Art For Collectors Fall 2005

Have a Change of Art

Now that fall is upon us, we find ourselves spending more time inside our homes. As the days get cooler, the nights get longer and the kids get back to the school routine, our focus shifts indoors. and these days, home makeover projects seem to be on everyone's To-Do list, judging from the plethora of popular television programs dedicated to decoration.

These shows demonstrate how to give your interior a fresh new look by knocking down, painting and papering wall's replacing cabinets, lighting, flooring, fixtures and furniture. But if you're not handy with a tool belt, or want a less drastic change of scene, why not consider changing your art.

Get colour! Celebrate autumn with a landscape solution by Luke Buck. Make your design divine with an uplifting print by Danny Hahlbohm. Consider trading spaces - bring the natural world of Robert Bateman, Carl Brenders and Terry Isaac indoors. Small spaces can have big style with the Western art of Fred Fields. Love animals. The art of Steven Townsend is a smart solution.

Do a design remix. A beautifully framed print, an area rug and a fresh floral arrangement add a designer's tough in an instant. As you acquire new prints, store others or rotate them in different rooms. Group several smaller pieces in place of a larger piece. Where to begin?

Spirits of the Forest - Totems and Hermit Thrush © Robert Bateman
Giclee On Canvas: Suggested Retail: $895.
Image Size: 18" x 24" Edition Size: 180 S/N + 36 A/P
(A 950 s/n offset paper edition has previously been published. Publisher sold out.)

"From the magnificent cedar tees that flourished in the Pacific Northwest the native people created a unique art form. Totem poles celebrated a clan's heraldry and legends. Carved in their sophisticated designs were spirit and animal motifs. Most of the ancient totem poles were destroyed by warfare or burned by missionaries. Others were carried off by museums or collectors. Ravaged by time and decay, some still remain. In the silence that surrounds them one can feel a stirring of spirits.

"I was privileged to visit the best place where the poles still stand as there were erected for their original purpose. It is considered such an important example of human culture that it has been set aside as a United Nations Heritage Site. I felt a strong, spiritual presence as the visages on the poles face the sea with their backs to the giant cathedral-like forest. Echoing through the forest were the songs of the hermit thrush like delicate organ music. In the painting, I have shown a pole with the image of a killer whale. At the side is a hermit thrush whose presence was one of the most moving of my life." Robert Bateman


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