Father Paul's birds of feather flock together

Can you name this bird?  a) Sparrow  b)Vulture c)Owl d)Falcon  for answer see below

This is Gallery talk today your EYE into the world of Art w/host Lars.

Currently one rare bird is showing at the Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland and also in a permanent installation at Maine Audubon in Falmouth.  Who-Who-Who is this Artist?  He's home grow in Sanford Maine, Maine College of Art graduated & pastor of the Lady of the Parish Church in Oqussoc, Maine, everyone calls him Father Paul, that's Father Paul Plante.  I choose to call him the Pastor of Pastel,  his work with oily chalk is indeed beholden.  The macro ( super up close ) views of bird and animal eyes truly reveal the power and beauty of nature.  This brings up the debate of divine intervention in the original creation of the worldly beings.  Is it possible that such beauty comes from a random chance? Or does it make more sense that it is the evolution of a few hard days work by the almighty?  What ever your religious affiliation you cannot deny the fact that the Pastor has some skills and with them shares a world of beauty that is often over looked.

Located in the Maine Audubon Center in Falmouth, Maine is the 5" x 5" collection of Father Paul's Bird Eyes. I call it the "Falmouth Forty" The close up view makes for a great game of guess the bird,  of the forty images how many can you guess (click on image to enlarge)?    You'll have to go to Falmouth to get all the answers.

The 40 image Collection of Avian eyes by Paul Plante  Answer to Top Image: c) OWL

 

                                               Why go see Father Paul's art work? 

Go because your good mind needs good art! 

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 CALBECK GALLERY is opperated by Cynthia Hyde and Jim Kinnealey.
The Caldbeck Gallery  is on Elm Street across from the entrance to the Farnsworth Art Museum. From the first opening in 1982 it has been the go-to place for the art of Midcoast Maine.
 Calbeck @ 12 Elm St., Rockland ME. 207-594-5935

Maine Audubon @ Gisland Farm in on US route 1 in Falmouth Maine.

Here's a few more Larger Images from the Falmouth Forty
              Find the Woodduck, Ruby Throated Hummingbird & Blue Jay.