Painting of the Month- March

HOPE for UKRAINE

Encaustic on wood framed in a solid walnut frame. Retail value $485 12”X12”

Raffle tickets $10 each or 3 for $25Like many people around the world, I am devastated by the atrocities being inflicted on the people of Ukraine. In response, encaustic artist, Susan Wallis is raffling off one of her Hope Nest paintings to support the Red Cross’ efforts along the borders between Poland and Ukraine.

"Birches Dancing by Firelight"

12" x 12" $485

I have commenced a new series of work around the theme of fire. "Birches Dancing by Firelight" is a part of my new fire series, which will be featured during the PEC Studio Tour this fall at Melt Gallery with artist and ecologist Nina-Marie Lister and Indigenous artist and teacher Janice Brant Kahehtoktha. 

The show is titled "Three Sisters, Three Artists, One Fire".
It invites viewers to explore an unfolding story and dance around the fire. Stay tuned to learn more about this exciting project over the coming months.

“My father was a Polish WWII veteran. I have seen firsthand the effects war can have on a family. My father was taken from his home on September 17th, 1939 when his hometown was invaded by the Soviets; inconsequently it was his 16th birthday. He, along with his parents and siblings, were sent to a prisoner of war camp in Siberia, Russia where his mother would later pass away. We have no childhood photos or memorabilia of his early life. 

As luck would have it, he reunited with his siblings in England after the war where they would later immigrate as a family to Canada in the late 1950s. The people of Poland and Ukraine share many similar customs, one of which is the painting of eggs for Easter celebrations. This tradition has lasted for thousands of years. ‘Pisanka’ in Polish or ‘Pysanka’ in Ukrainian symbolizes life, rebirth, and protection - a much welcome sentiment in these trying times.” 

— Susan Wallis (Susan Danuta Baran)

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