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| "unknown future": junk mail and sanded junk mail collage. |
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Click : De Barge, After the Dance.
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| “Pink Moon,” oil on canvas, 39 x 55 inches. |
“I want people to feel like they have stumbled onto a riddle,” says Jason Wheatley about his dreamy scenes. Melding realistic depictions with fantastical elements, the artist warps the time-honored traditions of still lifes by adding animals and insects to the otherwise inanimate subject matter. His most recent body of work, Language of Birds, places a range of exotic, wild birds in lavish interiors alongside small primates, butterflies, and fish.
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| “A New Plan 4 Toucan,” oil on canvas, 30.5 x 24.5 inches |
Opening this month at Gilman Contemporary, the exhibition presents six oil paintings that reference the iconic style of John James Audubon in precision and vivid detail, while tinged with Wheatley’s whimsy and surrealism. “Pink Moon,” for example, renders the wispy feathers and lanky, sinuous neck of the Great Blue Heron with striking fidelity, while a pair of goldfish appear to swim in the air. Other works veer more closely toward the absurd, including the fiery red pouch of the pelican in “Swallowing the Sun.”
Language of Birds runs from July 29 to August 27 in Ketchum, Idaho. Find more from Wheatley on his website and Instagram.
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| “Strawberry Mimosa,” oil on canvas, 21.5 x 23 inches |
More things that fascinate ...
Mount Iwaki
Mount Iwaki is the tallest mountain in the Tsugaru region in Japan's Aomori Prefecture.
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| Mount Iwaki, Aomori, Japan. |
Mount Iwaki is the tallest mountain in the Tsugaru region in Japan's Aomori Prefecture. Mount Iwaki (岩木山, Iwaki-san) is a stratovolcano located in western Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. It is also referred to as Tsugaru Fuji (津軽富士) and less frequently, Okufuji (奥富士)[2] due to its similar shape to Mount Fuji. With a summit elevation of 1,625 meters (5,331 ft) and a prominence of 1,322 meters (4,337 ft) it is the highest mountain in Aomori Prefecture.
Mount Iwaki is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains in a 1964 book by mountaineer and author Kyūya Fukada.[3] The mountain and its surroundings are located within the borders of Tsugaru Quasi-National Park.
It is famous for its 10-kilometer-long (6-mile) road with 69 hairpin turns. The road starts from the base of the mountain up to the 8th station which at an altitude of 1,247 meters (4,091')
Because snowfall gets heavy up in Aomori Prefecture, the Tsugaru Iwaki Road is close early November to early April.
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| Arctic Redpoll |
Saturday's Smiles ...
2 comments:
The second and the last two smiles were meant for me, Jacki. Right?
Just watched Simone BILES winning gold for the USA. Congratulations. She was wonderful. I love watching gymnastics - you asked yesterday.
Thank you, Elenor. Yes I so enjoy watching all the different sports and all the young fit bodies from their hard work preparing. Bless them all.
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