"The Way of the Wolf" by Kate Dardine

This is a 24x24" oil on gallery wrapped canvas - available through my website. In this painting, the wolf emerges from the mist and looks us straight in the eye. As I painted this piece, I was thinking about the role of predator animals in keeping the balance of nature. Click here to learn more.

Kate Dardine is a Daily Painter from Fort Collins, Colorado.

The Way of Wolf by Kate Dardine

"The Way of Wolf is the Way of the World", 24x24 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas. Still a work in progress...stay tuned!

This poor painting has gone through numerous name changes on its journey to completion...and I'm not quite done yet! But last night I finally felt like I'd resolved the issues I was having - by going back to the original study and getting back that "out of the mist" feeling. Before I went down to my studio to paint, I watched the trailer to a documentary called Lords of Nature which talks about the role predators have in the balance of nature. So I had in my mind thoughts of how important wolves and other predators are in keeping the world in sync. Read more...