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©2008-2009 ~KetsiaLessard
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Laurence with church owl

Laurence et l'effraie des clochers
8" x 10"
Acrylic on canvas
2008


This is a portrait of my friend and colleague Laurence Labonté who was also featured on the Beatitudes series.
The church owl (Tyto alba), more commonly known as "barn owl," is often found nesting in old barns and church belfries.
The twin steeples are inspired by La Visitation Catholic church in Montréal, Québec.

Strangely enough, the association between Laurence and the owl proved to be more significative than I had initially thought. I recently read David Keirsey’s work about character and temperaments and tried to identify Laurence's since she is quite enigmatic. I concluded she is a rational mind (intuitive thinking type). Keirsey associates each temperament with a symbolic animal, and turns out he associates the rational temperament with the owl. I read about this after finishing this painting.

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:iconvalidatedman:
looks to me like a staring match of epic proportions.. then again, I am an idiot..

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A staring match ? :rofl:
She's not really staring at the bird if you look at the light in her eyes... She's sort of looking at something in her head. The bird is staring at her though...

Thanks for the favourite, I really like your beard !

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:iconvalidatedman:
I see it now.. beautiful paintings, by the way. Oh, and my beard is really only part of a government subsidized relocation plan for chipmunks and the occasional sparrow.. at least thats what it feels like these days.

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:iconketsialessard:
Sounds like an interesting place to visit.

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:iconladyjazzkiller:
This has got to be one of my favourite paintings that you've done! It's so great! I especially love the owl. :)

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:iconketsialessard:
Thanks ! And thank you also for the favourite ! I love the Barn Owl, it has a sweet expression.
How is your spiritual search going ?

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:iconladyjazzkiller:
You're very welcome! :hug:
It's going quite well, thank you!

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Yeah, they really looka alike each other! :P

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