Rabbit, of blue dropcloth, facing right Print

Rabbit I've seen rabbits nearly everywhere I've lived in Canada, and like deer they aren't unique to the west coast, but it always makes me happy to see a rabbit grazing. Like tiny cows, they seem contemplative when chewing. Their recognizable silhouette is an important part of this series, for ecological as well as sentimental reasons. This is a digital image created from an analogue source, the silhouette is cut out of a piece of paper which is laid over a 'drop cloth' style abstract painting. The 'dropcloth' background is made from the sheets of paper I cover my work surface with, and they start out as a literal drop cloth to catch the paint that spills, drips and runs off other things I paint. The use of bubble wrap for monoprinting (like a stamp) is intended as a visual reminder of the ecological dangers that plastic presents to wildlife. The cut out animal and the drop cloth are then combined in various ways on my scanner to create this series of animal silhouettes. The series includes a variety of Canadian wildlife, large and small, presented in both positive and negative space versions and, in some cases, facing in both directions.