Mule Deer -framed watercolor

Title - Mule Deer
Medium - watercolor on coldpress paper
Size - 8 x 10 inches (frame size 11 x 14 inches)
 
Original watercolor painting framed with solid wood brown frame and double white mat.
 
I became fascinated with the American Bison during time spent in Colorado, Utah, and scenic drives through Texas.  There is a majestic and untamed quality to them that drew me in.   There are sharply defined edges throughout this piece, as well as moments of controlled abstraction that illustrate the wild nature of the buffalo spirit.  Symbolic animals of the Great Plains, they barely escaped extinction and I hope to bring awareness and respect to them as they have a long and rich history with North America.