Wild Things Artwork |
| "Leopard on Alert" |
36" x 24" pastel on Ampersand Pastelbord.
"Leopard on Alert" was selected as a Finalist in International Artist's Challenge #52, Favorite Subjects, and published in Issue 68, August/September 2009.
This piece was exhibited extensively in 2008, including the 23rd Annual Bosque Conservatory Art Classic, Bosque Conservatory, Clifton, TX; the 31st Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition for Non- Members at the Salmagundi Club, New York, NY; and the 17th Annual National Pastel Painting Exhibition, Hispanic Arts Center EXPO New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. In 2009, "Leopard on Alert" was included in the Florida Artists Juried Exhibition, held at the President's Hall, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL, and later as part of The Southeastern Pastel Society's 2009 Juried Members' Exhibition at Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA.
This cat is the same as featured in "Leopard Look."
The reference for this piece was photographed at the Jacksonville Zoo in 2006. He was particularly cooperative that day, in that he would actually cease his incessant pacing of his habitat for several minutes at a time, long enough for me to capture some incredible close-up images of him. I find this distinct "on alert" pose particularly compelling. He was checking out some zoo visitors passing behind me while I stood literally just the other side of his enclosure to photograph him. At 36" high, this piece approximates life-size.