Dorothy Tinning said she was painting outdoors when she was distracted by the call of a meadowlark.

Looking around, she spotted it nearby, singing its song and posing for her. That image became the inspiration for Spring Awakening, the work she created as the featured artist for this year91裸聊视频檚 Meadowlark Nature Festival.

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Art and nature have both been life-long passions for Tinning, though it wasn91裸聊视频檛 until 2006 that she was able to devote herself full-time, working out of her studio in Penticton.

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In her artist statement, Tinning says the underlying theme in her paintings tends to be a celebration of the uniqueness of our beautiful land forms that reflect the beauty and master of the Okanagan area.

She says the day the meadowlark called to her was a beautiful warm day in the South Okanagan, surrounded by a landscape of antelope brush, bunch grass and sage.

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Each year, the Meadowlark Festival features a different artist. This year marks its 20th anniversary, and Tinning said they had all the artists represented at the museum.

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An exhibition of Tinning91裸聊视频檚 work, Creative Exploration Through Landscape Art, including Spring Awakening, will be on display at the Penticton Art Gallery, 199 Marina Way until June 19, with the opening reception at the gallery on May 19 at 7 p.m.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檒l be giving an artist talk about the show (on May 20 from 2 to 4 p.m.),91裸聊视频� said Tinning, adding that she plans to share the inspirations and stories behind the individual works.

After the artist talk, Spring Awakening will be taken over to the Meadowlark gala event.

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The Meadowlark Nature Festival is on until May 22, with 81 different events from Princeton to Penticton. Find out more at .