Many of our best Canadian artists are not well know in other countries.
Colville's work is special. The crow painting is beautiful when you are right in front of it. The artist did have a strong focus on animals. However during the second world war he did paintings of soldiers and he even did some work from what he saw at a liberated concentration camp. That more than actual photographs captures the horror that went on there.
I can see why he came home and painted animals. He was a good man. He married the love of his life and they were together until the end. He died just after her. No doubt they are together with their dogs as one happy family.
Animals just simply kill to eat. It is just part of the cycle of life. They don't abuse or disrespect their prey. They tend to get the weaker ones anyhow and save them from a lingering death. Sharks attack humans because when we swim we resemble sick/injured fish.
Grizzly bears do not attack without a reason. If we act like prey they think we are prey. If we do something to threaten their territory they are only acting to protect that territory. There is never any evil or malice or intent to harm. There is only the need to do what they need to do to survive. If we would work with the whole survival idea there would be less human/ animal problems because we would not make the mistakes we do.
Colville's work is special. The crow painting is beautiful when you are right in front of it. The artist did have a strong focus on animals. However during the second world war he did paintings of soldiers and he even did some work from what he saw at a liberated concentration camp. That more than actual photographs captures the horror that went on there.
I can see why he came home and painted animals. He was a good man. He married the love of his life and they were together until the end. He died just after her. No doubt they are together with their dogs as one happy family.
Animals just simply kill to eat. It is just part of the cycle of life. They don't abuse or disrespect their prey. They tend to get the weaker ones anyhow and save them from a lingering death. Sharks attack humans because when we swim we resemble sick/injured fish.
Grizzly bears do not attack without a reason. If we act like prey they think we are prey. If we do something to threaten their territory they are only acting to protect that territory. There is never any evil or malice or intent to harm. There is only the need to do what they need to do to survive. If we would work with the whole survival idea there would be less human/ animal problems because we would not make the mistakes we do.
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