Her paintings have been described as whimsical realism, camouflage and
spirit paintings. She feels they are more than this. "The earth
is beautiful and exciting, and I am blessed that I can explore it," says
Doolittle. "I listen with my eyes. With the gift of stillness and
listening comes the sense of identification." Bev Doolittle has
been able to do more than identify the beauty and excitement of the earth
she has shown the ability of a true artist; to put that identity into
artwork.
Bev has said, "camouflage is more than color - it is movement." This
artistic talent with camouflage and movement has developed greatly with
Doolittle and she is very much in command of the art today. She draws
your eye movement around the picture seeing one thing first, then another
and another. That is the true talent of camouflage art. Multiple images
in fine technique telling a story or history of true meaning.
For Bev, nature is a religion. She goes to remote and beautiful wilderness
areas for spiritual refreshment as the Indians did. "There is a
great mystical significance in the unspoiled wilderness" remarked
Doolittle. She is fascinated with the customs and costumes of the different
tribes, she also wants to portray the way these people relate to the
earth and all its creatures. Many Native Americans have written to Bev
commenting that she sees things the way they do. These Americans feel
they are not noble savages but fellow humans and Doolittle has depicted
them as such. The Native Americans feel she is drawing the vision of
how the Indians see the connection of nature and man.
Prayer for the Wild Things
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