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‘Daytime Hideaway’ selected for SAA’s ‘A Boundless World’ special exhibition at Phoenix Zoo
(Dec. 23, 2024) - “Daytime Hideaway,” Anne Peyton’s image of a Black-crowned Night-Heron on its roost, has been selected for the Society of Animal Artists’ “A Boundless World” special exhibition.
“The Black-crowned Night-Heron is one of the few species of herons in the United States that is a night time or dusk hunter. Most of our species of herons are seen in the daylight hours while the night-herons tend to roost in trees during the day. They are not conspicuous and it often takes patience to discover their daytime hiding places.”
“A Boundless World” appears at the Phoenix Zoo’s Wild Side Gallery in Phoenix, Ariz., between Jan. 30 and May 25, 2025. The Artists’ Reception will take place Feb. 7.
The exhibition is part of the Phoenix Zoo’s “Art on the Wild Side,” a rotational art exhibit program dedicated to inspiration, celebration, and conservation through art. This exhibit program features a selection of artists who share their unique vision of wildlife and conservation via paint and mixed media, allowing new ways for guests to engage in the Zoo’s mission to conserve animals and their habitats while inspiring people to care for the natural world. The show is open to the public with paid zoo admission.
‘A Unique Kind of Beauty’ selected for American Women Artists’ ‘Expanding Horizons’ annual show
(Sept. 13, 2024) - “A Unique Kind of Beauty,” Anne Peyton’s depiction of a Wood Stork, has been selected for “Expanding Horizons,” the American Women Artists annual juried museum show.”
“I find beauty everywhere, even when the subject is not considered cute or fluffy,” Peyton said. “That’s why this wood stork caught my attention. This is a study in colorful contrasts: the dark skin of the stork against a darker background of the trees, the shades of grays and greens found on the skin, the white of its feathers picking up colors from the sky or refracting other colors like a prism. All these subtle details found on a stork made this a beautiful bird to paint.”
“Expanding Horizons” is showing at the Loveland Museum, in Loveland, Colo., from Sept. 12 through Nov. 10.
‘Majesty’ makes debut at SAA’s 64th ‘Art and the Animal’
(Sept. 31, 2024) - “Majesty,” Anne Peyton’s stunning portrait of a Golden Eagle, has been selected for the Society of Animal Artists’ 64th annual Art and the Animal” exhibit.
“Golden Eagles are the epitome of raptors,” Peyton said. “These magnificent birds, found throughout the northern hemisphere, can take prey many times larger than they are, including Bighorn Sheep and wolves. Their fierceness is revered among indigenous people throughout their range, including the Kazakhs of Western Mongolia who hunt with eagles from horseback.
“As a wildlife rehab volunteer, I have had the extreme honor of working with three injured and nonreleasable goldens. Each one has/had a unique spirit that let me know it was still a wild animal but he or she would allow a human to be a part of its life. The best part of working with goldens is educationally showing them and watching the public reaction. Many are quiet or in awe of being in the presence of something so majestic and still so wild.”
“Art and the Animal” can be visited at the Sioux City Public Museum in Sioux City, Iowa, between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30. The Artists Weekend events will take place October 11-12.
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