"Ghost Bird # 1" by Karyn Fendley
acrylic and mixed media on canvas
45 cm x 45 cm
This painting is available through Barebones Artspace, Bangalow NSW 02 6687 1393
contact@barebonesartspace.com.au
This piece continues on from a recent series, “Remember the Song Birds?” which was part of a body of work that commented on the way we impact on the environment. In these paintings, elements of the ecology are removed, to encourage the viewer to consider their absence. Natural features reveal their vulnerability as transparent layers, or are painted white to symbolically remove them from the landscape.
The songbirds and the ghost birds in this series are feeding in a fruiting white cedar tree, which is a rainforest tree native to the area where I live. I have “removed” the birds and the cedar tree, and the foliage detail that is left revealed is camphor laurel which is a terribly invasive weed species that is taking over this area. (northern NSW Australia)
If you’d like to see more work from this series go to www.karynfendley.com and look in the gallery “Remnant Wilderness 2009”
Comments
Karyn – this is beautiful – it reminds me of some art that I saw recently wich was pochoir technique, using stencils which I also want to try. i love the image. it would look wonderful on silk as a scarf too
thanks Julie -Ann. I’m glad you like it. I don’t know about the pochoir technique (will have to google that!) It’s actually not painted with stencils, although it has that look about it. This piece continues on from the “remember the song birds?” series which was art of a recent body of work that commented on the way we impact on the environment. In these paintings, elements of the ecology are removed, to encourage the viewer to consider their absence. Natural features reveal their vulnerability as transparent layers, or are painted white to symbolically remove them from the landscape.
The songbirds and the ghost birds in this series are feeding in a fruiting white cedar tree, which a rainforest tree native to the area where i live. I have “removed” the birds and the cedar tree, and the foliage detail that is left revealed is camphor laurel which is a terribly invasive weed species that is taking over this area. (northern NSW Australia)
(if you’d like to see more work from this series go to www.karynfendley.com.au and look in the gallery “Remnant wilderness 2009”
– Karyn Fendley
Your artwork is awesome, please consider A Class of its Own Art Gallery, if you are not already a member it would be great to have you with us!
thankyou, I will. :)
– Karyn Fendley
I love this. Beautiful!
thanks Lynnette! your work is also very beautiful! I love the animal ICON series. :)
– Karyn Fendley
this has a fantastic look & feel!
thanks Katie!
– Karyn Fendley
Stunning work. I love this.
thankyou :)
– Karyn Fendley
THANKYOU for the feature!
– Karyn Fendley
Beautiful work… lovely style and colors…!:)
thankyou Waldekart! :)
– Karyn Fendley
Beautiful.
thankyou! :)
– Karyn Fendley
thankyou for the feature!
– Karyn Fendley
Beautiful work!
Thankyou Stahlsz!
– Karyn Fendley