Crow In Banff, 2018
Maple Leith Art
Acrylic on canvas
Original Painting, 76.2 x 60.96 x 3.81 cm
Maple Leith
About Maple Leith Art
I’m an artist, an athlete, an outdoorsman, an animal lover, a loyalist, a Canadian.
I’ve been called a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal by multiple woman. I’m a gentleman.
I have a degree in Fine Arts from The University of Western Ontario.
I’m from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
I have lived in four of Canada’s 10 provinces. I currently live in Fernie, British Columbia.
Home is U.W.O.. Home is Toronto. Home is Shambhala. Home is Alberta. Home is British Columbia. Home is Canada.
I’m genuine.
I admire Diego Velazquez, Andy Warhol and the Great Vincent van Gogh. I respect Velazquez. I love and hate Andy. I have a kinship with Vincent. I look up to Rembrandt, Michael Snow, Yves Klein, Franz Kline, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Lawren Harris, Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, Laurie Anderson, the Group of 7, Ai Wei Wei and Banksy.
All of the animals and landscapes depicted in my work I have seen and photographed myself.
My personality is colourful. I love the colours of nature and how they enhance the quality of life. I make art in respect to what I have deep passion for. I create paintings and 3-D mixed media artworks of Canadian animals in addition to landscapes, as well as the abstract exploration of colour. I make art about Canada and the beauty of colour.
Leith, B.F.A.About the Product
Do you seek a painting of your spirit animal? Bring good luck into your home with animal art of the crow. It is said that crows represent wisdom and intellect. Your perspective on life can be as broad and wide as the gaze of the crow who sits atop the trees and sees the world. Original art for sale of the spirit animal whom can guide you into the afterlife.
Greek mythology says the god Apollo burned the white crow black because it bore bad news. Many mythologies see the crow as the harbinger of death, while others see them as luck. Wall art from the Canadian Rockies featuring the crow, scavenger and relative of the blue jay, raven and magpie.
Crows are black but they are also reflective. As this crow flew away from me his colouring changed to a muted blue, echoing the dull evening November sky. The photograph that I captured showed several colours in his plumage, mirroring the sky, trees, roadway and snow. Perhaps the reflective quality of his feathers also breaks up the light, which may account for the variety of colours seen in my photo, and in this painting.
All of the animals that I paint I have seen, as I work from my own photography.
Please note:1. This work is finished with five layers of varnish to protect it from UV light and dust.
2. The work does not come framed, but the edges are both painted white and varnished.
3. A wire is pre-installed and the work is ready to hang.
4. My signature appears on the front of the work and my Certificate of Authenticity is included.