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Name: Rain Wolves

Artist: Rosanna P. Brost (me)

Date: August 27th 2012

Media: Acrylic

Size Dimensions: 18 x 24 inches

Subject: A pair of rain (or perhaps sea) wolves from the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, Canada. This is the most genetically diverse (and thus precious) group of wolves in the world. They have been known to swim thirteen kilometres (five times the length of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California) between various islands in their habitat and they prey readily upon salmon, usually eating only their heads. Thanks to their remote habitat they have been able to keep their genetic diversity which makes them genetically healthy but these wolves, like all wolves, are endangered by humans. You can learn more about these amazing creatures which are a true treasure of the world and British Columbia here -> orcabook.com/seawolves/images/...

Learn more about how you can help conserve this endangered* species here: www.pacificwild.org/site/take_...

Read About Wolf Myths and Facts: www.predatordefense.org/wolf_m...

*There is overwhelming evidence that though wolves may have been removed from the endangered species list, this was only done for political reasons and NOT because the species is up to healthy numbers which means that wolves are still endangered. In fact, thanks to their recent de-listing they're becoming even more endangered as decades of hard work to remove them from the list come undone by irresponsible politicians and uneducated buffoons. You can find out more here: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=...

Also if you want to make yourself really depressed, check out how many subspecies of wolf are now extinct here: www.wolfhowl.org/subspecies.ph... Trust me when I say that it is horrifying.

I think rain wolves are some of the most fascinating wolves there is - I can honestly say that I really loved painting them and I am very proud and happy that this painting is going to a great home! I'm very happy to finally have a good photo of it to share with you guys, if not a scan. (If anyone wants to tackle cropping it into a proper digital copy I'd appreciate it. I tried but my photoshop didn't like my fiddly attempts at tipping it to an angle where the blue towel backdrop could be cropped off. Also the photo might be a tad skewed since I was standing over it with it on the grass to try to get its picture.)

Photo shot with my dad's Canon EOS Rebel T3 1100D yesterday.

This painting gets to go live in Saskatchewan! (Quite far from where these wolves live which is kinda neat!)

A little piece of Canadiana for you guys! These wolves are a real British Columbian, Canadian and for their amazing diversity, world treasure.

I'm not sure what the subspecies taxonomy for these guys is. The taxa for the Vancouver Island Wolf is C. Canis lupus crassodon but these guys don't live on Vancouver Island. They could fall under C. Canis lupus lignoni (Alexander Archipelago Wolf) but they don't fit that subspecies' description. These guys are really a subspecies all their own; they seriously need their own Latin subspecies name because I couldn't find one and they are very unique among wolves.

My favourite part: The neck fur on the agouti wolf. It looks so cool! I hope I can replicate that in the future.

Critique: Since it's been a year since I did this, there's probably really no point in anyone giving any. I have my bones to pick with this piece but I have called it done and there is nothing anyone (including me) can do about that. It ships out to its new owner the day after tomorrow. (Well, first it'll be a temporary part of my Grandma's beautiful painting collection, then it'll meet its owner. I'm actually not going to be able to hand this thing off but at least I'll get it there part way! ) I've painted a bunch of stuff since this one and I may never be able to replicate this style again. There was a pretty long stage where I absolutely hated this painting but I am happy with how it turned out! Time to paint something new to fill its empty spot that it has occupied for a year on our wall.

See some more shots, including some close ups here: rosannapbrost.tumblr.com/post/...

I plan on painting more coastal rain wolves in the future.

(c)Rosanna P. Brost. All Rights Reserved.

Description
Name: Rain Wolves

Artist: Rosanna P. Brost (me)

Date: August 27th 2012

Media: Acrylic

Size Dimensions: 18 x 24 inches

Subject: A pair of rain (or perhaps sea) wolves from the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, Canada. This is the most genetically diverse (and thus precious) group of wolves in the world. They have been known to swim thirteen kilometres (five times the length of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California) between various islands in their habitat and they prey readily upon salmon, usually eating only their heads. Thanks to their remote habitat they have been able to keep their genetic diversity which makes them genetically healthy but these wolves, like all wolves, are endangered by humans. You can learn more about these amazing creatures which are a true treasure of the world and British Columbia here -> orcabook.com/seawolves/images/...

Learn more about how you can help conserve this endangered* species here: www.pacificwild.org/site/take_...

Read About Wolf Myths and Facts: www.predatordefense.org/wolf_m...

*There is overwhelming evidence that though wolves may have been removed from the endangered species list, this was only done for political reasons and NOT because the species is up to healthy numbers which means that wolves are still endangered. In fact, thanks to their recent de-listing they're becoming even more endangered as decades of hard work to remove them from the list come undone by irresponsible politicians and uneducated buffoons. You can find out more here: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=...

Also if you want to make yourself really depressed, check out how many subspecies of wolf are now extinct here: www.wolfhowl.org/subspecies.ph... Trust me when I say that it is horrifying.

I think rain wolves are some of the most fascinating wolves there is - I can honestly say that I really loved painting them and I am very proud and happy that this painting is going to a great home! I'm very happy to finally have a good photo of it to share with you guys, if not a scan. (If anyone wants to tackle cropping it into a proper digital copy I'd appreciate it. I tried but my photoshop didn't like my fiddly attempts at tipping it to an angle where the blue towel backdrop could be cropped off. Also the photo might be a tad skewed since I was standing over it with it on the grass to try to get its picture.)

Photo shot with my dad's Canon EOS Rebel T3 1100D yesterday.

This painting gets to go live in Saskatchewan! (Quite far from where these wolves live which is kinda neat!)

A little piece of Canadiana for you guys! These wolves are a real British Columbian, Canadian and for their amazing diversity, world treasure.

I'm not sure what the subspecies taxonomy for these guys is. The taxa for the Vancouver Island Wolf is C. Canis lupus crassodon but these guys don't live on Vancouver Island. They could fall under C. Canis lupus lignoni (Alexander Archipelago Wolf) but they don't fit that subspecies' description. These guys are really a subspecies all their own; they seriously need their own Latin subspecies name because I couldn't find one and they are very unique among wolves.

My favourite part: The neck fur on the agouti wolf. It looks so cool! I hope I can replicate that in the future.

Critique: Since it's been a year since I did this, there's probably really no point in anyone giving any. I have my bones to pick with this piece but I have called it done and there is nothing anyone (including me) can do about that. It ships out to its new owner the day after tomorrow. (Well, first it'll be a temporary part of my Grandma's beautiful painting collection, then it'll meet its owner. I'm actually not going to be able to hand this thing off but at least I'll get it there part way! ) I've painted a bunch of stuff since this one and I may never be able to replicate this style again. There was a pretty long stage where I absolutely hated this painting but I am happy with how it turned out! Time to paint something new to fill its empty spot that it has occupied for a year on our wall.

See some more shots, including some close ups here: rosannapbrost.tumblr.com/post/...

I plan on painting more coastal rain wolves in the future.

(c)Rosanna P. Brost. All Rights Reserved.