About this Painting

Title - “Union”

From Kathryn: “The most whimsical of the series, this piece honours the way I saw the forest as a little girl. This chipmunk wedding is surrounded by red columbine flowers, and attended by the Anna’s hummingbird, the only BC hummingbird species that does not migrate. Pink fairy slipper orchids and false Solomon’s seal adorn the forest floor, as the golden roots of the seedling hemlock embrace them. Because I believed in fairies as a little kid, you might see the light of a fairy or two in the shadows.” Read about the other 7 paintings in the series here.

This is a listing for the original. This is a fantasy painting of two chipmumks inside a nurse log, part of the Forest Floor series.

Original painting is acrylic on canvas with gold metal leaf, 20”x24" with 0.75” canvas depth.

This painting is signed in gold paint at the bottom right corner by the artist, and on the back with the artist’s custom aspen leaf stamp. The edges are painted to match, so you can hang it without a frame. Hanging hardware will be attached for shipping.

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About this Species

Much artistic license was taken with the Forest Floor series, and composition often won out over botanical accuracy, However, here are a few of the species Kathryn chose to honour in this painting:

Chipmunk

These small striped rodents are members of the squirrel family, and play an important role in seed dispersal in Pacific Northwest forests.  In addition to seeds they consume many different kinds of fungi, including those involved in symbiotic mycorrhizal associations with trees.  

Western chipmunks mate and produce a litter only once per year, and rely on a stockpile of food in their burrow over the winter since they do not hibernate. 

Anna’s Hummingbird

These resilient hummingbirds are the only BC hummingbird species that does not migrate south in winter.  These important pollinators make a 1.5-2” nest in trees and vines and camouflage it with lichen and moss.  The males are one of the only northern hummingbirds to sing during courtship.  

Red Columbine 

These tube-like red and yellow flowers are native to British Columbia and the pacific Northwest.  Columbine is pollinated by hummingbirds, bumblebees and other long-tongued insects, and provides a host plant for other insect larvae including butterflies.

Fairy slipper orchid 

This tiny pink orchid can be found in wet forested areas in the Pacific Northwest.   

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