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Culture 18. Art | 20. Musician | 22. Chef Spotlight | 24. Events Artist Whimsical Wildlife Anne Hansen paints oystercatchers WRITTEN BY DANA E. NEUTS TEN YEARS AGO, artist Anne Hansen, 59, of Victoria, B.C., spotted oystercatchers on the shore and became fascinated with them. It was a tumultuous time in her life, and she was looking for something new to paint. “When I saw these oystercatchers, I was just blown away. I had never seen them before,” Hansen said. “They’re so fascinating and so funny; they’re little clowns.” She became addicted to painting the shorebirds, and in the last ten years, has created more than 350 paintings with oystercatchers. She has even been dubbed the Oystercatcher Girl. Hansen’s love for birds and wildlife started when she was a child. She and her family took birdwatching trips every weekend. At that time, Hansen was embarrassed by the family outings. She didn’t want her friends to see her with binoculars because it wasn’t fashionable, popular, cool, Hansen said. The childhood stigma long gone, Hansen remains a casual birder. A self-taught artist, Hansen was inspired by Mendelson Joe, a Canadian singer, songwriter and painter. She started painting around 1985, and gravitated toward capturing wildlife, but in her own way. “I find that so much wildlife art is very serious and super realistic,” Hansen said. “That’s not my style at all. I’m pretty whimsical.” Hansen spends much of her time painting, but she goes in spurts, sometimes taking months off at a time. When she’s really inspired, she might spend five days in a row painting at all hours of the day and night. Her subjects change periodically, though wildlife is her passion. She is currently fixated on painting herons, because each one is a little different. Hansen has also added sea lions, salmon, stellar jays, bears and bald eagles to the mix. “I paint for myself,” Hansen said. “I’m glad that others appreciate it.” Most recently, she completed a painting featuring ten oystercatchers to celebrate ten years of capturing her fascination with the comical, colorful shorebirds. She displayed that painting and others during the Oak Bay Studio Tour in Victoria in November, and plans to be part of the tour again in April 2018. Living near the legislature in British Columbia, Hansen attends a lot of rallies and demonstrations, usually related to the environment. She usually takes a piece of artwork with her to draw attention to the cause. To protest the building of Site C, a large dam on the Peace River in northwest B.C., for example, she painted a protest piece that features species that would be impacted by the dam. In addition to painting and protesting, Hansen is an avid urban cyclist, runs about 4 kilometers daily and loves being outside. “We spend too much time indoors,” Hansen said. “I think we really need to start being more connected to the natural world.” 18 | WINTER 2018 ontrakmag.com
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