Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
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 Clumeck, 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 Clumeck. “I will often use symbolism within my paintings to represent how I feel.”
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Artist Alana Clumeck presents an image of an elk surrounded by two cockatoos and a kaleidoscope of butterflies. "I was struck by the sheer volume of parrots fly...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Alana Clumeck exhibits a view of a western landscape with horses roaming quietly as they feed on the grass. Magpies fly overhead, frolicking and flapping...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Alana Clumeck demonstrates a contemporary image of a sturdy bison, central to a radiant sunrise. She pulls inspiration from a visit to her native homelan...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Using thick brushstrokes and dripping paint, artist Alana Clumeck rendered this white stallion in a powerful and intuitive pose. ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Oil
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Alana's Wallpaper series is a juxtaposition between masculine and feminine. "I wanted to create a unique series that stands apart from traditional nature pai...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Oil
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Alana gracefully brings together a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns in this portrait of a peacock. The bird rests peacefully on an outstretched branch, a ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Oil
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A lone wolf trots in the snow, encircled with a red halo. In the background, herring swim among a flower pattern, inspired from her childhood memories growing...
21st Century and Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Oil
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The bison and the beetle have a prehistoric elegance about them that I thought would compliment each other perfectly. Symbolically, both represent life and mortality, which has been on my mind lately. To Native Americans, bison are symbolic of sacred life and abundance. And in ancient greek mythology the beetle became revered as a symbol of rebirth and immortality -- its daily journey across the sky became an allegory of human life. The Wallpaper collection is a juxtaposition of masculine meets feminine. I wanted to create a unique series that stands apart from traditional nature paintings, where the wild and somewhat prehistoric aspects of my animals featured contrast against their delicate backdrops. In addition to this, many of my paintings are created with a little bit of underlying symbolism usually sparked from a world event or life moment that I am experiencing. I concentrate on this theme as a therapeutic mantra throughout the creation of the painting. For each painting, different techniques and layers of design are implemented when creating the wall paper effect. To keep the patterns consistent I create a stencil to outline the shapes of my hummingbirds, bugs and fish, and then I hand paint each shape individually. In the areas where I wanted a little more chaos, I would forgo the stencil and eyeball each design. My animals are always painted first, and then I layout the design around them.
About the Artist
Australian-born Alana Clumeck...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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About the Artist
Australian-born Alana Clumeck was raised by artistic parents who owned a pottery studio during her youth. Although she grew up t...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Charcoal, Varnish, Acrylic, Watercolor
19th Century Romantic Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Post-Impressionist Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
19th Century Realist Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alana Clumeck Animal Paintings
Acrylic
