Description
“Small Wonders: Tree Sparrow No Tree” by Laureen Marchand shows a wee bird that begins to sing in late winter before migration. If you don’t see them in your garden, listen Up! Way Up! Because in the tops of trees the birds in flocks toss their songs back and forth like a choir of tiny angels. 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: Tree Sparrow No Tree” by Laureen Marchand offers a small alternative.
