Alana Clumeck

The Mountains between Us, Original Painting

2020

Artist Comments
Artist Alana Clumeck created this painting as a symbolic depiction of her experiences in the first few weeks of the COVID-19 shutdown in California. "With little human interaction for weeks, the hummingbirds in my garden were my friends," she says. "At night, my son and I would howl at the moon, like wolves in the wild. And with the borders closed to access my homeland, I left space in the painting portraying the mountains between my family in Australia and me."

About the Artist
Australian-born Alana Clumeck was raised by artistic parents who owned a pottery studio during her youth. Although she grew up throwing pots, it wasn’t until she was pregnant with her second child that she began painting as creative therapy. For Alana, being an artist is entwined with motherhood. She works from her home studio, so she often paints while watching her children play. When the kids are at school, painting becomes precious meditative time alone. “Since my discovery of art came as a form of therapy, I still use it to paint out my thoughts or feelings,” says Alana. “I will often use symbolism within my paintings to represent how I feel.”

Words that describe this painting: wolf, wolves, hummingbirds, animals, surreal, COVID-19, pandemic, 2020, night, moon, birds, dream, animals, surrealism, representational, mixed media artwork, grey

The Mountains between Us
Alana Clumeck
Acrylic paint and watercolor on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2020
48 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
5 lbs. 0 oz.