The Weaver Print

The Weaver is a painting depicting a red bird perched on a thin branch, staring out in the distance surrounded by a sea of dark green foliage. I love the outdoors and I imagined being out at dusk in the woods by myself, seeing the green of the forest fade away as the sun grew dimmer, and hearing the last notes of the birds chirping in the distance. In my imagination I could this red bird clearly, contrasted with the dark green of the forest, perched and staring out into the distance, waiting for the day to end so it could fly off to its nest and rest off the day's flights. I hope that when the viewer looks at The Weaver, the painting will evoke in them a sense of peace and serenity, of a break from the labors of the day and usher them into a time of rest and rejuvenation of mind, body and spirit. Oils on canvas are the media I most effectively use to convey my artistic expression to art lovers. I am at my most artistic comfortable working in oil. The canvas I used for The Weaver has a rough texture which accentuates the outdoor feel or the painting. Through painting I am able to convey to the viewers of my art what my mind’s eyes “see”, and what they can easily identify with. In The Weaver I feel that an abstract figurative approach best helped me to achieve that. In its abstractness, it is still figurative enough for the viewer to easily identify with The Weaver from a semi real-life perspective. The "weaver" is the red bird in the right hand upper corner of the painting.