Leopard Rosettes Canvas Print
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$65.00
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These long powerful carnivores are covered in dark, irregular spots called rosettes, which is the focus in this piece. A rosette is a rose-like marking or formation found on the fur and skin of an animal.
I like to paint and illustrate subject matter that I am more familiar with, but I needed a change and while sketching, I somehow started illustrating leopards. I think I did this subconsciously because I was looking at apparel with leopard prints in a magazine earlier in the day. It was a challenge for me to get the patterns right around the cats muscles and curvature but I love challenges and couldn't stop until I was happy. While illustrating, casually I would look over at our two house cats and laugh. I could imagine themselves sitting and envisioning that they themselves actually looked like leopards. Cricket (18yrs) and Trippy (3yrs) certainly act like it.
Sadly according to the African Wildlife Federation the primary threat to the leopard is human activity. "These big cats have long been hunted for their soft fur — used to make coats and ceremonial robes — as well as for their claws, whiskers, and tails, which are popular as fetishes. Habitat fragmentation, reduced prey base, and human-wildlife conflict have greatly reduced this species’ population throughout most of their range" in Africa.
• Acid-free, PH-neutral, poly-cotton base
• 20.5 mil (0.5 mm) thick poly-cotton blend canvas
• Canvas fabric weight: 13.9 oz/yd2(470 g/m²)
• Fade-resistant
• Hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars
• Matte finish coating
• 1.5″ (3.81 cm) deep
• Mounting brackets included
•Printed in the U.S.A.
I like to paint and illustrate subject matter that I am more familiar with, but I needed a change and while sketching, I somehow started illustrating leopards. I think I did this subconsciously because I was looking at apparel with leopard prints in a magazine earlier in the day. It was a challenge for me to get the patterns right around the cats muscles and curvature but I love challenges and couldn't stop until I was happy. While illustrating, casually I would look over at our two house cats and laugh. I could imagine themselves sitting and envisioning that they themselves actually looked like leopards. Cricket (18yrs) and Trippy (3yrs) certainly act like it.
Sadly according to the African Wildlife Federation the primary threat to the leopard is human activity. "These big cats have long been hunted for their soft fur — used to make coats and ceremonial robes — as well as for their claws, whiskers, and tails, which are popular as fetishes. Habitat fragmentation, reduced prey base, and human-wildlife conflict have greatly reduced this species’ population throughout most of their range" in Africa.
• Acid-free, PH-neutral, poly-cotton base
• 20.5 mil (0.5 mm) thick poly-cotton blend canvas
• Canvas fabric weight: 13.9 oz/yd2(470 g/m²)
• Fade-resistant
• Hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars
• Matte finish coating
• 1.5″ (3.81 cm) deep
• Mounting brackets included
•Printed in the U.S.A.
