Tuesday, February 15, 2011

What is my 2012 calendar animal, you ask?

My entry was accepted into the 2012 Quilting Arts calendar, so WOOHOO! There has been a hilarious debate on my Facebook page about what animal it is based on only a section of the face. It’s been a good example of the power of the human mind to extrapolate on available information. Guesses for the image shown at left have ranged from lion to bloodhound to monkey to horse to bunny to goat to llama to emu to owl, and even pig or elephant! Then there was prairie dog, but that was a joke (I think!)

The closest guess (without hints) was wolf. But it’s not a wolf.

Without any further ado, here is Cautious:
It’s an animal that I’ve never seen before in person, but one day this little gray fox was investigating our bird-feeding station, and by sheer chance I happened to look out the window. The fox’s coat was beautifully glossy, and it had a full, bushy tail. The neck and ears were reddish, the rest was silvery gray. After grabbing my camera and snapping a few photos, I tapped on the glass and got this view. One of the fun characteristics I found out while doing research about gray foxes (but not red foxes) is that they like to climb trees!

Here is my post about making this artwork. And this Wikipedia page has some nice photos of gray foxes and more info.






9 comments:

ann said...

CONGRATULATIONS! Very well done.

Unknown said...

Definitely congratulations! Foxes are so cool. I'm really happy for you. I didn't even get mine started!

Norma Schlager said...

He is wonderful! I especially like the eyes. Congratulations on being accepted and I can see why.

Linda Teddlie Minton said...

Loreen, this is just stunning. I'm really looking forward to receiving my 2012 calendar, now!

Quilt Rat said...

Congratulations once again.

I'd say that this entitles you to some pretty cool bragging rights......how many calendar years in a row does this make? Bravo!

Unknown said...

Thanks, guys! It was a fun project, felt very inspired. This makes 3 years in a row in the calendar. : )

Diane J. Evans said...

Congratulations!!! And I'm not at all surprised -- your talent knows no bounds, Loreen. He is one beautifully rendered animal.

Diane

Susan Miller said...

Looks great, 3 years...Whooo is right. Beautiful work Loreen.

Catherine Stine said...

Nice illustration! I'm an artist too, and I love to see sites with illustrations.