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Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

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Amazon Parrot. Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

Amazon Parrot. Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister was born in California but grew up in Canada. She started painting birds and wild animals on feathers just in 2010. Her art is inspired by Native American culture and her own Canadian heritage. Lots of her parrot-feather paintings depict the parrots from whom the feathers themselves fell, the artist says. Very often Jamie Homeister receives the feathers from the people who commission her to paint images of their birds. Naturalist at heart, she finds feather-work to be an incredibly humbling media. “The feathers splice, buckle, splinter and shed under the weight of paint.” Jamie Homeister has always been intrigued by the “lifestyles of all those who walked this Earth before us”, so feather painting has always made sense to Jamie Homeister.

Acylics on Blue and Gold Macaw Feathers. Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

Acylics on Blue and Gold Macaw Feathers. Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

Jamie Homeister was born in California but grew up in Canada with her mother and older siblings. They moved around a lot, mostly to rural towns surrounded by Native American reservations. As a child she would lose herself for hours, fearlessly wandering the woods and listening to tales the forest shared with her.

Galah

Galah. Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

She started with the traditional approach of painting Wild Turkeys. Although she had a “natural” talent for it, she wasn’t very good in the beginning. Wild Turkeys have the ugliest faces and painting them was horribly boring. Painting parrots gave her huge personal satisfaction because they meant something to someone.

Greenwing macaws. Jasper and Hank 2013

Greenwing macaws. Jasper and Hank 2013. Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

“To me, the forest is alive with such primal energy that is beautifully honest and raw. Even though the animal kingdom is different from our own, we still can connect and intertwine if we only allow ourselves to. Painting my spirit-feathers is a way I honor my childhood friends, who for all intensive purposes were very human to me, and personally connects me back to an age of emotional simplicity”.

Heart Trio

Heart Trio. Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

Military macaw. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Military macaw. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Parrot. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Parrot. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Peacock. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Peacock. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Peacock will teach the power of watchfulness and the strength of mental, emotional and spiritual foundations and the structure and balance of those qualities. Peacock allows greater wisdom to be accessed along with the awareness of the many different aspects of beauty that surrounds you.

Senegal parrot. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Senegal parrot. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Senegal parrots. Pepe and Gas. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Senegal parrots. Pepe and Gas. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Parrot teaches listening to nature and awakening to the language within using intuition for more open communications. They bridge understanding and will show you a deeper subtle harmony inherent in all things. Parrots show intelligence, good temperament and a sense of diplomacy.

Short eared owl. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Short eared owl. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

The owl is a spirit animal, it guides you to see beyond the veil of deception and illusion; it helps see what’s kept hidden. The owl symbolizes the ability to cut through illusions and see the real meaning of someone’s action or state of mind

Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

Spirit animal totem. Acrylic and Oil. Wild Turkey Feather. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

The red fox. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

The red fox. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

The red fox. The fox as a spirit animal can turn into a teacher providing guidance on swiftly finding your way around obstacles. Responsive, sometimes cunning, this power animal is a great guide when you are facing tricky situations.

Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

Trio of finches rest on a Dogwood branch. Species from left to right; Red-Throated Parrot Finch, Lady Gouldian Finch, Purple Grenadier Finch. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Feather painting by Jamie Homeister

Yellow cheek conure & quaker parrot. Big Boss and Chell. Painting on feather by American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Hyacinth macaw. Nakitia

Hyacinth macaw. Nakitia

American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

American self-taught artist Jamie Homeister

Jamie Homeister in her studio

Jamie Homeister in her studio

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