This is a cedar brush painting, named for the band, Walela. Walela is Cherokee for “hummingbird” and I first heard this female vocal trio on Robbie Robertson’s album, Music for the Native Americans. Their self-titled album is an old favourite of mine.
I received this beautiful Christmas card from the inspiring Lorne Loomer, who teaches Cedar Brush painting at Metchosin Summer School of the Arts. I took Lorne's class, Brush Explorations last summer, and I highly recommend it. When registration opens (in January), the course fills up almost immediately, so you need to sign up soon if you want to get into his next class, which is in July 2007.
