Doe Leaping II Print

Doe Leaping II A leaping doe, moving to the right, blending into her landscape, even in motion. Both the positive and negative space in the silhouette shape of this deer are defined in pen and ink with the textures of trees, shrubs and grass. This doe is part of the animal silhouette series, which now includes over 600 images of Canadian wildlife presented in different ways - pen and ink, and as collages created with maps and abstract backgrounds which began as the paper on the surface I paint on. The series began with a request from my friend Jane, who wanted a pen and ink drawing of a deer in the trees. Sadly she had to wait a long time for the drawing she asked for, since I got so very distracted with this series, which had acquired many creatures before Jane's deer was done. Jane's deer has a herd to keep it company tho! I've chosen Canadian wildlife that I see in the landscape where I live on Vancouver Island, and that I've seen while travelling across Canada by motorcycle, and more recently I've expanded the series to include creatures of economic imporance in the development of Canada as a nation. As a person of european ancestry living in Canada I wish to acknowledge my settler privilege and express my gratitude for the opportunity to live in such beautiful natural landscape.