'Head Above Water' Ducks Unlimited National Art Portfolio 2018
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Jodie Dansereau
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Jodie Dansereau of Lake Country, British Columbia joins some of Canada’s most prestigious nature artists featured in Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) 2018 National Art Portfolio. By donating her artwork to DUC, Dansereau is helping raise important funds for wetland conservation.
Dansereau’s painting, Head Above Water, is one of 11 pieces selected from hundreds of submissions from artists across the country.
“The National Art Portfolio is a unique program that not only promotes our country’s outstanding nature artists, but the growing need to conserve the natural areas that inspire their work,” says Michaela Bell, DUC’s national manager of retail operations.
Paintings selected for DUC’s National Art Portfolio are made into high-quality prints for use in DUC’s fundraising initiatives. Money
raised supports DUC’s wetland conservation work, scientific research and education programs. Wetlands are some of the most important ecosystems on the planet. They naturally clean water, prevent floods and droughts, and help mitigate the effects of climate change by holding large amounts of carbon.
“DUC has a strong relationship with Canadian artists like Jodie Dansereau,” says Bell. “I’m confident her painting will be very successful in helping us raise the money we need to continue our wetland conservation work.”
Conservation of wildlife and the natural environment have always been of great concern for Dansereau, and they continue to motivate her in her work. The inspiration behind Head Above Water came from reading an article in a magazine. “I was reading about a polar bear and her cub that had swam for around 22 hours, searching for ice flows, which in previous years had been there. However, now, none were to be found. As I read the article, in my mind’s eye, I brought myself down to the polar bear’s level, imaging the look of desperation, struggle and fear on her face.”
Artwork by Jodie Dansereau and other top Canadian nature artists are being sold at DUC community fundraising events, on art auction easels in businesses across the country and online at www.ducks.ca
' Head Above Water'
"Apolinar's Wren" Part of the Silent Skies mural for Artists for Conservation, 2018.