Wildlife

this painting entitled "Wildlife" is an example of my extremely dry sense of humor. The painting is done using all of the complex techniques that would normally be used by a wildlife painter. Layer upon layer, several glazes etc. So the process is something I took seriously, which is a sort of joke in itself. But I try to paint things that have to do with my authentic experience. Although I do occasionally see deer, racoons, skunks, and squirrels, I find that the animal I most frequently run into are just cats. I'll be rounding a corner or walking up a staircase and there will be one staring at me as if I have no business being there. This one is stopping mid-step and staring, here is a ridiculous experience I've had hundreds of times. Sure I could try my hand at painting an epic battle scene between two Bighorn Rams atop a mountain, but I'm just keepin' it real.