Acrylic Painting on Canvas - Crow over the Kaw River by Ed Tajchman

This is a painting I made in early 2015, it is a crow on a branch sitting over the Kaw River. The inspiration came from an early 19th century photo I found online depicting a design painted on a Haida canoe oar. In many folklore traditions the crow or raven is an animal that can pass between worlds easily, transform into other animals, or is a form that shamans often take. This symbolism is also applied to the river, which can represent a passage through time with two worlds on either side of the river.

Crow over the Kaw River, acrylic on canvas, Ed Tajchman 2015 ©.

Painting: "Full Moon at Pomona" by Ed Tajchman

This is a recent painting of mine called Full Moon at Pomona. There is a lake a couple hours away from where I live called Pomona Lake. Pomona is an ancient Goddess of fruit trees. The figure in the painting is using his mind to see (the hand coming out of his mind), as full moon rays shine down around him. His eyes are like mirrors with no pupils (adding to the idea of him using his mind to see). The beauty of the full moonlight puts a spell on him. The staff in his right hand is a recurring symbol in my paintings. It is a fancy version of a Neptune style staff (Poseidon). The man is a guardian of knowledge, the staff is a symbol of power and responsibility. The man is in black and white because he is a work in progress, he is trying to transcend his dualistic nature and become something more then that.

Full Moon at Pomona by Ed Tajchman. Acrylic on Canvas 2013© all rights reserved.

Goddess Explaining the Area Of Visual Communication by Ed Tajchman

I call this painting, "Goddess Explaining The Area Of Visual Communication". I had a dream once in which a message similar to this was conveyed through what I perceived to be a higher being of some sort, or special visitor at least. So this is a painting to honor that amazing vision I had in that dream. It is a Goddess like figure who is transforming at her will, a synthesis of plant and human and spirit. There are small human figures inside her feet, and many symbols throughout the piece.

"Goddess Explaining the Area of Visual Communication" by Ed Tajchman © 2013.
Acrylic on Canvas 91 x 91cm.

Painting: Bird of Paradise

This painting is called "Bird of Paradise" by me (Ed Tajchman). This bird has a golden heart but it is almost split in two. Despite this fact he pushes himself higher and higher. It is 91 x 91cm.

This painting and many of it's friends could be available for a show at serious galleries. Message me for information if you have any interest.

"Bird of Paradise" by Ed Tajchman, ©. Acrylic on Canvas, 2013.