Artist’s statement €¦â€¦.. Having spent most of my life working with and surrounded by wildlife, both exotic and domestic, I am continually enthralled and inspired by them many complexities and personalities to explore! I know what a lion's mane smells like, how it feels, the texture of tiger's fur, the swiftness, the calculations and even the affections. It is difficult for me to not separate the herd or the flock and focus on an individual. Most of my wildlife subjects tend to take the dominant place in my paintings. I grew up working with...more