Holobionts 2019 installation view, plus detail. Squirrel hair, cat hair, magnolia petals, leaf skeleton, human hair, 30% wood fibre acrylic, wax, feather, oak tree branch, acorns. Holobionts are assemblages of different species that form ecological units. Lynn Margulis proposed that any physical association between individuals of different species for significant portions of their [...]
Photo of opening exhibition Thank you, collectors, friends and art lovers for attending the opening today. I’m thrilled to report that three of my paintings have found new homes already. Unstoppable is a group show and continues at Winchester Galleries Ltd. until April 27, 2019. Unstoppable April 2 - 27, 2019 [...]
WINCHESTER GALLERIES shape/colour/form January 16 - February 2, 2019 Opening reception: Saturday, January 19, 2:00 - 4:00 pm. View show catalogue: https://www.winchestergalleriesltd.com/collections/shape-colour-form-2019 Infinity Squirrel in window at Winchester Galleries, January 17, 2019 Infinity Squirrel, oil on panel, 30" diameter, 2017
The Squirrel Collection Database (#squirreldatabase) is a database of objects, photos, and videos containing squirrel imagery gifted to me primarily from 2007 to the present day. One entry, however, is dated from almost a decade earlier. When my grandmother died she bequeathed me a vintage 1970’s Chalkware squirrel-shaped coin bank. Little did I know then, that this [...]
My latest research into the biology of the Eastern Grey Squirrel has led her to discover they have excellent dichromatic colour vision that is mediated by green and blue cones. What a Squirrel Sees (2018) simulates the colour vision of the Grey Squirrel to examine the subjective reality of our own senses and to better [...]
Sole Train to the Night Market, a partnership between Fluevog Shoes and Arts Community Victoria. Opening at Fluevog Shoes, 566 Johnson Street Nov 15th at 7-9pm. Show runs until Nov 30. Read more here: http://www.artopenings.ca/sole-train.html Squirrel Shoe: Nature's Natural Gardener Spreading the Seeds, Needle felting wool, reindeer slipper, beach combed timber, locally foraged pine [...]
Preview! Thanks CBC/Radio-Canada for visiting Fazakas Gallery Booth C8 with Carollyne Yardley @carollyneyardley Couzyn Van @zynvh Charlene Vickers @vickers.charlene Ready, set, go! I look forward to talking #squirrel with opening night gala attendees. Come visit us at Fazakas Gallery @fazakasgallery Booth C8. Carollyne Yardley @carollyneyardley Charlene Vickers @vickers.charlene @Couzyn Van Heuvelen @zynvh [...]
My first painting of Holy Spirit Wears a Dove Mask (2016) sold earlier this year, and another art collector asked if I would create a second oil painting of Holy Spirit Wears a Dove Mask (2018). This painting is slightly different, so each client has a unique version. To view the painting done in 2016, please [...]
JANUARY 8th, 2019 Thank you Carly Diamond for being inspired by Squirrealism. I'm thrilled to share your wonderful drawing here with everyone, and very honoured to have been chosen by you! Best of luck with everything. "My name is Carly Diamond and I am an illustration/graphic design major at Savannah College of Art and Design! [...]
My collaboration with the Eastern Grey Squirrels that live in the territory around my house went well yesterday. This video clip is after 4 hours of watching a couple of squirrels pace around all sides. Finally, one juvenile squirrel jumped over the mud border (earth from the garden and tap water) and newsprint and landed on the Strathmore paper to eat a [...]
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