(Limited Edition Print)
(SOLD OUT from the publisher)
by: Carl Brenders
(Limited Edition Print)
Whenever
one goes hiking in the wild forests, one never stays alone for long.
Apparently, one disturbs those little creatures, which will warn all
the inhabitants of the forest of the intruder they think you are. Red
squirrels always will yell at you. In some forests, they are really
abundant and easy to observe. When they find enough food, they can
stay nibbling a pine cone and then feed away, not being bothered by
your presence. Those moments I love, and I do not resist watching
them with my binoculars. Every time I think: “This one I’m gonna
paint!” The nice thing about painting squirrels is that it allows
you to paint interesting detail in the background. Since my big
passion is texture, those paintings give me a lot of joy. The
challenge often is to create depth and focus on the animals.
Therefore I often use an out of focus effect in the
background.
Watching squirrels has always been the highlight of my
hiking trips, although one mostly goes for the big game, but there is
some truth in the expression: “Small is beautiful.”--Carl
Brenders
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