Getting noticed.

Being noticed!
I was interviewed and the show was broadcasted on  Shaw television in January 2015. I have been the subject of a article in the Okanagan Review magazine. I have shown my bird carvings in Lake country Art Walk........6 times in the past seven years. My birds have been purchased and are 
now in homes across Canada. I will showcase my work at Bottega Christmas Market  again this year. I was in their 2014 show as well. I was invited to speak at the Kiwanis Club about bird carving and my watercolour paintings. I was invited to speak to the Newcomers Group twice. I really appreciate the support from everyone. A new store to Kelowna is Lee Valley tools and they are displaying my sculptures since August 2016 and have asked me to teach basic carving workshops starting in January 2017.

Red-shafted Flickers

Red-shafted Flicker

Red-shafted Flicker

Both flickers were just completed in 2015. 

California Quail for 2014

Two works of art finished in 2014

 Chickadee
Kestrel 

Christmas Show at Bottega

This Christmas show will be on Saturday,
November 28 and Sunday 29.
I will have many birds for sale. These birds make
for exceptional gifts or great home decor touches.

Hours for both days have been changed to 11 am - 5 pm.

Christmas Show at Bottega 2014 and 2015

Happy to be a participant at the Bottega Christmas Show.

Gourd

I was asked to do a demo carving using a gourd as material; using burning tools this bird is the result.
I cut off a section of the bottom to allow the Gourd to sit properly. I then
made the tail piece and wings from the removed bottom. I used a
burning pen to give feather impressions. There is a slot in the body
and the tail is inserted at that point. The wings are glued on with
clear glue. A fun project and easy material to work with.

New 2014

 California Quail-2014

Birds: Need A New Home: Watercolour Paintings

Birds Need A New Home: 
                     WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGSt

You can find more of my art work at www.jameshooey-watercolour

Older works of Art.

Osprey 'SOLD' 2009

Blue Jay

House wrens

House wrens are 'SOLD'

The house wrens FLEW to Ontario as a wedding gift.

California Quail SOLD

California Quail are 'Sold'

This pair of Quail is
'Sold' February 15, 2014

California Quail - Two sets of Male & Female

 

 

The Male & Female Quail
on a Cottonwood base is 'Sold'.
February 15 2014

2013 ART WALK

I  

 

COPYRIGHT - PROTECTED

Copyright. Please do not copy my original artwork nor take image
content from this site without my explicit permission.
                                   Thank you.

Art Walk- 2013

I am thrilled to announce that for the 5th time I have been
accepted in the Lake Country Art Walk. The juried show is
September 7th and 8th. With more than 6000 people
passing through the exhibits, the exposure is fantastic. I hope
to see many friends and past patrons viewing the latest works
of Art. I have many new carved birds to show case.
 My Art has been on display in Art Walk
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. 

California Quail under construction

 

Working to get these ready for 'Art Walk' on September 7th - 8th, 2013.

Quail

Hello. I have been very busy creating more
California Quail, I am currently building
a male and female to be on a stand together.
I have been collecting pictures and trying
to get the 'scale to size' baby quails.
If anyone has high resolution pictures they
would like to share with me, I would
appreciate them.

New for 2013

 Semipalmated Plover and
 Belted Kingfisher.

Belted Kingfisher 'SOLD'

Artistic work is not' Free'.

Many people have checked out my work through my blog.
Only a few have made the inquiries about price. The average
amount of time per bird varies, but it takes about '60 to 70'
hours for a medium-size bird: getting the patterns, buying the
Basswood, acquiring the feet and eyes. The process includes,
carving the bird to size, texturing and burning all the feathers,
sealing and painting the bird. This is a painstaking process. I have
tried to make the birds life-like. Please appreciate the amount of
work that is required to create these works of art. I would be happy
to discuss commissions or individual pricing.

e-mail  
jdhooeyca@yahoo.ca or
jdhooeyca@gmail.com  
I live in Kelowna, B.C. Canada
778-478-7896

Art for Sale

When you buy from an independent
artist you are buying more than just
a painting, a novel or a song.
You are buying hundreds of hours
of experimentation and thousands
of failures. You are buying days,
weeks, months, years of frustration
and moments of pure joy. You are
buying nights of worry about paying
the rent, having enough money to
eat, having enough money to feed
the children, the birds, the dog.
You aren't just buying a thing, you
are buying a piece of heart, part of
a soul, a private moment in
someone's life. Most importantly,
you are buying that artist more time
to do something they are truly
passionate about; something that
makes all of the above worth the
fear and doubt, something that
puts the life into the living.

      - Rebekah Joy Plett.

New for 2012

Chickadee

This Chickadee 'SOLD'
At Art Walk Show, 2012.













I have been busy in my new workshop.
Two new poses for chickadees, two
different sparrows, house and white-crowned
sparrows, and a Pine Siskin.

