Motherly Love

The red fox is the largest member of the "true foxes" and is the most geographically spread member of carnivora. It is listed among the worlds 100 most invasive species since it is so easy for it to adapt to a new home. It doesn't mean to be a invasive species but it ends up being one because of its natural instincts, feeding and making a family feeding pups until they are of the age that they can then move on and produce their own pups.

The red fox is a very social animal and is a passive animal in most cases people do not fear foxes unless they are a crops farmer. Foxes are omnivores and farmers have had to shoot them because they are feeding on berries or other sweet natural tasting crops.

The Laughing Dog

Here is a pretty quick picture i did when i first got into using conte and pastels, it was done from a small 4"x4" photo. The brilliance of color in  the photo was the key point that inspired me to produce this piece; it is about 12"x12" big .

Conte Basenji

literally just finished this one, it's done in grey and black conte on brown paper. The basenji is a very unique dog instead of barking it produces a more high pitched yodeling sound. we have a dog here at home that is half basenji she is very active and is always looking for a little critter to chase after. love these dogs!