tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188132532024-03-08T02:20:34.415-08:00the Mermaid SaloonArtwork - birds and other creatures!brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-39471669882821430452010-04-15T11:06:00.006-07:002010-04-15T11:18:12.330-07:00Blossom Crow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/BlossomCrow-sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 508px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/BlossomCrow-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This one took AGES. There were times were it sat on the easel for days in that middle "ugly phase" where you've got your mid-tones down but no detail but I'm glad I persisted because in real life it's cerise and creamy powdery blue. Very happy with this one!<br /><br />As for my titling process, I go with what I call it in my head while I work on it. Perhaps "High-Wire Act" would be better, but I got so used to calling it "Blossom Crow"- as in "gotta get back to work on that Blossom Crow monstrosity" - that I couldn't bear to call it anything else.<br /><br />Acrylic on canvas, 16"x20", 2010brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-80263097374977401212010-04-02T16:48:00.003-07:002010-04-02T16:54:54.939-07:00BBQ at Byron's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/BBQatByrons-sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/BBQatByrons-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rich S and Darren enjoying a BBQ and not running from a burning building: it just looks that way.<br /><br />12"x9", acrylic on canvas, 2010brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-55993929408741644742010-03-26T14:20:00.005-07:002010-04-02T16:48:08.843-07:00Lookout<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Lookout-sm-dauncey.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Lookout-sm-dauncey.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I've been taking photos of this pair of eagles for years now (they are a regular feature atop the church at Princess and East Pender) and I've put off painting them because, well, eagles are almost too iconic to paint, but I think I captured them as menacing and judicial. Having a man-made object in the painting also helps: you pretty much only see representations of eagles in the Bateman mode, ie. flying or perched in the wild, or swooping down with talons extended ready to grab a fish. And it was during this painting that I realized how much more interesting I find birds when they're surrounded by non-natural materials.<br /><br />I call this my "edgy piece" because I didn't refrain from painting the crap that's all over the cross. :)<br /><br />12"x9", Acrylic on canvas, 2010brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-18797089622029801592010-03-26T14:17:00.002-07:002010-03-26T14:37:15.347-07:00Twig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Twig-sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Twig-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was fascinating watching this crow snapping twigs to make a nest. Quite happy with the way the fence turned out!<br />12"x9", Acrylic on canvas, 2010brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-20359042411947414312010-03-26T14:15:00.003-07:002010-03-26T14:37:15.347-07:00the Pecking Order<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/PeckingOrder-sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/PeckingOrder-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Capturing movement and the texture of roofing tiles were my main goals with this painting.<br />12"x9", Acrylic on canvas, 2010brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-72474540545067811132010-03-26T14:12:00.002-07:002010-03-26T14:37:15.348-07:00Ivy Crow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/IvyCrow-sm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/IvyCrow-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />12"x12" Acrylic on Canvas, 2009brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-36716575079040807802009-12-26T13:01:00.005-08:002010-04-01T15:47:57.888-07:00Roadrunner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/roadrunner-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/roadrunner-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My Mom loves roadrunners so I painted her this for Christmas. I was really happy with how realistic it turned out - and so was she!<br /><br />acrylic on canvas 9"x12", 2009<br /><br />(original reference photo copyright Ron Reznick. He's an amazing photographer - check him out:<br />http://www.digital-images.net/index.html )brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-18540607333248666032009-12-26T12:59:00.004-08:002009-12-26T13:04:19.322-08:00Jigger and Grace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/jiggergrace-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/jiggergrace-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A Christmas present for my sister and brother-in-law: a friend's dog and their daughter, Grace.<br />Acrylic on canvasbrenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-62769635299629426402009-12-10T13:46:00.003-08:002009-12-10T13:49:56.379-08:00Duck!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Duck-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Duck-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Acrylic on canvas, 2009<br />8" x 10"brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-87773907843340359532009-12-09T12:44:00.002-08:002009-12-10T13:26:24.137-08:00DTES Group ShowOpening reception for recipients of the DTES small arts grant is tonight, Wednesday December 9th, at 6:30pm on the 3rd floor of the Carnegie Centre, at Main and Hastings. Show runs for one week.<br /><br />Paintings I have showing are: "Canada Goose", "Lucky", and "Michael and Elaine - Zombies!", the latter being courtesy of the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Barrick.brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-25591636774951111752009-12-01T09:47:00.001-08:002009-12-10T13:26:24.137-08:00Last week of the show!My show of bird paintings at Bean Around the World coffee shop, Main and 20th, comes down December 5/6th. Check them out if you haven't already!brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-77827297851464447502009-12-01T09:43:00.002-08:002009-12-10T13:24:42.788-08:00Brick Ledge Pigeons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/BrickPigeons-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/BrickPigeons-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I posted a detail before - here's the final piece.