"Unreal Beauty" - 30x40 Wildlife Landscape Painting

"Unreal Beauty" This painting captures two aspects of what fascinates me, color and the unknown. Ever since I can remember, I find myself thinking about what's out there. I ponder where animals are on the landscape, what they might be doing, or what species are present. Typically if you spend enough time in the woods you'll eventually see what's out there. However one exception to that always seems to be wolves. Wolves make themselves very well known on the landscape through the sign they leave and occasionally their howls. What intrigues me about them is I don't believe there is another animal in the wilderness who has made their presence so clearly known without revealing themselves to me. Time after time I hear them, cross their tracks, see their scat, and yet never quite catch a glimpse. We are never alone in the wild and our presence I would be willing to bet never goes unnoticed. I wonder how often I'm being watched and by whom when I'm out exploring the countryside. That curios