Alana Clumeck

Solace in the Gaze, Oil Painting

2024

Artist Comments
A majestic herd of deer gazes directly at the viewer with soulful eyes, symbolizing a collective yearning for connection and divine presence. Amidst this contemplative assembly, one deer stands apart, peacefully grazing in serene solitude. This solitary figure represents quiet, personal moments of spiritual reflection and nourishment, contrasting beautifully with the unified longing of the rest.

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: deer, herd, field, symbolic, hill, mist, fog, animals, contemporary, oil painting, yellow

Solace in the Gaze
Alana Clumeck
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2024
36 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
7 lbs. 0 oz.