Deanna Brown has earned a reputation for being a talented artist who has worked in several different mediums, including acrylic paintings, photography, and pencil and charcoal drawings.
Now she has her work on display in a gallery setting for the first time, and it showcases her newfound love for watercolour paintings.
A reception was held at Art Concepts Custom Framing on Friday night for Brown’s exhibit Take Flight, which contains 19 watercolour paintings of birds.
Brown said she always wanted to experiment with watercolour, and Theresa Fuhr, who is an owner of Art Concepts, is a watercolour artist.
“She gave me some tips and tricks on how to get started with watercolour, and gave me an idea of how to develop a series, because that’s what a gallery wants to show is more than one piece in the same medium,” said Brown.
The subject matter of birds just happened, she said.
Among her favourite selections is one named the King Fisher, because of the composition and the colouring.
“For whatever reason, that bird just is my favourite, and I don’t know why. That, and the eagle, because every biker likes eagles,” said Brown, who is an avid motorcyclist.
In her artist statement, Brown said Take Flight represents overcoming fears, trying something new, and not being afraid of failure.
“The theme utilizing birds helps represent the feelings of bravery, courage and just going for it. Birds don’t think about taking flight; they just do it, never once imagining that they won’t be successful, or that they will fail,” said Brown.
The pieces were first created with graphite, and then watercolour and inks were added.
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