the irises in the front yard. The pea plants are starting to grow well, too.

Update 2021: Both magnets have sold, but I still make small paintings as magnets. You can always send me a note and ask me to paint something for you, or I might have something in my collection.

Art Cards!

So recently I decided to give making gift cards a try. This is what I produced. I think it looks pretty cool, but the colors look a little washed out compared to the original painting. The real one is available on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/listing/45903780/thunderbird-eagle-card-5x7-envelope and the card is blank inside and comes with its own envelope.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated!

2021 update: I am still making cards. I have better quality ones now and they sell quite decently at art shows, which I manage to get to art shows.

I don't use Etsy anymore as I end up spending more on just listing my items and don't really make any money. So the cards are available on eBay. You can find them here:

Bears and Eagles Native art blank greeting cards set of 4 w/ envelopes 5"x6.5" | eBay

Sun Native art blank greeting cards set of 4 w/ envelopes 5"x6.5" | eBay

Goose and Raven Native art blank greeting cards set of 2 w/ envelopes 4"x5.5" | eBay

They're available in sets of 4 or 2. If you want to have a different assortment you can always send me a note and ask to have a different arrangement.

New Blog! A blog about being an Ojibwe artist

So I have started my very first blog. I have been meaning to start one for quite a while, and have wanted to write about my artwork, as well as the things that inspire me in life.

Currently my profession allows me to travel to various areas of Alberta, some places which I would never visit normally, so I would like to share some of my thoughts about these places.

I am an aboriginal artist based in Edmonton, Alberta. I am Ojibwe, and was born in Thompson, Manitoba, so I have a great fondness for northern Canada: boggy places, skinny trees, sunsets, and ravens. I started painting almost 10 years ago now, and enjoy it immensely as it is a good way to relax.

I love the abstract element of the Ojibwe or Woodlands style, as when I painted in a "realistic" manner I found I could never get things absolutely perfect.

I sell my artwork on my website, http://www.ojibwe-art.ca and on Etsy: http://www.taibossigai.etsy.com and the profits from my artwork is donated to various causes that I believe in - mostly The Nature Conservancy and Edmonton Humane Society, but also other organizations too.