Timberwolf Portrait – ETCHING – ETCHING – 48/50

4.75″ x 7″

“Wolves – gregarious family animals – do not often stare directly at man, or at each other
for that matter.  They are creatures of complex, almost chivalrous behavior, and perhaps
they feel that eye-to-eye staring would be rude and confrontational.  “They do indeed
make direct eye contact if they intend to confront.  Perhaps this is why we find the
gaze of a wolf so compelling.  Perhaps the wolf includes us as a member of the
pack… a feeling that is as exciting as it is unsettling.  “This drawing was executed
on very rough paper because I wanted to give a feeling of the rough power of a
wild wolf.  I also enjoyed the sense of being able to share with others the feeling
of the rough materials I used – coarsely textured paper and pencil.”

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