Critters | J. Calhoun

• IMG_6236

  Oil, Panel, 28” x 22”

• Food!

  Oil

• Food Please

  Oil

• Please Feed Me
• Is Food Coming?

  Oil

• Food!Food! Food! Food!

  Oil

• Do You Have Food?

  Oil

• Feed Me!

  Oil, Panel

• Koi Frenzy

  Oil, Linen, 68 x 40 x 1.5. American Women Artists Spring Online Show Award of Merit More than 1,200 artworks were submitted from over 450 artists, out of which 120 incredible pieces were chosen. Of those juried into the…

• Moose/Silver Lake

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 19 x 1/4. It's always fun to paint up at Silver Lake. Moose are never far away.

• Heart Throb

  Oil

• Bahh.jpg

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12 x 2

• Whispering Sweet Nothings

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 28 x 1/4. I watched these two for quite a while during my lunch break. Loved their interaction!!!

• No! You Back Down!

  Oil, Canvas, 48” x 36” x 1.5”. We are fortunate to have wild mustangs in the high desert just west of us. These are the very first pieces that are part of an ongoing series, ‘Mud, Blood and Muscle.’ After doing the firs…

• You Back Down!

  Oil, Canvas, 48” x 36” x 1.5”. These wild mustangs roam freely in the west desert just west of us. This piece is the first in an ongoing series, ‘Mud, Blood and Muscle.”

• Native Americans

  Oil, Linen, 36 x 48 x 1. Wild mustangs take my breath away. Lately, I've read that helicopters have been running them into holding pens. Then, they are basically shipped off for adoption (and eventually slaughter). I do…

• Bunny Hop

  Oil, Panel, 5 x 3.5 x 1/4. Yup, this little guy hopped easily into my heart.

• Bunny Tale

  Oil, Panel, 7 x 5 x 1. I wish I had more of a tale to tell, but unfortunately, he hopped away before I could come up with one. I love these kinds of surprises, however brief.

• Do Re Mi

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14 x 1/4. These mommies are calling to their babies as all go through the tough routine of getting branded. Soon enough, they were all reunited and trotting around together, looking for treats.

• Fa Sol La Ti Do

  Oil, Panel, 6 x 17 x 1/4

• Mommy?

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14 x 1/4

• Hangin Out

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16 x 1/4. Well, I don't know if it was the sound of my screeching brakes or if this longhorn was just curious. At any rate, I got a glance over that shoulder! I LOVE longhorn!!!! I think they are sooooo…

• Bunny

  Oil, Panel, 4 x 4 x 1/4. This cute little bunny popped out in front of me as I was looking for a place to paint. Of course, I melted.

• Some Kind of Attitude

  Oil

• Nusslin

  Oil, Panel, 30 x 40 x 1/4. On my last painting trip, I was horrified to realize that I had forgotten ALLLL of my paints!!! Guess I was just a little too excited to 'get out there.' (Maybe I'm already 'out there!' Tee he…

• Bluck Bluck

  Oil, Panel, 6 x 7 x 1/4. These guys were trotting around and caught my attention. Was fun to watch them!

• Bluck

  Oil, Panel, 7 x 7 x 1/4. I know, I know, they are not 'wildlife.'

• Whinnie

  Oil, Panel

• Who Who Who

  Pastel, Paper, 13 x 13 x 1. Another piece that I did not have the patience to finish. I love finding this new patience that enables me to push through to the end!!!!

• Those Red Birds

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 14 x 1". Oh my, this is an oldie but goodie from back when I was trying to figure out watercolors! These pine grosbeaks would dance around in the willows while I was painting. I later came home a…

• Golden

  Oil, Panel, 28 x 35 x 1/4. This Golden eagle was so incredibly calm. The folks from HawkWatch International weighed, measured, and banded him. He waited, patiently elegant, while we all took pictures. He was then releas…

• Eye of Eagle

  Pastel, Paper, 9 x 12 x 1. This is a wild Golden eagle that was temporarily caught, then released in the Goshute Mountains. I am always amazed at how calm these wild birds are when caught, weighed, measured and banded b…

• Whoo

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8 x 1/4. I felt like an intruder, gazing in awe at this fellow(?).