Hetty Fredrickson, what an amazing person. This is beautifully a beautiful painting of robin from Vancouver Island, on butt ends of logs cut by her husband. Approx 24" long. Please read this article of her life and how she started to paint of wood logs. Here is part of her life story as told by her daughter:
The logging industry was booming in the northern half of Vancouver Island. In 1967, Hetty and Douglas rented a house in the village of Sayward, a small logging community, about 45 miles north of Campbell River, Salmon Capital of the World, intending to stay for only one year. Because there was not much to do for children, Hetty decided to organize a paint-in for them. To avoid the high cost of canvas and oil paints, she asked Douglas to cut the butt ends of logs and she would get exterior house paint hotsell, so the children could create to their hearts content. When Douglas came home with the slabs, Hetty could see a face in each piece of wood and started to experiment with the new medium. She painted 10 faces, and Douglas nailed these on the trees alongside the logging road to inspire the children during the event.
More of the story is here: http://walraven.org/hetty/hetty.html
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Product code: Hand Painted hotsell Robin, Done On a Tree Log, Vancouver Island Artwork by Hetty Fredrickson