Acrylic on Board 5 x 7 SOLD
Detailed look at one of my favorite birds. Noisy, bold, smart and a beautiful blue.
Detailed look at one of my favorite birds. Noisy, bold, smart and a beautiful blue.
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.
Adolescent wolves much like human teenagers can appear gangly and awkward as they wait to grow into their long legs and large paws.
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.
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.
“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
Blue Jay number three from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Winken" and "Blinken."
Blue Jay number two from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Winken" and "Nod."
Blue Jay number one from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Blinken" and "Nod."
Surprise! A chipmunk darts out of the grass not expecting to see the wolf. The wolf was caught off guard also. Both are frozen in time.