#1 - Year of the Sheep
It is a series of animal-portraits inspired by the zodiac cycle of 12
years with one year represented by an animal. Each year is dedicated
to one animal and that year is called its year, such as 2015 – year
of sheep.
Focusing on the wildlife aspect of this cycle, I made 12 animal
portraits. All paintings are of the same size and are meant to be
displayed together. I took my artistic license to “free” the
animals from their barns, animal shelters, and collars &
harnesses. They all are painted in their natural habitats and
possibly with their mates or offsprings.
To generate interest, I tried to choose some variation among the
representative animal. For example, for the year of tiger I chose
white tiger over a traditional yellow/orange Siberian or Bengal
tiger. It gave me a chance to explore deeper, learn better and
possibly, pique the curiosity of the viewer before reading the
caption/title.
This series is a part of project “Nature” where there are
landscapes, seasons, and more animals.
I used my own photos as references that we took during our trips to
zoos, farms, animal shelters, and parks. And I am so very thankful
to the photographers who lent their support by allowing to use their
ref photos without hassles of copyrights. They were invaluable
resources for the subjects living in lands far and away. Despite my
best efforts there are a few that have no available photo credit
info. I will mention that along with the photos of paintings.
I will add photos to the album one by one and I invite you to guess
which animal aligned with the year of dragon. :-)
Do let me know your thoughts. Enjoy!
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