Bison Calves

"Bison Calves"

oil on linen panel

12x16
sold

This is a painting of two bison calves playing together with one of their mothers in the background.  They are probably not twins as bison rarely have twins.  If a bison does have twins, often the mother will nurse only one of the two, leaving the other to die.  In the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, where I photographed these bison, there is a tall grass that is quite pink in color certain times of the year.  This is the tall grass in the painting.  

"The Lighthouse"

"The Lighthouse"

oil on linen panel

12x16

 

I painted this scene several years ago, and decided to try it again.  This is a rock formation in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle.  My husband and I hiked to this spot where I took a photo of the scene.  It's quite a hike--we probably won't be hiking the whole trail again.