The name Bev Doolittle is synonymous with the word
"camouflage art." Nevertheless, it has always been the stories
and ideas behind Bev's art which have intrigued and challenged her the most,
remaining adamant that her use of camouflage is a means to an end (to slow down
the viewing and storytelling process) and not an end in itself.
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"My love for
nature, as well as man’s relationship with it, is the driving force behind
all of my artwork. Painting is a growth process. By giving each of my
pursuits my best effort, and by learning from my mistakes, doors have opened
for me that I could not have anticipated"
- Bev Doolittle
Spring Break
It’s hard work being
a foal. First off, after you are born, you don’t even get a meal until you
stand. By the way, those legs you have to stand on can be nearly 90% the
size of those on a full grown horse. You need those big legs because every
day they have to support the additional two to three pounds you’ve grown.
Then, of course, one has to play. It’s a big
beautiful world you’ve been born into and, heck, they don’t call it “horsin’
around” for nothing. Somebody has to do it. Spring is in the air. There are
the other colts and fillies to impress, food to eat, mares to trot beside,
more food, dirt to roll in, maybe a snack, bugs everywhere, more food and so
on. Every now and then it does one good
to drop down into the closest patch of green grass and spring blossoms and
grab a little siesta. After all, it’s hard work being a foal.
There's no need for
the subtlety of camouflage to enhance the storyline of this painting, the
meaning is clear: the time for talking is over. "Beyond Negotiations is one
of a few action pieces that I've created, I had a lot of fun with gestures,
facial expressions and creating a sense of depth and dust. Containing the
charging Indians within a long horizontal border was not an option. This
image sums up the results of all the negotiations leading up to the present
moment (whatever they may have been!) The fact that the image is bursting at
the seams helps to emphasize the immediacy of the warriors' obvious negative
response to the last proposal."
~Bev Doolittle
"The sacred circle is the circle of life; the
delicate thread that unites all living things. Only man knowingly holds the
thread. Of all the animals, only he has the intelligence to protect and preserve
it. Only he can be the keeper of the sacred circle."
