Regal Blues
(2014)
Subject: Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Dimensions (inches): 9 x 9 x 2 Medium: Oil on Masonite Description: Inspired by my trip to the gulf coast of Florida, for this painting I wished to capture in an anthropomorphic way the noble quality of this Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, whose countenance indicated a somber look of contemplation. I hadn't given much thought to how it related to me personally, until a fellow artist saw this painting hanging at the Art Gallery of Burlington and said the bird reminded her of me, both in its physicality and personality. It was then that I realized, in spite of efforts to stand tall and stay strong, I had been feeling introspective and even a little blue when I painted this. In choosing the classic cameo frame, perhaps I was completing this self-portrait! It's fascinating as artists how much of our own person we infuse subconsciously into our work, sometimes revealing more of ourselves than we intended to the keen observer.
Original Available For Sale:
No
Limited Edition Available:
Yes
Edition Size: 100
Direct Correspondence to:
Josh Tiessen c/o Josh Tiessen Studio Gallery
148 King St. E. Stoney Creek, Ontario
Canada L8G 1L5 Tel: 905-664-5049
