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There came a point when bison skulls began appearing in my life -- suddenly I had four in my studio, for various reasons, and they're usually not easy to come by. I began to keep one in my car, as I felt it would be good to have on hand for outdoor sketching. I discovered that there had been a birds' nest in the brain cavity; it was packed with twigs. Inside were two white feathers, which appear in the foreground of this painting. It moved me to think that more than one life had been lived within this skull:
| Technique: | Oil on Panel |
| Contents: | Plant, Reed, Grass, Vegetation, Outdoors, Land, Field, Grassland, Food, Produce |
2025 Animal Exhibition
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 30in x 20in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | 4lbs (estimated) |
Audrey Dagger
My work is about survival and redemption, death and triumph, loss and pain, and gratitude for the pieces of beauty that fall at our feet in the midst of these things.
"Why oil? Because of the rich body of knowledge pertaining to its use that stretches back through the centuries. Because the greatest paintings in the world were painted with it. Because the smell of it is like standing in a sunny field of flax."