"Raven - Courtesy of Great Importance" by Marilyn Wells, oil on canvas

36” x 18”, oil on canvas

This painting was inspired by...

“Maybe the ravens are talking

for some ultimate vicious but useful purpose, or

maybe it's only directions to the next mountain, or maybe

it's simple, silly joy.

"hello, ravens," I say, under

their dark tree and, as if courtesy were of great importance…”

-M. Oliver “Ravens”

After the year of covid lockdown, 2020, what did I want to paint? Only the most wabi sabi plain subjects - rocks, bark and weeds. I felt a Raven was right. Like Crows, Ravens are kinda like life. They’re strong more than cute or pretty. Raucous carnivores. Honest integrity of being. Wise and smart.

These sumi e oil painting originals were inspired by our shared love for American landscape, especially the bark of trees, rocks, weeds and the utter simplicity of the woods and wilderness places, sometimes in the mountains, sometimes of the plains. I give them to you as a respite and retreat for your eyes as they were for mine in painting them.

The canvas is the finest canvas available. Each one comes to you with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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