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The original painting, Cafe Society , is shown here in an elaborate gilded frame.
Café Society 24"x18"painting of swanky Orni Sapiens gathered for a chat and photo-op at their favourite café.
Party in Birdland , 36"x48" acrylic painting + collage (fabric, paper) on canvas, is a festively elaborate mixed-media tableau done in a naive-realistic style. It invites you to a more-than-human gathering of people and birds celebrating music, nature, and flights of fancy. It depicts of works the enchanting world of Orni Sapiens (series by Janet Strayer). See it animated on the Welcome page (computer or larger device, not on smart-phone)..
What if you saw this painting framed in a museum?
BirdWoman at Home, 30"x48" acrylic on canvas. BirdWoman is a wonderful character appearing in several paintings in Janet Strayer's Orni Sapiens series. She lives close to nature and art and loves to fly freely.
Four and Twenty, 36"x48" acrylic on canvas. This highly stylized abstract painting of birds flying freely off the grid is inspired by the "4 and 20 blackbirds" folk rhyme and the need to be free of confinement.
Outrageous Tweeter, 36"x36" acrylic on canvas, is a lively and bold abstract depiction of a huge bird on a tightrope who wins the ballgame in chaotic political times.
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Outrageous Tweeter painting in a Gallery Setting
an idea of how it might look framed and on a home wall
The Birdwoman character reappears in this 36"x48" acrylic portrait of her sitting on a rooftop with birds aloft and around her.
Kite Flyers, acrylics, 36"x36" has SOLD but can inspire similar commissioned work-- Click below for inquiries
Poet and Jester, 30"x24" combines acrylic painting and collage in a mixed media work on wood. Imagination reigns in this visual story of two eternal boys and the dream-reality dichotomy. Painted in France, it contains sayings and pictures from vintage French magazines
an idea of how it might look in a home or office setting
Good Day's Travel, 36"x36" acrylic on canvas presents a colorfully airy, whimsical day at sea for playful birds.
Crow's Legacy, 30"x30" acrylic on canvas is an impressionistically rendered painting. An allegory of good fortune found as a bird might find a bright berry in the haze. The red atmosphere just insisted itself as the artist painted.
Crow's Fortune, 30"x36" acrylic on canvas is a companion to Crow's Legacy. An impressionistically rendered allegory of good fortune passed onward. The red atmosphere just insisted itself as the artist painted.
Canada Goose Chase, 36"x48" acrylic on canvas. This painting aligns realism and abstraction in a large, decoratively stylized work. The remarkable interplay of flat shapes and full forms harmonize in this depiction.
Ode to Flight, 30"x40", acrylic on canvas, presents a set of whimsical magical creatures who ceremoniously enact a ritual to hold planes aloft.
DaVinci's Flying Machine, 30"x40" acrylic on canvas. The amazing mind of DaVinci is celebrated in this fanciful portrait of the man conceiving his invention of a flying machine. The painting imaginatively connects his concept of a flying machine to fanciful images of birds, machines, and wind currents . Replicas of DaVinci's own flying-machine drawings are included in this work.
Golden Birds, 27.5"x39" is a highly textured acrylic painting with gold leaf on wood. A story of a golden "outsider" bird whose artful tastes are scorned by the flock.
Birds of a Different Feather, 36"x48"acrylic on canvas, presents a dynamic array of personalized birds-- a fondly imaginative allegory inspired by life on Saturna Island, home to Janet Strayer Art.
Riders of the Dawn, 20"x 16"is a mixed media painting on canvas. Decorative shapes and a calm mood rule in this semi-abstract composition suggesting winged creations.
Flight Interrupted, 30"x36" acrylic on canvas has SOLD, but similar work can be commissioned.
WINGS is a collection of artwork featuring birds, winged creatures, objects and ideas that fly in reality or soar in imagination. Journey through a world in Janet Strayer Art where reality meets imagination. Each work is noted for its exceptional artistry and evocation of different moods and open-ended stories. Experience the wonder and freedom embodied here and let your imagination take wing.
Click at right to see the series. Click on a painting for information about it.
Saturna Island, B.C.
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