Born in New Zealand, Adele Earnshaw lives in Arizona, amid
many of the subjects she paints. "I consider myself a wildlife artist, although birds
are seldom the focal point of my work. An idea for a painting comes when I see something
that can be used to create strong composition. This is often the repetitive pattern of a
plant or a man-made object like a quilt. It may be a pattern created simply by the soft
interplay of sunlight and shadows. The wildlife in my work is sometimes inconspicuous, but
still an essential part of the composition."
As part of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s
"Birds in Art" show, her paintings have toured Japan and Sweden and have been
exhibited at New York’s Natural History Museum. Her work has won many awards,
including three first places at the Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show. She was one of only
five North American artists honored in Taiwan in December by the Taipei Eco-Art
Association, which hosted a five-day tour in connection with its exhibit at the National
Art Gallery of History.