<br /><br />Acrylic and ink on canvas, 23.5" x 20", 2009brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-60119072894045182392009-12-01T09:29:00.002-08:002009-12-10T13:24:42.788-08:00Buoyed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Buoyed-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Buoyed-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Floating along on a summer's day.<br />Acrylic on canvas, 2009<br />11.75" x 9.75"brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-57675611552882604342009-11-20T16:04:00.003-08:002009-12-10T13:25:46.554-08:00Lucky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Lucky-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 296px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Lucky-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Acrylic on canvas, 2009<br /><br />10" x 12"brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-70659299593016751562009-11-20T15:57:00.006-08:002009-12-10T13:24:42.788-08:00Happy Crow, Sad Rat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/CrowRat-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 262px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/CrowRat-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ah, the circle of life...<br /><br />Acrylic and ink on canvas, 2009<br />16" x 12"brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-57279146057298057582009-11-16T13:15:00.002-08:002009-12-10T13:24:42.788-08:00Chickadee Hotel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/chickadeehotel-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/chickadeehotel-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ah, the downtown eastside. Old brick hotels, telephone poles and wires, gingko trees, and chickadees.<br />Acrylic and ink on canvas, 2009<br />15.5" x 22"brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-6240862781587535412009-11-08T15:26:00.003-08:002009-12-10T13:26:24.138-08:00The bird paintings below are currently on view, until December 6th, at:<br /><br />Bean Around the World<br />Main and East 19th<br />Vancouver, BC<br /><br />Check them out!brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-21136777696398547942009-11-06T02:01:00.003-08:002009-12-10T13:24:42.788-08:00Seed Bin Pigeon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/SeedBinPigeon-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/SeedBinPigeon-small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Caught this cocky guy in Chinatown, having a snack at the dried food bins.brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-89094642803844297042009-10-26T18:00:00.003-07:002009-12-10T13:24:42.789-08:00Chinatown Goose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Goose-Sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/Goose-Sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A Canadian Goose and an old restaurant on Pender Street, across from the Sun Yat Sen Gardens. That old storefront had such a groovy design: I miss it! Awfully glad I got a photo of it, and just as happy with this painting. It makes me laugh.<br /><br />Acrylic and ink on canvas, 2009<br />20"x16"brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-14365457061611549362009-10-26T17:57:00.003-07:002009-12-10T13:24:42.789-08:00Blue Eagle Barn Swallow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/BarnSwallow-sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/BarnSwallow-sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A colourful barn swallow and the Blue Eagle Cafe sign.<br /><br />Acrylic and ink on canvas, 2009<br />20"x16"brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-14243466889015335842009-10-21T15:13:00.004-07:002009-12-10T13:25:46.554-08:00Michael and Elaine - zombies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/EMzombies-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 374px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/EMzombies-small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Took a break from painting living creatures to paint this one for a friends' wedding gift. Rawr!brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-53438661884199722002009-10-09T14:12:00.001-07:002009-12-10T13:25:17.796-08:00Dr Sun Yat Sen Gardens Turtle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/turtle-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 500px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/turtle-small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A turtle at the Dr Sun Yat Sen Chinese Classical Gardens. There are a few of them and they float around in a state of zen.<br /><br />Gouache on paper, 8x10, 2009brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-52803946571073872202009-10-09T14:02:00.002-07:002009-12-10T13:24:42.789-08:00Crab Park Robin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/robinsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/robinsmall.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love those dockyard cranes. And I love a well-fed bird!<br /><br />Acrylic and ink on canvas, 15.5" x 20.5", 2009brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-57751597283491813502009-10-09T13:59:00.003-07:002009-12-10T13:28:32.223-08:00Crab Park Robin - detail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/robin-detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/robin-detail.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Detail of "Crab Park Robin." I've always loved the dockyard cranes that look like the snow walkers in "The Empire Strikes Back" and I was lucky enough to catch a shot of a robin with a worm. It was patiently waiting for me to move so it could get to the nest in the tree I was sitting underneath.brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18813253.post-35246027942054178212009-09-17T15:22:00.005-07:002009-12-10T13:24:42.789-08:00Crows outside the Ukranian Hall *sold*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/crows.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 304px;" src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/bdallaway/crows.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Because you can't depict any kind of wildlife in Vancouver without some crows...<br /><br />Acrylic and ink on canvas, 20" x 15.5", 2009brenda dallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172305850434743864noreply@blogger.com0