Tranquility of the Deep Woods
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CA$1,850.00
CA$1,850.00
Chalk pastel. 11" x 15". 2017.
Likely a much lesser-known North American owl is the flammulated owl, which gets its name from the flame-like markings around its eyes and face. These owls are very small, have incredible camouflage, and inhabit the mountain forests of the rockies stretching from Southern British Columbia all the way throughout the midwestern US down to Mexico and Central America. It is unlikely that most of us will ever see one in the wild. This piece of artwork is meant to bring awareness of some of the "deep wild" areas of our planet; the areas that many of us will never see or explore, the areas that rarely have human encounters, or the areas that have extremely rare wildlife or plantlife. The drawing is meant to evoke a question: does that make this animal, or its environment, any less valuable? If and when a population of flammulated owls becomes vulnerable to habitat destruction due to logging or other human-inflicted damage, will we care about such an animal? There are already populations of wildlife that are at-risk, but since they are not pandas, or tigers, or other well-known animals, will we stand up for their conservation? Although flammulated owls are not endangered, the risk of them becoming endangered is increased when we aren't even aware of their existence. There are already populations of animals that are on the brink of extinction, and most of us aren't even aware they existed in the first place. Take the spotted owl as a good example (Google that). This piece is meant to simply bring attention to those who don't have it. How often are we turning a blind eye to others in our life or our world without a voice? How often are we not giving our attention to someone in need, simply because we are unaware?
This drawing took 25 hours to complete. A huge thanks to Lydia Ripplinger, for giving me the chance to use her gorgeous photo as a reference for this piece. You can see Lydia's photography on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/lydebug
Likely a much lesser-known North American owl is the flammulated owl, which gets its name from the flame-like markings around its eyes and face. These owls are very small, have incredible camouflage, and inhabit the mountain forests of the rockies stretching from Southern British Columbia all the way throughout the midwestern US down to Mexico and Central America. It is unlikely that most of us will ever see one in the wild. This piece of artwork is meant to bring awareness of some of the "deep wild" areas of our planet; the areas that many of us will never see or explore, the areas that rarely have human encounters, or the areas that have extremely rare wildlife or plantlife. The drawing is meant to evoke a question: does that make this animal, or its environment, any less valuable? If and when a population of flammulated owls becomes vulnerable to habitat destruction due to logging or other human-inflicted damage, will we care about such an animal? There are already populations of wildlife that are at-risk, but since they are not pandas, or tigers, or other well-known animals, will we stand up for their conservation? Although flammulated owls are not endangered, the risk of them becoming endangered is increased when we aren't even aware of their existence. There are already populations of animals that are on the brink of extinction, and most of us aren't even aware they existed in the first place. Take the spotted owl as a good example (Google that). This piece is meant to simply bring attention to those who don't have it. How often are we turning a blind eye to others in our life or our world without a voice? How often are we not giving our attention to someone in need, simply because we are unaware?
This drawing took 25 hours to complete. A huge thanks to Lydia Ripplinger, for giving me the chance to use her gorgeous photo as a reference for this piece. You can see Lydia's photography on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/lydebug