"Lion in the Grass"
pencil on polymin 4" x 6"
Available
"On a Stroll"
oil on hardboard - 4" x 6"
Available
You can always tell when an animal is hunting or just taking a stroll
(they really do that yanno). This wolf is just looking around,
ears are listening but not fixated, and his tail is very relaxed, he's
just taking a stroll. J
Yellowstone Wolf
ref photo courtesy
Jim Lawther
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"The Safe Place"
pastel/charcoal 3.5" x 4"
Available
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Elephants have always been dear to me. I love
watching the elephant nature videos and spotting a calf hiding, and being
protected, among all the legs and trunks of the herd. It's amazing how so many
wildlife species go to such great lengths to protect their young - just like
humans do!
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"Keeping Close"
charcoal/pencil 8" x 10"
Available
Prints Available
8 x 10LE
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"The Brave One"
charcoal/pencil 3.5" x4"
SOLD
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A clip on youtube.com was my inspiration for this
drawing. A herd of Cape Buffalo, walking beside a river, are attacked by a pride
of lions. They scatter and run but one of the calves is taken. As the lions are
trying to drag the calf out of the river they are all attacked by 2 or 3
alligators! The lions manage to drag the calf to the river bank only to face the
entire herd of Cape Buffalo that has returned for the calf. Lions are thrown and
tossed all over the place and miraculously the calf gets up and walks back to
the herd. I almost stood up and clapped! Take a look
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM
or
http://www.youtube.com
then
search for
Battle at Kruger |
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"Deceptive Innocence"
pencil 3" x 3"
Available
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This is pencil on polymin. I I love the way the pencil feels on this smooth as glass surface.
Titled "Deceptive Innocence" because
even though these critters are as cute as can be they can be very vicious when
protecting their territory.
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"Great Hide"
2" x 3"
acrylic on polymin
I had stopped to take photos of all the beautiful flowers in this field.
Didn't even see the bunny until looking through the photos months later.
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"Safe Escape"
charcoal 4" x 6"
Available
Florida Manatees. I like the statement
this piece makes, kind of like "Leave us alone!" The gash in the tail is
to serve as a constant reminder that these animals continue to be run
over and harassed by boaters not obeying the "Manatee Area - Slow Down"
signs posted all up and down the east coast of Florida. This is a
critically endangered species.
You can learn more about the manatee at http://www.savethemanatee.org |
"Huggable"
pastel 3" x 4"
Available
"Summer Nap"
pencil/charcoal 4" x 6"
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"Always on Guard"
pencil 4" x 6"
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"Old Timer"
"Curious"
pastel/charcoal
pastel
3.5" x 4"
4"
x 6"
Available
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"Roadside Buffalo"
pastel 4.5" x 5"
Available
Every year, as I head east to do shows, I pass this lone buffalo
on Interstate 40. He's always there looking very old and tired. Breaks my heart.
"Sneaky"
oil painting 3" x 4.5"
Available
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"Shelly"
"Curious Friend"
oil 3' x 4'oil 24" x 36"
soldsold
Prints Available
5 x 7OE , 8 x 10LE , 11 x 14LE
Shelly and her friends were always found around the warm waters of the
Jacksonville Florida power plant. |
"Peaceful Lunch"
oil on canvas 3' x 4'
Available
Prints Available
5 x 7OE , 8 x 10LE , 11 x 14LE
This is one of the Manatees from the Tote Museum in
Sarasota, Florida. A nice exhibit, the manatees were active and looked
comfortable. |
"New Home Blues"
oil painting 2' x 3'
sold
Prints Available
5 x 7OE , 8 x 10LE , 11 x 14LE
A not so very happy manatee just moved to the Columbus Zoo. |
"Scarred Reflections"
5" x 7" Pencil/Charcoal
Available
So many times I see photos of
manatees with interesting water reflections on their backs. I have always
thought those reflections look much like the scars left on them from boat
propellers. Very sad, the
demise of the manatee. |
"Nick"
pencil 4" x 6"
Available
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"Marshmallow Grizzly"
charcoal 4" x 6"
Available |
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Nick (so named because
of the knick in his left ear) used to come to our back door every
morning for a peanut.....or twenty. He was very polite about it until
one day, when we didn't respond to his morning chirps and scratches
quickly enough, he proceeded to chew a huge hole in the kitchen window
screen. So, we stopped giving out peanuts and he has since moved on.
Now, we have a friendly little female that visits and I've learned my
lesson and only put peanuts out by the bird feeder. She does come to the
back door though. She just stands there, up on her hind legs and stares
into the sliding glass door as if to say, "so, are they home?" ....very
cute. I'm sure I'll do a drawing of her too.
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I was very much looking forward to doing this piece until I began. I had no idea
a reference photo I took at an animal farm in Montana nearly 10 years ago would
still stir up such sad emotions. The photo shoot was an "extra bonus" tagged
onto an art workshop.
My imagination had them all staying in pristine pens and being treated like
royalty. I was not at all prepared for what I saw. First was the horrible
smell as you approached the farm. It was overwhelming, almost gagging - I'm not
sure if it was because they didn't clean the "cages" enough or that so many
predators within such close proximity of each other were frantically "over
marking" their
territory as often as possible. Probably a bit of both. So, there were
all these magnificent animals in wire cages. Most were pacing. I was mortified
to say the least. When they brought the Grizzly out and started throwing
marshmallows
to him to get him to do certain gestures - that was it - I was gone. I took
about 12 photos in all. I was going to do this piece in pastels, using the
beautiful sienna colors of the grizzly. I felt the black and white better
portrayed the mood. A grizzly begging for a
marshmallow -
why couldn't they at least given him something healthy. |
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