"Wolf Song" by Kate Dardine

Painting # 28 of my Painting a Day project. This piece was painted on Ampersand panel, which has a rather slick surface. I found I had to let it dry a few days before coming in with details. I call it Wolf Song because the background design reminds me of music clefs. 4x4", oil on stretched canvas. $35 plus shipping. Click here to purchase Wolf Song.

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Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

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...

"If You Can't See the Tail, You've Got to Look in the Eyes" close up detail of oil painting by Kate Dardine

This is a detail of a painting I am currently working on. The painting shows the whole wolf, but I am liking this cropped version and am thinking of doing a painting - maybe 30x30, with this crop. If you are interested in reading about my painting process, I invite you to read my online journal. You can also subscribe to my journal and have my updates delivered right to your internet home page or your email.

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Totem Animal Paintings by Colorado Daily Painter Kate Dardine