Wolf Walk
Hello friend!
Happy spring to you. I hope the birds are flitting about in your habitat, bringing you music and cheer. We all need some cheer at this moment, don't you agree? It's been a very stressful season. I've been combatting the stress of world news lately by making stripes. Yep. Stripes are predictable, and measured, and keep me focused. Here is one example of some very striped and very imaginary trout.
Wolf Walk, 5”x5” original mixed media
I usually wait for some sort of inspiration to send out a studio newsletter, rather than just obeying the calendar and emailing something because it's the beginning of the month. Well, that inspiration came along last night, and I think you might enjoy this story. Way back in February I made a dozen or so small paintings on 5"x7" panels. I was playing around with a specific color palette, and most of the finished pieces turned out to feature a coyote-wolf type critter. Fast forward to April, when I donated one of these pieces to Missoula's Clay Studio for their annual art auction. I named the little piece "Wolf Walk". Fast forward again, to last night, when I attended the event and happily saw my little Wolf Walk piece auctioned off for a nice sum to benefit a community arts organization. On my late night drive home up the Blackfoot River I encountered a VERY LARGE grey wolf slowly crossing the highway in front of me. He/she walked (not trotted) across my view, prompting me to nearly stop in my tracks. I have encountered many, many animals on this highway, most of them running, sprinting, or at least quickly trotting. This was different; it was indeed a slow Wolf Walk. I suppose it happened for a reason, for which I am grateful and surprised. I hope that you have some surprising and breathtaking encounters this month too.
We Walk For Peace, 24”x36” mixed media
I'm still exploring the Buddhist Monks' recent Walk For Peace; it's just such an inspiration. Equally inspired by the beauty and wildness of Southern Utah, where my husband and I just spent a week exploring and unplugging.
gleefully exploring America’s public lands here
As always, THANK YOU for being my studio friend,
Andrea