New Mexico Praire Dogs

I did this drawing in New Mexico with prismacolor pencils on bristol. This drawing was inspiried by the Prairie Dogs, and the beauty of the Sandia... more

by Tim McCarthy

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Price

$600

Dimensions

11.000 x 11.000 inches

Title

New Mexico Praire Dogs

Artist

Tim McCarthy

Medium

Drawing - Mixed Media On Paper

Description

I did this drawing in New Mexico with prismacolor pencils on bristol. This drawing was inspiried by the Prairie Dogs, and the beauty of the Sandia Mountains pictured in the background. These cute, fat little rodents are the foundation of the life of many species in the desert of New Mexico, supporting entire communites of wildlife with their presence. Key predators, like the Golden Eagles, Redtailed Hawks, Ferruginous Hawks, bullsnakes, rattlesnakes, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, and Badgers, are all depending upon the lives of the Praire Dogs to survive. They keep the desert alive. Not only do they provide food for these predators, but some, like the snakes, also depend upon them for shelter, too, in their vast networks of underground tunnels and burrows they dig. Humans are the only species that seems to not understand, appreciate or care about the Praire Dogs, and because of this, they have become threatened with extinction in many areas where they were once plentiful, to the demise of all the species that depend on them for their lives. In order for them to survive, they need a pristine wild land base... They need our protection from road construction, urban development, and poisoning , trapping and shooting.

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April 28th, 2016