A Burnaby artist has been selected as part of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s National Art Portfolio for 2018.
Denis Mayer Jr. of Burnaby had his painting, Facing the Giant, chosen as one of 11 from hundreds of submissions sent in from across the country.
Paintings chosen for the portfolio are made into high-quality prints for use in Ducks Unlimited Canada’s fundraising initiatives – which support its wetland conservation work, scientific research and education programs.
“The National Art Portfolio is a unique program that not only promotes our country’s outstanding nature artists but the growing need to conserve the natural areas that inspire their work,” said Michaela Bell, DUC’s manager of retail operations, in a press release. “DUC has a strong relationship with Canadian artists like Denis Mayer Jr. I’m confident his painting will be very successful in helping us raise the money we need to continue our wetland conservation work.”
Mayer’s painting depicts elephants heading to water for a drink.
“Elephants are truly gentle giants,” Mayer says. “The sunset, with its rich and warm colour, is telling us that it is the end of another warm day in Africa.”
Mayer’s art and that of the other chosen Canadian nature artists can be seen online at www.ducks.ca.
