Lions! Oh My!



Josh Hill's photo.

 A few months back, Napster was honoured to be asked to support the Me to We Fundraiser to help send a group of students from this area to Kenya.

His art was purchased at that fundraiser by The Rt. Hon. Tony Clement, and now hangs in hallowed halls.

Well, the kids are home again. Their trip was epic, and lives will change for the better because of this experience.   These are wonderful experiences for youth -- heck, for anyone.

When asked to donate, Napster pointed out that there were lions in Kenya, his very distant cousins, and that he would be delighted to support the humanitarian work in which the students' participated, constructing a school, but that he hoped they would have the chance to see lions in the wild, to remember how small the planet really is, how fragile, and how indescribably beautiful. It is this very indescribable beauty he strives to capture with his art.

Well, he was more than delighted to see this photo, taken by Josh on the trip to Kenya.  Lions...  It's a fabulous photo, Josh. Thanks for letting us share it.

Napster has just been asked to donate another painting to the Animal Shelter for Huntsville fundraiser in April.  Will do.  And he has also been asked for a painting for the Wing and a Prayer Fundraiser in May. Of course he's on board for that.

All over Ontario, and a little side trip to New Zealand

What a great honour -- Napster was featured in the Traveller's Companion an electronic newsletter that goes all over Ontario to interested travellers.

And now he's got a phone call from another publication interested in interviewing him. His agent has been directed to be 'on that' tomorrow...

On top of which, he got his first inquiry from an art conniseur currently in New Zealand, so he has now spread his network pretty much all around the globe.  The cards are in the mail.

One of his latest works will be on auction for A Wing and a Prayer at the end of May during their Fundraising event -- watch this space for details!

Now, if he can just train Taffy to handle the orders that are coming in... he'll have it made!

Gallery Three!



Loon Dancer (this is Napster's Signature Piece for his
main charity, A Wing and a Prayer Bird Rescue)

 

















Bonfire
















A Murder of Crows



Cardinals




















Spirit of the Avalanche

 









Carnival Dancer





Bluebird Singing



Gallery Two

Ascending

Woodpecker

Equine Portrait

Rider by Moonlight (or Fifa World Cup)

Flight

Skaters (or Wolf Howl in Northern Lights -- look for the wolf head !)

Anchors Away



Summer Sails








Wind in the Garden



The Gallery

 



Dolphins Chase the Moon
















 

Fish in Coral

 

Bluebirds at Dawn





Up and Away





Baby Owl with Attitude







Falcon? or Fox?



Spring Garden (but note the
winter enthusiast about to drop off the cliff)



A New Napster -- "Cardinals"

On a misty day in February, when the skiing wasn't superb, Napster entertained visitors at his studio.

With the assistance of Marjorie and Dorothy, documented with Norm's camera, he has crafted a new, cheerful piece, just in time to welcome spring.

The ladies who helped choose the colour palate and hold the easel for him have titled this "Cardinals"

It took him almost no time at all to create this lovely piece, full of movement and life. The tail of the master moves with a sureness of it own...

He had orders for this the same day, so it's off to the Printers we go...

It's hard to keep up...

The Cover of the Rolling Stones... almost...

Napster understands Dr. Hook... Remember that group, with their legendary song "Cover of the Rolling Stones?"

"GOING TO SEE MY PICTURE ON THE COVER
GONNA BUY FIVE COPIES FOR MY MOTHER
GONNA SEE MY SMILING FACE
ON THE COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE"

Well, it's close! Napster was honoured to be the Cover Art, and the subject of a two page spread, in the Winter 2011 issue of The Accommodator. This is the Management Magazine for Ontario Accommodation Association Members, so it is widely distributed.

We think Bruce did a lovely job with the article and the cover lay-out.

Napster is honoured by this, and it has gone a long way towards improving his mood -- which has been a little fragile lately, since he's in the middle of training Taffy, the new puppy... after all, as far as Napster is concerned, Cats Rule and Dogs Drool...