Sparrow

White-crowned
 Sparrow   'SOLD'       

Pine Siskin

Art Walk -2012

Hello everyone. I am pleased to announce that I will be participating in this
prestigious Art Show in Lake Country for the fourth year.
To all those people who look forward to seeing my new family of birds:
Please come and visit my display of carved wooden birds.
The show is September 8th and 9th in Lake Country from 10 am to 5pm.
 Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Show. Last year more than
7,000 people came to see me and many other Artists.

Palette Club - Art Show

Hello everyone. Please come to the Palette Club, Art Show on Friday April 13. From 7-9 pm and Saturday April 14. From 10 am to 8 pm.
  
 There will be many Art pieces in different media. I will have some Watercolour Paintings for sale.
Some of my hand carved birds will be on display and for sale.                                               
...........................................................................................................................................
Thank you to everyone who came to visit me and my Art Work at  the Show. I did sell
one Chickadee and several art cards.

Display-Art Knapp

Look for the cabinet in Art Knapp.


My collection is now at my home,
they were on display for the past
5 months. I am happy to have had
the opportunity to show my work
for the past two years at Art Knapp
in Kelowna, B.C.- Canada.

Art Knapp Display

Friends and Followers of my art. I am showing part of my collection of
hand carved birds at Art Knapp on Springfield Road in Kelowna B.C.
Thanks to the Management for giving me the opportunity to display my birds
for this second year. Please take the time to view my work as well as the
special merchandise that Art Knapp has to offer.
             Thankyou. James Hooey

Art Walk - 2011

I want to thank the many people that stopped and viewed my display
of carved birds. I received  lots of positive feed-back and genuine
praise for my hand carved birds. Both days were sunny and very warm.
 It is important that I find a' NEW' place to carve.I lost my work shop due
to a condo fire, and I need to get busy carving for next year's show.
Thanks for any help in this matter. James Hooey , Kelowna B.C.

Gold Finches , Tanagers, Quail

Finches

Western Tanagers

California Quail 'Sold '

Art Walk show.2011

Phone & Address

NEW Phone-778-478-7896 
 Kelowna, British Columbia - Canada
                   Copyright
Please do not copy my original artwork
nor take image content from this site
without my explicit permission.
                  Thank you.

ART WALK- 2011

I am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted to show my hand carved
birds in this juried show. Thanks to Lake Country - Art Walk for giving
me this opportunity. Please mark September 10,11 to visit my display and
see a very diverse and entertaining Art Show. This will be my third consecutive
display at Art Walk. Please look for my table and see what I have been busy
creating.

New Creations - 2011

Baltimore Oriole, California Quail,
Black Capped Chickadee,
Mountain Chickadee,
House Wrens.

Carpenter

A true craftsman.
I have done only a few
caricatures, but this is special.

Chickadee 2011-Mountain and Black Capped

 I am thanking  Pam Laing, and Teresa Slewidge for allowing me the use of their fantastic photos . I used the pictures for reference, while I was  painting  the Mountain Chickadee's and Black Capped Chickadee's.

New home of Quail

Male - Female Quail

  This is my first Commissioned work.   These  Quail are a Christmas gift.

Display of Carvings

Followers of my bird carvings can see eight of them at Art Knapp in Kelowna.B.C., Canada.
 Please check out the carvings in the bird section and maybe you will find
 that perfect gift for someone special. The display will be there till Christmas.
 Note:My bird carvings are no longer at Art Knapp. A huge thank you for allowing me to display my work for the past 6 months.

The store manager has offered me the opportunity to display more wooden bird's in the
fall of 2011. Please check out my latest and best carvings.

Goldfinches

T

This pair of Goldfinches was ' Sold ' at Art Walk ,September 2010.

July 2010 Carvings

Newly carved Goldfinches, Robin and Red-winged Blackbird.

Art Walk-Lake Country......September 11 - 12 2010

Art Walk is a juried show and with more than 6,000 visitors and over 300 exhibitors. As a second year contributor, I was displaying nine handcarved birds, namely a Robin,California Quail, Blue Jay, Mountain Blue Bird,a pair of male and female Goldfinches, Blue-winged Teal Duck, Loon with fish, two Red-winged Blackbirds with cattails mounted as a single presenttion.

Update September, 2010:
Having sold the California Quail and the Godlfinches, I wish to thank everyone who stopped by and viewed my display. Art Walk gives the emerging and seasoned artist alike the best of platforms for showing their creations.

If this Show generated any interest in my wood carvings or what you have seen on this blog, you may contact me at
jdhooeyca@gmail.com  or  250-764-4121

Commissions welcomed.

Old World Santas

Redwinged Blackbird

This work of Art is two Redwinged Blackbird's ,
with three carved cat tails on a bird's eye maple base.