This was a very early piece, and that is reflected in the experimental nature of the brush strokes and the abstract layers of colour. Multiple layers of paint are used to create depth rather than incorporating blackline which is a defining characteristic of my current work. While my Father has largely impacted and inspired my body of work, this was the first painting done in memory of him. We see an adult blue jay, slightly obscured from sight and nestled into the comfort of a snowy branch. The blue jay is rich in cyan, pthalo and manganese blue. Terre verte paint is met with anthraquinone blue to make up the winter evergreen foliage.

Original Size: 20″ x 16″

Jeff Dillon the Canadian Artist, inspired by the bold colours and brush strokes of Post-Impressionist Artists. His unique style focuses on capturing light, not through the detail of realism, but with gesture, illusion, shape and colour. He offers a personal and distinctive style to the world through his bold use of colours and lines, often symbolic images or subject matter. Objects in the paintings retain their realistic appearance yet have a vibrancy and fluidity about them, unique to his work. Jeff Dillon’s new expression of Post-Impressionism is both beloved and revered in the Canadian and Global Contemporary Art World.

• Limited Edition Prints are limited to an edition of 100. The accompanying Certificate of Authenticity is also hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
• Original completed October 2011
• Search words: Bird, Blue, Jay, Winter, Snow, Evergreen, Trees