Ang Davidson AKA Rainbow Eyes, Fairy Creek Defender 56" x 90" Acrylic on un stretched canvas and hand dyed silk, foraged branch.

For the series, "Voices for the Wild" www.voicesforthewild.org.

Alana and Olive-Sided Fly Catcher

40" x 30", Acrylic on canvas

Alana Westwood PhD; Botanist, Educator, Researcher is depicted in a Black Spruce bog with the threatened Olive-sided Flycatcher (subject of her thesis). I am attempting to capture the light emanating both from her and the forest. Alana’s research brings together forests, species at risk and science policy. For the series, "Voices for the Wild"  www.voicesforthewild.org 

Catherine and Wolf 

Silver leaf, mixed media, acrylic on deep edge canvas

Catherine Bush is an award winning Canadian author. I have used silver leaf as it reminds me of air, snow, frost, fog. Winter trees, bare of leaves, sleeping until the thaw. The wolf represents communication, teaching and intelligence, symbolically a peer to Catherine, bringing attention to climate change. For the series, "Voices for the Wild" www.voicesforthewild.org.

Autumn Peltier, Water Defender 

72" x  36" Acrylic, paint pens, oil pastels, beadwork, embroidery, leather, fur, feathers, ribbon and foraged wood on raw canvas.

This is a portrait of Autumn emerging from the water she defends, also comprises 4 sun-catching rows of water-coloured beads representing cardinal directions, elements, season. The loon represents tranquility, hopes, dreams & goals. For the series, "Voices for the Wild" www.voicesforthewild.org.

Hope at 20 $400

16" x 16" Acrylic, mixed media, embroidery on gallery-stretched canvas.

Hope is a beautiful friend from university days at Rhode Island School of Design. I found this photo I’d taken of her from around 1979; black and white, and interpreted it into colour.

Jessy, 12" x 9", Graphite on Acid-free paper.

Study for Catherine,

 12" x 9" Graphite on Acid-free paper.

Sarah and her Monarchs  $1200

Acrylic on deep edge canvas

“Now, blessings light on him that first invented sleep! It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot. It is the current coin that purchases all the pleasures of the world cheap, and the balance that sets the king and the shepherd, the fool and the wise man, even.”

Butterflies are thought to symbolize a person's essence, or soul, either past, present or future. The color blue in a butterfly is often thought to symbolize joy, color or a change in luck. Many cultures view the butterfly as representing endurance, change, hope, and life.

Long Drive

Acrylic on canvas

From the Dreamers Series.

From the Dreamers Series.

Rachel in the Sun Splattered Forest  $1200

30” x 40”Acrylic on deep edge canvas

Rachel dreams cuddled with a loyal dog oblivious to the changing light surrounding her. From the Dreamers Series.

From the Dreamers Series.

From the Dreamers Series.

From the Dreamers Series.

From the Dreamers Series.

Butterflies of Sleep $600

$600.00,   20 “ x 20”, acrylic on deep edge canvas.
From the Dreamers Series. 
Butterflies, thought to symbolize a person's essence, or soul, either past, present or future. The color blue in a butterfly is often thought to symbolize joy, color or a change in luck. Many cultures view the butterfly as representing endurance, change, hope, and life. Sometimes a blue butterfly is viewed as a wish granter. Blue Morpho butterflies are especially symbolic in that their description Morpho means change, modification, transformation – their colour changes dependent on the light.

From the Dreamers Series.

Ian Napping (SOLD)

From the Dreamers Series.

Kahentiiohstha, Taylor, and crow  $450
16” x  20” acrylic on canvas.
These strong young women were kind enough to let me paint their likeness. The crow signifies wisdom. According to Native American legends and myths some tribes believed that the Crow had the power to talk and was therefore considered to be one of the wisest of birds. They also symbolize transformation and change, referring more to a spiritual or emotional change.

Precious Sleep (SOLD)

From the Dreamers Series.

Can't Sleep #1  $800 
24” x 36”  Acrylic on deep edge canvas 
From the Dreamers Series.

Can't Sleep #2  $800
24” x 36” Acrylic on deep edge canvas 
From the Dreamers Series. 
Jonah trying to fall asleep, with fish as his dream guide. Fishes symbolize fertility, feelings, creativity, rebirth, good luck, transformation, health, abundance, serenity, intelligence, happiness, strength, and endurance. Connecting us with the water element, a fish represents the deeper awareness of the unconsciousness or higher self.

Bea Napping

Mixed media on deep edge canvas.

From the Dreamers Series.

Self Portrait Dreaming

Mixed media on deep edge canvas.

From the Dreamers Series.

Forest Slumber $400  

20” x 16” acrylic on canvas.

From the Dreamers Series.

Jay, Fairy Creek Forest Defender $500

12” x 12” / 30.48 x 30.48 cm; Embroidery, gold leaf, collage, paint markers and acrylic painting on canvas.

Portrait of "Jay", one of the forest defenders of Fairy Creek BC in 2021. A woman of power, and the embodiment of a forest goddess. This piece is a study, testing the techniques I wish to use for my project on larger works for “Voices for the Wild”, a new series about Canadian Women Environmental activists protectors.

Hope $950 

30” x 30; Acrylic and mixed media on deep edge canvas. 

I have an Instagram "friend", Megan (thehummingbirdphotographer.com) - and she takes astonishing photos- and said I could use them in my paintings. In Native American culture, hummingbirds are seen as healers and bringers of love, good luck and joy. In Central America, they are a sign of love and will bring love to the person who spots them. Hummingbirds alone have the ability to fly moving their wings in the pattern of an infinity symbol (the figure 8). Hummingbirds also symbolize great courage, determination, flexibility and adaptability. Which we all need now. Hibiscus are a sign of positive feminine energy, and this varietal, “Fiesta” is the one I own. Rainbow trout, resident of Quebec lakes and streams, is also a symbol of hope, love, and community. This painting was painted specifically during the pandemic lockdown.  

Dusk Slumber

Acrylic on deep edge canvas.

From the Dreamers Series.