Faye Vander Veer

Dolphin Patrol, Oil Painting

2023

Artist Comments
Artist Faye Vander Veer depicts a tender story of a young mother and her child standing together at the water's edge. The setting evokes the sense of a cool day with a gentle breeze. The mother's hand rests gently on her child's shoulder. "I frequently go to the oceanfront near me for inspiration," says Faye. "On this particular day, I saw this mother and child, watching in anticipation for the dolphins to jump out of the water." Every time Faye looks at the photographs she took, she feels a sense of peace."

About the Artist
Artist Faye Vander Veer seeks out moments with engaging narratives and captures them with an impressionist style. Her dramatic use of color, texture, light and shadow lend a glowing quality, creating an energy all their own. While using her own photographs as a general reference, it is her sensory memory of the event and her emotional reaction that is conveyed on the canvas, causing the viewer to be transported to another time and place. “Painting becomes a language I use to express my emotional response to what is before me and share my experience of the subject with others,“ says Faye.

Words that describe this painting: figurative, child, woman, water, ocean, beach, impressionism, Cassat, Degas, McCaw, figure, summer, birds, season, waves, people, back, horizon, mother and child, shore, sand, love, oilpaint, impressionism, people, oil painting, yellow

Dolphin Patrol
Faye Vander Veer
Oil painting on canvas board
Varnished and Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2023
14 in. h x 11 in. w x .12 in. d
0 lbs. 8 oz.