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Wolf HowlWILDLIFE

I have travelled too little to see any real wildlife aside from the critters who inhabit my suburban garden, so I work from pictorial resources such as magazines and calendars. Nonetheless, after being accustomed to seeing domesticated animals in the relative comfort of my home and neighborhood, it is almost a shock to see an animal which has never known a human and cares nothing for human companionship. Studying a wild animal in its natural habitat is a reminder that the world does not revolve around us, that these creatures get along just fine (and probably better) without us, that we are really only one more species carrying out our lives on Earth. And while, for me, the inspiration to put an image on paper is always primarily a visual inspiration, wild animals carry the same emotional inspiration as domestic pets--animals are so un-selfconscious. Add to that the beauty of a natural landscape and you've got a perfect recipe for visual pleasure.

For art inspired by winter, visit "WinterWhite", my virtual show featuring small field sketches of winter views.

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Bison Shadow

MEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 22" x 16"; 2001, $2,000.00 matted and framed It's easy to personify what animals do, but when I saw this picture I really wondered what made these wolves stop at that point and howl while the rest of the group moved on. I was really excited by the range of dusky earth tones and the textures, and rendered it in a more rough and sketchy manner than usual, letting the texture of the paper show through so that it would feel less static than a realistically-rendered drawing.

With the Wind

MEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 22" x 16"; 2001, $750.00 matted and framed It's easy to personify what animals do, but when I saw this picture I really wondered what made these wolves stop at that point and howl while the rest of the group moved on. I was really excited by the range of dusky earth tones and the textures, and rendered it in a more rough and sketchy manner than usual, letting the texture of the paper show through so that it would feel less static than a realistically-rendered drawing.

Practice

MEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 22" x 16"; 2001, sold, prints available It's easy to personify what animals do, but when I saw this picture I really wondered what made these wolves stop at that point and howl while the rest of the group moved on. I was really excited by the range of dusky earth tones and the textures, and rendered it in a more rough and sketchy manner than usual, letting the texture of the paper show through so that it would feel less static than a realistically-rendered drawing.

 

Blue Tuna

MEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 22" x 16"; 2001, $500.00 matted and framed It's easy to personify what animals do, but when I saw this picture I really wondered what made these wolves stop at that point and howl while the rest of the group moved on. I was really excited by the range of dusky earth tones and the textures, and rendered it in a more rough and sketchy manner than usual, letting the texture of the paper show through so that it would feel less static than a realistically-rendered drawing.

 

A World Overhead

MEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 10" x 10"; 2001, $250.00 matted and framed It's easy to personify what animals do, but when I saw this picture I really wondered what made these wolves stop at that point and howl while the rest of the group moved on. I was really excited by the range of dusky earth tones and the textures, and rendered it in a more rough and sketchy manner than usual, letting the texture of the paper show through so that it would feel less static than a realistically-rendered drawing.

 

 

Wolf Howl

Wolf HowlMEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 22" x 16"; 1997, $1,000.00 matted and framed It's easy to personify what animals do, but when I saw this picture I really wondered what made these wolves stop at that point and howl while the rest of the group moved on. I was really excited by the range of dusky earth tones and the textures, and rendered it in a more rough and sketchy manner than usual, letting the texture of the paper show through so that it would feel less static than a realistically-rendered drawing.

 

In His Element

In His ElementMEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 15" x 11"; 1995, Sold Again, it's easy to personify what animals do and I don't like to do that, but this polar bear just looks plain happy. The warm tones of sunlight at that time of day and the cool tones of reflected light from the snow add color and dimension to both the bear and the snow around it, and enhance the textures in both.

The Gray Wolf

The Gray WolfMEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 12" x 16"; 1993, $300.00 matted and framed I have seen this image reproduced on everything from posters to cotton throws since it appeared on the cover of, I believe, National Wildlife Magazine. It was another image which I remembered after having read the magazine, so I pulled it from the pile of magazines and kept it with my art resources. What I remembered was the wolf's direct look and seeming lack of distress at being caught in what looked like a blizzard.

 


White?

MEDIUM: Watercolor; SIZE: 6" x 6"; 1994, $150.00 matted and framed You know, of course, that both polar bears and snow are white. I can tell you that there is not one speck of white left on the paper in this work. A picture from a calendar, I studied the contrasting warm-toned direct and cool-toned reflected highlights and the textures of the bear and the snow for a month, then at the end of the year put it in the art resources file. Because of the flowing shapes and the seeming lack of texture it looked almost abstract to me, and was a real challenge for all of its apparent simplicity.

Birds in Snow

MEDIUM: Pastel; SIZE: 10" x 16"; 2001, $500.00 matted and framed It's easy to personify what animals do, but when I saw this picture I really wondered what made these wolves stop at that point and howl while the rest of the group moved on. I was really excited by the range of dusky earth tones and the textures, and rendered it in a more rough and sketchy manner than usual, letting the texture of the paper show through so that it would feel less static than a realistically-rendered drawing.

 

 

 

Biding Time

MEDIUM: Pencil and watercolor; SIZE: 22" x 16"; 2001, $1,000.00 matted and framed It's easy to personify what animals do, but when I saw this picture I really wondered what made these wolves stop at that point and howl while the rest of the group moved on. I was really excited by the range of dusky earth tones and the textures, and rendered it in a more rough and sketchy manner than usual, letting the texture of the paper show through so that it would feel less static than a realistically-rendered drawing.

 

For art inspired by winter, especially featuring birds, visit "WinterWhite", my virtual show featuring small field sketches of winter views.



 

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