Art inspired by biology, created by a biologist
I’ve been fascinated with barred owls since I was a kid. In fact the man who was most influential in me becoming a biologist, Mr. Bob Ross, twice taught me to call these birds in the Ozark Mountains (he was quite an amazing zoology teacher in Arkansas). Their call sounds something like “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?”
This piece took me months to complete, partially due to distraction and partially due to the difficulty in the water detail that just made it hard to pick back up.
This gorilla drawing is based on a photograph taken by Rick Horton. I chose to draw it for the simple reason that I think the gorilla’s pose perfectly captures both the beauty and similarity to ourselves, as well as the sadness of the decline of our cousins, highlighted by his facial expression and presence in an obviously captive setting. All gorillas are either endangered or critically endangered (though I’m not sure the exact subspecies of this guy).
This drawing is based on a photograph of a family of hummingbirds my aunt captured in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.
This piece fits nicely is in an 8×10” frame.
