BHC Gallery • The Healing Power of Art

Artist Statement

I am fortunate to be able to devote some of my time witnessing brief moments in the lives of birds . I know when one wants to be captured in a photograph and potentially realized in a watercolour painting. Some simply do not. Maybe they find me unworthy or are waiting for an artist or photographer with more skill, creativity or that paints in oil. But these birds have all chosen to be here. They wanted to be seen, and remembered. I remember where I met each one, when we connected and made an unspoken agreement. I would capture and portray at least some of their magnificence and they in turn would teach me to be present, patient and deeply grateful.

Artist Bio

Nicolette is an immersive of prairie landscapes, rarely travelling without her bulky camera to capture the diminishing winged fauna hidden in the last pockets of untrammelled native ecosystems. Birds of Prayer is her latest series based on the images she’s captured with elements of classic iconography, imparting the sacred and ephemeral nature of the holy and natural world. The symbolism of the saintly, the prerequisite of miracle, the veneration of Holy works elevate the overlooked and implore respect and reverence for these threatened species.