Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Escape


“Escape by a Hare” by Bev Doolittle.

Writes Doolittle: “This painting was practically constructed right outside my window. It’s a painting of the desert, where I live. The prickly-pear cactus, bunch grass and sand take on the long shadows of the early morning and evening — active times of the day for most desert animals. The black-tailed jack rabbits and red-tailed hawks are common sights.

“This is a painting of intense drama. I felt it would be even more intense by not actually showing the hawk, but rather only showing its shadow flowing over the ground and the running hare.”

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