Icy Wolf

 

Acrylic on Canvas Board    12x 16      SOLD

A friend on Instagram lent me this photo to paint from. I thought it would be interesting to show the wolf emerging from the darkness. I think the stealth ability of the wolf to sneak up on us elicits an innate fear we have of predators. But in fact wolves are much more afraid of us than we should be of them. They notice us first, and avoid contact and detection. It is a rare for them to attack a human, but still the image of the big bad wolf remains. I prefer to think of them as fellow travelers just trying to survive the same as we are.

Mr. Cardinal

 

Acrylic on Board   6 x 6     SOLD

Detailed portrait of a Cardinal

Snow Storm Wolf

Acrylic on Canvas Board     12 x 16

It's hard to comprehend that someone could shoot this beautiful animal for sport.

Mr. Blue Jay

 

Acrylic on Board  5 x 7      SOLD

Detailed look at one of my favorite birds. Noisy, bold, smart and a beautiful blue.

Winter Is Here

 Acrylic on Board  5 x 7        SOLD

Winter has arrived with the first dusting of snow. Birds reminisce about Summer. The last of the leaves have fallen from the trees. The leaves, like paper, their colors poems written by the sun.

Young Wolves

 Acrylic on Board        16 x 20

Adolescent wolves much like human teenagers can appear gangly and awkward as they wait to grow into their long legs and large paws.

Hiding Wolf

 Acrylic on Board    12x16

Canadian Artist Robert Bateman, one of my heroes, has said it is often the case to see a wild animal camouflaged. I painted this wolf in a way I imagined you might steal a glimpse of him in the wild.

Red Leaf Sparrow

 Acrylic on Board   8x8

I remember taking the reference photo for this painting from an open window in a room of my house. It was a very cold Fall day before any of us were used to the change in temperature. The bright red colors of the leaves and the way they appeared almost transparent in the sun were the perfect backdrop for this male sparrow.

Lobo

 Acrylic on Board   5x7    SOLD

“We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be –the mythologized epitome of a savage ruthless killer – which is, in reality, no more than a reflected image of ourself.” – Farley Mowat

Nod

 Acrylic on Board   5x7    SOLD

Blue Jay number three from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Winken" and "Blinken."

Blinken

 Acrylic on Board   5x7

Blue Jay number two from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Winken" and "Nod."

Winken

 Acrylic on Board   5x7     SOLD

Blue Jay number one from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Blinken" and "Nod."

Cardinal in Lavender

 Acrylic on Board   5x7     SOLD

The purple flowers are a nice contrast to the red of the bird.