We just finishing hanging paintings from my “Majestic Nature” series in the lobby at WakeMed North Hospital, 10000 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh, NC. The solo exhibit will run from 9/2 through the beginning of October, with a meet and greet on Thursday, September 19 in the lobby. This is something that I have been working on since the beginning of the year. The show is sponsored by Wake Forest Guild of Artists with ARTS Wake Forest and WakeMed Health & Hospitals at Wakemed Health & Hospitals. The following is a description of the exhibit.

MAJESTIC NATURE SERIES
On canoe camping expeditions through the desert canyons of the Rio Grande and the wooded mountains of the Ozarks, and in canoeing through rapids on Eastern whitewater rivers, my biggest takeaway was always feeling small and insignificant in the face of majestic nature. Many of these paintings place animals that we know and love in their natural setting, not dominating the painting, but only as a focus point in beautiful and awe-inspiring landscapes. Others show an almost anthropomorphic personification of powerful natural elements, such as the threatening power of a distant sudden squall, or as the visually riveting Sinopah Mountain. As I completed the series, however, a common thread seemed to evolve: both animals and anthropomorphic landscapes seemed to be looking directly at the viewer (and me); entreating, asking, even demanding – respect us. Help protect us. Our value doesn’t lie in our usefulness to humans. We are intrinsically majestic and we are important and irreplaceable in the universe. You can view all the paintings at https://hughdanielart.com/majestic-nature-series/.