Power Animals
'RED PUMA'
OIL ON CANVAS
40" X 30" INCHES
THE IDEA FOR THE PUMA WAS INSPIRED BY MY ARTISTIC RESIDENCE WITH THE HOLISTIC CAT CARE ADVOCATE CELESTE YARNALL. BEING SURROUNDED BY HER PEDIGREED TONKINESE CATS IN MY CALIFORNIAN STUDIO, GAVE IMPETUS FOR THE CREATION OF THE ARTWORK, AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIAN COLOUR TERRAIN.
THE RED PUMA IS A VISUAL ODE TO THE PASSION OF PLACE AND 'POWER ANIMAL' SYMBOLOISM EVOKED BY THE SHAMANIC METAPHOR OF THE PUMA AS A NATIVE AMERICAN FELINE.