Eagle Artwork

 A Selection of Eagle Artwork

Fancy Eagles - 2018

I was inspired by the fancy grass dancers that you can see at pow wows, and painted colourful streamers on the end of two of my Ojibwe eagles' wingtips. I always enjoy watching the dancers as they seem so free.

Acrylic on 9 x 12" stretched canvas, the image continues on all sides.

$250 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America. Sent me an email or note and I can email you an invoice via PayPal.

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Seven Eagles - 2018

This is the biggest painting I've created so far, and one of my most meaningful. It measures 4 by 6 feet and is on a piece of unstretched canvas as I wanted to give a feeling it was painted on hide.

Seven eagles soar into the sky, higher and higher towards the sun. Each one is in a stage of immaturity and the upper ones still have a hint of brown in their head feathers as it takes about four years for an eagle to reach adulthood. This represents the journey that each of us takes towards our own adulthood and working towards a goal, such as graduating from school or obtaining achievements at work. The number seven represents the seven grandfather teachings as well as having a personal significance since there were seven people in my family.

The top has a piece of wood that a beaver carved which was found at the creekside near my home, and the painting hangs from a piece of sisal cord to keep a natural look.

Acrylic on 4 x 6 foot canvas.

$5000 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Payment by bank transfer only. Email me for details.

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Soaring Eagle - 2009

An Ojibwe or Woodlands style bald eagle soars through the sky, surveying his territory of mountains. Overhead, a bright yellow sun radiates energy. This is a unique size of painting that could create some real impact on a skinny section of wall.

Acrylic on 6 x 36" stretched canvas.

All materials used are archival.

$300 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America. Email me and I can send you an invoice via PayPal.

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Four Eagles - 2006

Four eagles circle overhead around the sun.

Acrylic on 16 x 16" canvas paper, framed with reddish-brown wood frame.

All materials are archival.

$450 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

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Night Eagle - 2008

A brief return to my cubist roots, with a Woodlands twist. An eagle flies through the night, a shattered image of sunsets, sunrises, and nights, a reminder of the cycle of life we all face. Within his body is another night sky, complete with the northern lights and a glowing moon.

Acrylic on 9 x 12" canvaspanel.

Framed with all archival materials.

$400 CDN includes shipping to locations within Continental North America.

Spring Sale and movie watching, works-in-progress photos

Happy Family everyone in Alberta! Spending a relaxing day at home on the computer. :P

Watched a very interesting Japanese movie last night, called "Departures". Its about a man whose dream it was to play in an orchestra finds himself out of work. He returns home to look for a job, to come across an ad for a job as an "encoffiner", which isn't a highly respected job by his fellow citizens, much less wife. Basically he prepares bodies for funerals.

As the movie progresses, he gains an appreciation for assisting people on their departure from life. It was a really lovely movie and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys watching foreign films.

In celebration of spring I decided to have a sale on Etsy. Until March 31 everything will be 15% off, using the coupon code SpringSale.

2021 update: Just added some images. They don't really have anything to do with the above story, but I wanted to share a sketch and some work-in-progress photos I took that I made of a bus stop on an early spring day. The people waiting for the bus were mostly students, but nicely line up. It was raining, and the road was shiny and reflective of the light sources from the street lamps and I could see the reflections of the people on the road.

What really struck me about the image was the pigeons that were perched on the overhead wires. With the people huddling in the cold and wet, it was a eerily beautiful but stark image of city life.

The last image is still a work-in-progress photo. I looked through my archives but couldn't find a photo of the final image with the pigeons added in.
 

July - branching out - Unicorn Painting

Ah, the rainy skies have cleared for a little while. Went for a refreshing bike ride this morning, and rode around the neighbourhood, particularly the Blackmud Creek & ravine area in Edmonton. The wild roses are still blooming, which was nice to see.

Haven't been doing much painting recently, although I did finish one piece that was inspired by some stained glass, of a palamino coloured unicorn.   http://www.etsy.com/listing/51559981/palamino-unicorn-8x10-inch-acrylic

It's a simple painting, but it was still a fun one to paint. I have an urge to paint more horses, so I may do that tomorrow morning.