ORIGIN OF THE BIRD

How did the bird get into Arie's art?

One day, many years ago, snow fell in Dallas, Texas, a very rare event.
As Arie was sitting at the window watching the white spectacle unfold,
a black crow landed close to the window,
as amazed about the white powder as Arie was.
It stayed around, looking in, even as Arie fetched his sketchbook and penciled him down.

Some days later, the crow-sketch became embedded into the snow-landscape seen below.
There it stayed for many years, a small bird, merely contoured in the white texture of the snow.

Many years later, Arie lifted him from this canvas and developed him as an independent subject matter of his art work.
Since then, he has appeared as theme in many variations.
Stay tuned for some of them.

A Rare Snowy Day in Dallas, Texas, with a Crow at the Window.