Posts by Diana Hoehlig
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House Sparrows During our walks in nature, I found a small farmers chapel near our home in Switzerland. I felt sad to see the building had outlived its beauty once carved in wooden elements. I wanted to bring back the charm of this lovely place and decided to include some House Sparrows in my painting,…
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A Contemporary Exhibition of the Wildlife of the Rocky Mountains by artist Aaron Yount.
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Donkey 2023 Hiram Blauvelt Art Purchase Award I was first inspired to paint this rescued donkey for the tufts on its ears and its incredibly shaggy, soulful appearance. My first youthful donkey acquaintance was Pinocchio, a companion for a rarely ridden horse on my grandfather’s farm. Since the donkey’s domestication 6000 years ago, their uses have…
Read MoreNJ Living Masters – Douglas Allen & Guy Coheleach
Upcoming show at the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum – Guy Coheleach and Doug Allen, two Living Master Artists from New Jersey show their artwork at the museum!
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African Elephants Legends of Amboseli depicts two large bull elephants from the Amboseli ecosystem in southern Kenya. For many years these bulls, named Craig and Tim, have been favorites with tourists. They were often mistaken for one another from a distance due to their tall stature and huge asymmetrical tusks.
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Canada Goose First Light is a celebration of the spotlight effect of early morning light as it illuminates the blue snow of dawn. Aside from the interesting light effects as night turns to day, the Japanese Maple was an integral part of the composition. Its dark trunk and branches in relief punctuated by the drooping…
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Burrowing Owl After Montana’s long winters, I always look forward to the return of Burrowing Owls. I consistently find nesting pairs in the First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park which is a short drive rom my home. The comical antics of the owls and the prairie dogs are always fun to watch. The Burrowing Owls…
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Little Red Flying-Fox This megachiropteran bat species lives in Northern and Eastern Australia. They like to hang around in groups close together on an individual branch to the degree that it is in danger of breaking off from the weight. They gather sometimes in great flocks of up to 20,000 individuals so that they are…
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Peregrine Falcon & Ruddy Turnstone There was a hurricane passing by the Atlantic Coast of America producing enormous and angry-looking, sand-infused, golden waves, which I prefer to the stereotype, pretty blue. I saw the sculptural effect of the power of those waves and I thought of the famous “Wave” by Hokusai, the great Japanese artist…
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Simmental Cow In many European countries, before you ever see cattle, you will hear them. The sound of cowbells pervades the air. This music travels down the mountains and through the valleys. As the herds move placidly through the meadows, they will always tell you where they are as the rhythm of their bodies sends…
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