Tom's Great Blue Heron

There’s nothing more exciting, and artistically satisfying as selling an original work. And also having original work accepted into galleries or shows. I have shown a 3 part series (shown above) of large birds of prey, with their prey in a local gallery. They didn’t sell (not yet anyway), but I have heard they generate conversation among visitors. As an artist that focuses on nature, a conversation on a topic involving wild species and their habitats is most always my aim. Toward the end of 2024, I had someone new come into knowledge of my art. He saw this series and was very curious about them. At 9” x 12” these are on the smaller side given the scale I normally work on. Tom was interested in a larger size and asked me if I’d consider replicating one of these 3 at a different size. I enthusiastically said yes. That’s a dream commission and I was happy to start right away. Especially while I still had some hard to find Lamy mango ink in supply. Let’s do it. After a few months I was able to share progress with him. And after a few more months I was able to deliver the work to him and he had it framed. He was very excited and thankful for the piece. As was I. It’s created conversations for him in his life which makes it all worth it.

Here are the results:

The original 3 are available by gallery appointment only here in my hometown of Ste. Genevieve Missouri as of Jan 2025.

Silver Sycamore Art Gallery:

+1 (573) 880-3757
302 Market St
Sainte Genevieve, MO 63670
United States

http://silversycamoreart.com