Dawna Rose

ABOUT DAWNA ROSE

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From Today’s Bouquet Series

“It was the depths of winter and I was in residency at AKA and wanted a diversion from JOTPY and the plague in general so I popped into Anthology Home Collection and Carla gave me some flowers that were not going to make the day. Initially I made the bouquet in dark colours, some of them I called black bouquets…. When we finally got our studio set up in June I made these mostly in colour and posted them to social media under the title “Today’s bouquet. Everybody needs one”. Because I did and I think other people do too.”

From the Rooftop series

“Because I had lost my studio at the end of May 2021, I resolved to continue my painting outside on my rooftop deck. June and July were very hot and windy in Saskatoon. This had its challenges, which I solved with ice packs, hats and fewer clothes for the heat, and rocks to hold everything down. Despite these difficulties I made paintings, danced, reflected on my own, which given the restrictions of this time and the worrying weather, was my rebellion.”

From Just Good Friends series

“Blazing Dave is a piece that shows the heat of a hike at Gem lakes in northern Saskatchewan that I did with Saskatchewan author Dave Carpenter. All he had was his umbrella and his hat to protect him from the blazing heat of that day, a heat that was higher and harder than any I have experienced yet on the prairies. Ronan and his dog Arlo bounced into my life in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland while I was doing a residency there. Ronan’s irresistible energy and his hat! was something I wanted to capture. His poodle dog Arlo has beautiful colouring and I couldn’t resist trying to get that down as well.“

From 2.9 Billion Birds Series

“I began painting birds 4 years ago after learning that 2.9 billion of them have been eradicated since the 1970’s, that’s in my lifetime. This disappearance shocked me. That something so horrendous had escaped my notice shook me up. It made me wonder what else I might be missing. By painting and recording birds I have come to enjoy being in the outdoors even more. Their animation and activity in the world bring great joy and if my paintings can bring even a small attention to their lives, or help people to understand their plight some small goal will be achieved.“