Description
“Small Wonders: Redwinged BlackBIRD” by Laureen Marchand is an attention-seeking kind of critter. With his bright shoulder patches, he has a shout of pure presence. ‘Look at me!’, he says. I’m the brightest smartest noisiest bird in the hemisphere!’
Like the others in the Small Wonders series, this miniature painting offers the chance to hold in your hands an inspiration for nature-based solutions to the climate crisis. It offers you a period of peace. These oil paintings are ecological art meant to add joy and bring a smile to your face.
Each artwork in this series is an icon-like painting of one avian species represented as a personality. They aren’t just an example of a Latin name. Each bird’s delicately painted plumage is as charismatic as the creatures themselves. A layer of red-infused rich gold colour emphasizes the value of the subject.
Miniature paintings have existed for centuries. They continue to develop and strengthen the bonds between past and present. The miniature often has greater value in less industrialized countries. In western culture, we’re inclined to equate better with bigger. Because this western value is one reason the world is in the fix it is, “Small Wonders: Redwinged BlackBIRD” by Laureen Marchand offers a small alternative.
