Wildlife Gallery
Living on Cougar Time
Oil on Canvas -- 24" x 36" x 1"
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Resting in the Jungle
Oil on Canvas -- 30" x 40" x 1"
The mighty jaguar once could be found from Argentina all the way up to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. This jaguar was painted in his natural jungle habitat and appears to be at rest in the grass.
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Eagle's Nest
Oil on Canvas -- 24" x 36" x 1"
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Perfect Landing
Oil on Canvas -- 30" x 40" x 1"
These beautiful birds are North America's most common hawks. They are found all over the continent. They are keen-eyed and efficient hunters. Red-tails prefer open areas, such as fields or deserts, with high perching places nearby from which they can watch for prey.
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Bird of Prey
Oil on Canvas -- 36" x 24" x 1"
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Standing In the Shadows
Oil on Canvas -- 30" x 40" x 1"
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Deep in the Woods
Oil on Canvas -- 30" x 40" x 1"
I have painted this lone wolf walking through his natural surroundings, camouflaged by the dark woods which are vital for hiding from both predator and prey.
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Vigilant Wolf
Oil on Canvas -- 18" x 24" x 1"
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Native Americans believed in man's brotherhood with the wolf. I felt this kinship as I painted this elusive animal. After many layers of loose oils of similar shades of burnt sienna, this wolf appeared cautiously on my canvas.
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Independent Lion
Oil on Canvas -- 18" x 24" x 2"
This old lion appears comfortable in his habitat. Using many layers of thin oil, I was able to transform him from real life to a canvas.
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Freedom Symbol
Oil on Canvas -- 20" x 16" x 1"
Painting of a close up of a majestic Bald Eagle depicting America's best symbol.
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The Night Stalker
Oil on Ampersand -- 24" x 18" x 1.5"
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The gray wolf once nearly disappeared from the lower 48 states, today wolves have returned to the North American West to stalk their nightly prey. I used many shades of gray, burnt sienna and raw umber thinly applied with many layers.
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Are You Looking At Me
Oil on Canvas -- 20" x 16" x 1.5"
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Red and blue parrot sitting on a tree limb appearing to dominate the entire forest where he resides.
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Tiger In The Grass
Oil on Canvas -- 20" x 16" x 2"
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Hiding in an emerald forest, this tiger is watching with his piercing eyes.
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Wolf Amid the Aspen Trees
Oil on Canvas -- 24" x 18" x 2"
A Mexican gray wolf concealing himself behind the Aspen trees on a wintry day in the New Mexico wilderness. Silvery white blend of blues and grays were used to convey the cold landscape.
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Head of State
Oil on Canvas -- 48" x 36" x 1"
Lions are the only cats that live in groups, which are called prides. Prides are family units that may include up to three males, but this male stands head and shoulders above all others.
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The Mating Call
Oil on Ampersand -- 40" x 30" x 2"
Elk are among the most vocal members of the deer family. Cows bark alarm signals, calves bleat and squeal, and bulls bugle.
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Eyes On You
Oil on Canvas -- 24" x 18" x 2"
This beautiful Amur Leopard was painted in varying shadows of Cadmium Orange and he subtly appears out of a warm mid-tone color. My main focus in this painting was his piercing eyes.
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Pack Leader
Oil on Ampersand -- 20" x 18" x 2"
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This lanky predator emerged from a brownish gray under painting that I developed with multiple shades of raw umber and cerulean blue. Eyes of steely blue gray was a result of these colors blended with linseed oil and eggs washes.
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Fawn
Oil on Canvas -- 16" x 20" x 1"
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This small fawn successfully hiding in the weeds was photographed by my nephew while deer hunting in South Texas.
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Siberian Tiger
Oil on Canvas -- 24" x 18" x 2"
According to the National Geographic, Siberian (or Amur) tigers are the world's largest cats. They live primarily in eastern Russia's birch forests, though some exist in China and North Korea. They are on the brink of extinction which calls for me as an artist, to place him in a painting that will last for decades.
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Lone Wolf
Oil on Canvas -- 24" x 18" x 2"
I used many shades of grays with subtle raw umber blended together with light brush strokes. This painting conveys a solitary mood of one of our most mysterious predators.
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Out of the Woods
Oil on Canvas -- 28" x 22" x 3/4"
Though the Mexican Gray wolf was once numbered in the thousands, these wolves were wiped out in the U.S. by the mid-1970s, with just a handful existing in zoos. The Mexican gray wolf was listed as endangered under the Ecological Society of America in 1976.
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Easing Through the Grass
Oil on Canvas -- 24" x 30" x 2"
This leopard just finished off his prey while hunting in his natural habitat, the grasslands of the Savannah.
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Orange Blossom
Oil on Canvas -- 20" x 24" x 1"
The Red Fox is known as the largest of the fox species. It is also the one most people are familiar with. They do have a gorgeous red coloring to them where their name comes from. They can also be shades of orange and brown too. Some have shiny coats and is a nice glimmer as they move around. Her pointed ears provide very good hearing ability.
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Cold Feet
Oil on Canvas -- 24" x 18" x 1"
Oil on canvas of a Bobcat found in the northern part of New Mexico. Painting his fur was a challenge with so many shades of gray and brown, putting a cute face and tufted ears on this animal that still remains a predator.
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On the Prowl
Oil on Canvas -- 36" x 24" x 1"
Sleek and graceful, cougars are solitary and secretive. Urban development has encroached into their natural habitat, and now they are often spotted by hikers and joggers in the suburbs of large cities. This cougar was seen in the rocky area west of Austin, Texas. He could be living in your neighborhood.
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Live Free
Oil on Canvas -- 30" x 40" x 1"
Shedding his dark past, this buffalo emerges through a cloud of dusty amber to freely roam the Great Plains once again.
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Fearsome Beast
Oil on Canvas -- 30" x 40" x 1"
Painting this bear took forever because of the massive amount fur and long hairs on him. Using mostly Burnt Sienna and Yellow Ochre, his face finally appeared before me. Grizzly bears, large and dangerous, are common in Canada and Alaska, but can be found in Yellowstone Park and in northwestern Montana. Even though they eat almost any type of vegetation, they will kill wildlife and livestock making him feared and very unpopular with local ranchers, hikers, and campers.
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Big Horn
Oil on Canvas -- 40" x 30" x 1"
Bighorn males, called rams, are famous for their large, curled horns. These impressive growths are a symbol of status and a weapon used in epic battles across the Rocky Mountains according to National Geographic.
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Danger in the Dark
Oil on Canvas -- 30" x 40" x 1"
The mountain lion is also known as the cougar, puma, panther, and catamount, and is the largest wildcat in North America.
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Pretty Boy
Oil on Canvas -- 30" x 24" x 1"
This young wolf is patiently sitting in a patch of underbrush waiting on an unsuspecting meal.
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