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Bonnie Marris - Contemplating the Dragonfly

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Bonnie Marris - Contemplating the Dragonfly
Bonnie Marris - Contemplating The Dragonfly - Limited Edition Canvas - Imaage Size: 32"W X 16"H. - Edition Size:150 - Published From The Artist'S Original Work. - “This Red Fox Is A Favorite Subject Of Mine,” Says Bonnie Marris. “I Have Painted Him And His Progeny On The Creek Behind My Studio For Many Years. The Fox’S Physical Brilliance Is Matched Only By The Brilliance Of His Mind. He Remains Alert And Analytical Of His Surroundings At All Times. At This Moment He Sits, Captivated By A Dragonfly. Perhaps This Is A Moment Of Mutual Enchantment.” The Original "Contemplating The Dragonfly" Sold For $27,500 At The Coeur D’Alene Art Auction In Reno, Nevada. A Limited Edition Canvas Is An Affordable Way To Take Home This Award-Winning And Highly-Sought After Art.………Bonnie Marris Bonnie Marris Has Taken An Unusual Path Into Art; She Developed Her Talent By Portraying Animals “From The Inside Out.” While She Was A Student At Michigan State University, Bonnie Illustrated Several Major Books. One Volume She Worked On Was A Leading Expert’S Mammalogy Text That Contained Several Hundred Drawings And Detail Studies. This Massive Project Attracted The Attention Of Noted Zoologist George Schaller, Who Invited Bonnie To Prepare The Art For Posters That Would Support His Worldwide Rare Animal Relief Programs. Beyond Academic Training And Emotional Involvement, Art Requires Another Element For Which There Is No Substitute: Experience. Each Year, Bonnie Makes Two Major Trips, And Countless Smaller Ones, To Observe And Learn About The Wildlife She Loves. In 1980, One Such Voyage Took Her To Alaska, Where She Lived In The Wilderness For Six Months. She Recounts, “To Get Into A Natural Environment And See The Animals On Their Own Terms Is As Important As Knowing The Animals Themselves. For Instance, Gray Wolves On The Tundra—The Vast, Vast Tundra With The Wind And Other Forces Of Nature At Their Most Extreme—That’S What Makes Them What They Are. To Stand Not Far From A Grizzly That Is So Overpowering, So Beautiful And So Large . . . To Watch It Pull Up A Small Tree With A Swipe Of Its Paw And Just A Few Minutes Later See It Delicately Picking Blueberries With Its Black Lips. . . Alaska Changed Me; It Gave Me The Biggest Incentive To Paint And Increased My Interest In The Predators: The Cats, Bears, Coyotes, Wolves And Foxes. They Exist On So Many Levels. Their Moods Show In Their Eyes And We Can Learn So Much From Them.”