Bonnie Marris
Bonnie Marris has been studying and painting wolves, foxes, dogs and horses since childhood. She remembers her family home as a refuge for anyone in trouble, human or animal. “At one time we had two wolves and a three-month-old coyote living with us,” she recalls with a smile. Always, when Marris wasn’t around animals, she was painting them, and this love led her to pursue degrees in zoology and animal behavior.
Animals are an integral part of both her life and her art.
The passion Bonnie Marris has for wilderness, for animals, and for light and color come together in her art, and she feels her work has accomplished its purpose when a viewer feels that same passion.
Animals are an integral part of both her life and her art.
The passion Bonnie Marris has for wilderness, for animals, and for light and color come together in her art, and she feels her work has accomplished its purpose when a viewer feels that same passion.
Other Footsteps - Wolves
July 1986
8 1/4" x 12"
Limited Edition 337/950
Was: $125 - Now 25% Off!
New Price: $90 CAD
Imagine going for a summer hike down your secret hidden trail to your favorite spot by the stream that you know is yours. Without a care in the world, you are feeling good and safe and one with nature. Suddenly, you encounter the most dangerous predator of all myth and legend . . . only a few yards away. Cunning, secretive and unpredictable, he can outrun and outfight you and you are certainly no match for his powerful teeth and jaws.
But this encounter has a twist. The teeth are the teeth of a chain saw, the jaws are a steel trap and the dreaded predator is a human. The looks on the faces of these three cubs reveal their surprise at a cabin going up in their remote little Eden. The harsh buzz of a chain saw and the sound of human voices signal a sad change in their world.
Man and wolf share much in common. Both are complex and intelligent; they share social bonds; both have family instincts. Yet as far back as mythology takes us, we have sung and written about our fascination with and fear of wolves. Now, unfortunately, it is the wolf that must fear man as we humans push this misunderstood animal back to the farthest corners of the wilderness.
July 1986
8 1/4" x 12"
Limited Edition 337/950
Was: $125 - Now 25% Off!
New Price: $90 CAD
Imagine going for a summer hike down your secret hidden trail to your favorite spot by the stream that you know is yours. Without a care in the world, you are feeling good and safe and one with nature. Suddenly, you encounter the most dangerous predator of all myth and legend . . . only a few yards away. Cunning, secretive and unpredictable, he can outrun and outfight you and you are certainly no match for his powerful teeth and jaws.
But this encounter has a twist. The teeth are the teeth of a chain saw, the jaws are a steel trap and the dreaded predator is a human. The looks on the faces of these three cubs reveal their surprise at a cabin going up in their remote little Eden. The harsh buzz of a chain saw and the sound of human voices signal a sad change in their world.
Man and wolf share much in common. Both are complex and intelligent; they share social bonds; both have family instincts. Yet as far back as mythology takes us, we have sung and written about our fascination with and fear of wolves. Now, unfortunately, it is the wolf that must fear man as we humans push this misunderstood animal back to the farthest corners of the wilderness.