Guy Coheleach Animal Prints, NUMBERED/SIGNED/AUTHENTIC

Description: Siberian Summer 27”x 34” It is no secret that I am a fervent admirer of big cats. I suppose that I identify with them as fellow predators. With their beauty and power, the big cats are such fabulous subjects that they make an artist's work easy — they make the artist look good. These are Siberian tigers - a mother and her two cubs, which are about a month and a half old. As with puppies, the size of the cubs' paws indicates how large they will be at maturity. Siberian tigers are generally paler than tigers with more southern ranges, and they also have longer hair and longer legs. Tiger cubs remain with their mother for a long time, usually about two years. This is a painting of summer in a Siberian forest. I enjoy playing with light in a painting. It is very difficult, however, to use light correctly when painting a forest scene, mostly because there is not much of it in a forest. It is a challenge to get the light to look natural and very easy to have it look contrived. Although these tigers look peaceful and domestic, Siberian tigers are one of the most ferocious species on Earth. In my first experience with a Siberian tiger cub, I was surprised to discover how vocal it was. Rather than surprising, it would probably be more accurate to say that the screaming, screeching and howling was terrifying. Siberian ambush 27” x 34” I love painting all big cats, but I have a special admiration for Siberian tigers. They are both beautiful and aggressive. The Siberian tiger is generally paler and larger, with longer hair than its more southern cousins. A 640-pound Siberian tiger once visited our home with its trainer. It's difficult to conceive of the size of one of these magnificent beasts until you see one in relation to something else - like taking a dip in our swimming pool! This tiger is crouched in the shadows of a Siberian evergreen, waiting in ambush for some unwary prey. Sunspots 24-1/8" x 37" The spotted coat of the leopard gives it wonderful cam-ouflage, which was the inspiration for this painting. Once, on an African safari, I was observing a herd of impala, when suddenly, through my binoculars, I was startled to discover a leopard, also intent on the herd, only 50 yards downwind from them. Although he knew that he couldn't catch any of the impala at that distance, his interest was intense. I could sense that he was hoping that the herd would come closer, within striking range. It was amazing to me to witness how the leopard can simply disappear into his surroundings, close to his potential prey, who were completely oblivious to his concealed presence. Young mother (Same size as others) Felis concolor is the scientific name given to this pretty cat by the Swedish botanist Linnaeus in the late 1700s. Most of us know it as cougar, puma or mountain lion. The cougar's food consists of game from the size of a mouse to as large as a moose or an elk, though I suspect that, given the choice, a cougar would avoid preying on adults of larger species. Weighing in from 100 to 225 pounds, with males the heavier, even an adult cougar would have difficulty with a 1,000-pound moose. Like most large predators, the cougar's distribution is declining to areas least occupied by man, with one very interesting exception being the cougar's extension into Manitoba. My painting is of a young mother with her two cubs. Some females may breed while still young enough to have a trace of faint spots on their coats. I did not want to go that far, but I did want to show a cat young enough to have scarless ears and to still have a coat with a fuzzy look to it. Fox fire 21-3/8" x 26-1/2"

Price: 550 USD

Location: Bourbonnais, Illinois

End Time: 2024-11-22T09:21:55.000Z

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