Wildflowers - Acrylic on Canvas - 20" x 24"

“Wildflowers” I am fascinated by detail. I love anything intricate, anything obsessively wrought with flourish and filigree. This painting was a challenge to myself to see if I could stick with painting only flowers/foliage, with a nod to medieval tapestries like “The Unicorn in Captivity.” I wanted to contrast the wildflowers of Alaska with something fierce, and the face of a wolf immediately appeared. He wanted me to paint him as a representation of the power of the act of creation. The intense desire for existence can be felt in his eyes, while the tender, delicate flora that makes up his body blooms and winds, growing and glowing with power.