Tween Wolves

I finally finished my painting! This is the first time I used mixed media. I didn’t like the dark trees in the back so I painted over it with white acrylic and used watercolor on top. I think it looks much better than what I had initially.

There’s one thing that I didn’t mention in my older post regarding wolves. Do you know how you can tell they’re friendly? Wolves roll over and show their bellies! hahaha. This information should be in kittybellys site. They also put their paws down and wag their tail when they want to play (so cute!). But when they are agitated and want to fight, they start growling and show their fangs. And put their ears back and lay down when they are done. They are indeed fascinating.

Red and the Wolf

The only acrylic painting I did this year. Little Red Riding Hood is one of the most memorable characters amongst children’s books. Tons of paintings and books have been produced depicting “Red.’’ She’s recognizable because of her red cloak but nobody really knows about the wolf. Except he ate the grandma but thank goodness she came out alive.

Wolves have been portrayed poorly in fictional books. But did you know that you are most likely to get hit by a meteorite than get eaten by a wolf? Wolves lived with humans tens of thousand of years before the first settlers arrived. They are highly intelligent, with acute hearing and exceptional sense of smell. Modern dogs, such as your pets are descended from domesticated wolves from China, 15,000 years ago, according to BBC science. About 95% of current dogs can be traced back to three females. Now, that’s amazing. I think I am going to paint wolves next time.

If you want to know more about wolves visit Defenders of Wildlife website and learn how you can help them.