Animal beauty
2786 creative works found
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medium-pencil
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Horses in clouds with thundering hooves
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Sumatran tiger emerging from the shadows Portfolio Areas / Tigers / Wildlife / Macro / Landscape / Birds / Abstracts / Cats~wild and domestic
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This cougar’s pose reminded me of so many statues and other works of art from ancient egypt depicting the sphinx. / / American mountain lion, aka cougar aka puma. If you would like to see the version from the NEW SIGNATURE SERIES that utilizes the painterly effects of photoshop combined with the emotive scenes of the natural world to create a visual feast for all discriminating art lovers go HERE. Because of the signature this line will not be available as cards, I apologize about this but I have the same shots available for purchase as cards but without a signature. They can be located by browsing my portfolio. This line will continue my broad efforts to promote awareness and raise funds for endangered species globally. One half of all net proceeds (50%) are going to The Cougar Fund / / Those who may prefer a more traditional photograph can view the original image by going HERE / / “Puma concolor: / The Latin name for the cat of many names Cougar. Catamount. Painter. Panther. Ghost cat. Puma. Mountain lion. In speaking of the many names of cougar, one folktale tells the story of Native Americans who would bring pelts to trade in what is now New York City. When the Europeans and white settlers would question why all only skins of females (given the lack of manes) were brought for trade, the Native Americans explained that the males lived far away in the mountains, playing a joke of sorts on the naïve newcomers—this is why cougars, who are not specific to mountain regions at all, came to be known as “mountain lions”. The etymological history of the word cougar comes from French naturalist-explorer Count Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon, who called Puma concolor “cuougar”. This usage was derived from the Brazilian Portugese word cuguacuarana, which in turn came from the Tupi Indian word susuarana, which means “false deer”. We find that this word aptly captures the international allure and cross-cultural nature of the species, while distinguishing our organization from a popular brand of athletic shoes—Puma. Erie as in Erie Canal, Erie Street and Erie Boulevard were named after Lake Erie which in turn was named after the Indian people who lived along the lake’s southern shore, an area where cougars were abundant. The cougars there were called Erielhonan, meaning “long tail” and the Native Americans living there were called Erie or Cat Nation. In 1600, some 14,000 Eries lived in villages between what is now Buffalo, NY and Sandusky, Ohio. In 1656, the Erie were almost exterminated by the Iroquois League. The surviving captives were either adopted or enslaved. Symbolism, Lore and Native American Experience with Cougar “Ghostwalker” The spirit of the Cougar chose to take the earth and walk as a spiritual hunter, to teach unconditional leadership, patience and determination. “The strengths they represent have a powerful lesson for those that are willing to learn from them” -Nancy Wood Taber, artist According to animal totem lore, cougar is the energy of leadership. If we listen to Cougar we learn to become the leader that people follow by choice, not by force. Cougar has the wisdom to lead through love, not through fear. Cougar is a take-charge totem or energy. Cougar people are such natural leaders that others tend to take their leadership for granted. If no one else is leading, cougar will naturally take over. Cougar is graceful and balances intention, strength and responsibility. Others are always safe when cougar is in charge. The cougar is very elusive and is rarely encountered in the wild. Because of this quality, cougar can appear without being noticed and quietly take control of a situation. Sometimes this can lead to conflict with others over territory. It is often noted as an animal that is independent, shy and withdrawn. The same characteristics are often found in people with this medicine. Cougar is associated with leadership and teaches decisiveness in the use of personal power. When it attacks it does not hesitate. When threatened it goes for the most vulnerable place. Cougar is not often allowed to show vulnerability. True leadership through gentle assertiveness is what cougar teaches those with this totem. Cougar people are often very sure of themselves, not taking any unnecessary steps or exerting any extra energy beyond what is required of them to achieve their goal. Most cougars learn by trial and error, which strengthens them and hones their skills. In life, cougar people may find that others will not like these assertions. Cougar people mustn’t allow others to keep them stationary—cougar people stretch their muscles and show their capabilities. Those with the cougar medicine are often attacked by others, especially by those who have grown comfortable with the status quo and do not wish to see those who have this totem grow. Even still, they may never admit when a cougar person does grow. A cougar will leap at opportunities. Those with cougar medicine take control of their life and circumstances most effectively.” ~Excerpt from The Cougar Fund The Eastern cougar, native to states in North America East of the MIssissippi River, is gone from over 99% of it’s range and is listed as an endangered species of critical status.
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Our sweet Lola Featured in ‘Domestic and Pedigree Cats’ (Thank you! – August 2009) Featured in ‘Cats and Dogs’ (Thank you! – July 2009)
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WIld horse in Utah. /
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Bardi ‘Saltwater’ people at England’s most famous sacred site Stonehenge: Photo: © Julian Andrews. Irrgil / Marrga is a words used by the Bardi ‘Saltwater’ people meaning boomerang & shield. The Bardi people are from the Dampier Peninsula situated around 200 kilometres north-east of Broome, Western Australia. They are coastal people who have looked to the land, open waters, tidal flats and mangrove creeks for thousands of years for food, law and traditions. Even to this day Bardi people continue to practice their culture and to live this way of life. About Laminated Prints: Laminated prints are affordable, high–quality prints of the great work on RedBubble. Buying laminated prints is an easy way of providing encouragement to the artist, and still having change for that huge mounted print for the living room. Definitely the “impulse buy” of the art world. Each print is available in 5 seasons: Summer Print Winter Print / Spring Print / Autumn Print / Monsoon Print – Black White. /
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Taken in Tunga/Zuga Village .remote Nigeria. Rebecca is 13 years old and is orphaned. Her Grandmother was looking after her, but she now is dead also. Rebecca rarely speaks but loves to sing songs she learned from passing missionaries. She works in her grandmothers small garden. Her Grandmothers house is almost falling down. The villagers are very loving toward her, but Food is scare here. Please pray and help us to help children like Rebecca. ALL PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF ANY OF MY ART, OR DONATIONS MADE VIA OUR PHILADELPHIA MISSION CHARITY WEBSITE, GOES TO HELP EXTREME POOR IN REMOTE AND RURAL VILLAGES IN AFRICA. WE TAKE NOTHING OUT OF WHAT YOU DONATE TO COVER SALARIES, OR ANY CHARITY EXPENSES OR OVERHEADS. SO YOUR MONE£Y REALLY DOES GO TO HELP. Please visit our Charity Mission website: / http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Please look at my new art site: / http://www.missionary.smugmug.com/ Camera: Canon EOS400D. Lens: Canon 70-300 Zoom. WB: daylight. ISO:400.
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Captive cougar.
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Pride exemplified via Mramba, the male African lion at the Virginia Zoo. The future of African predators is in peril. It is estimated that only 10,000-15,000 free-roaming African lions remain, down from 50,000 a decade ago. African lions are now listed as Endangered (West African subspecies) and Vulnerable (East and Southern African subspecies) by the World Conservation Union and are on Appendix II of the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) list. African lions are in danger of disappearing altogether due to disease (FIV, bovine tuberculosis, canine distemper) and habitat encroachment. Today’s modern world subjects lions and other wildlife to many dangers. Mankind constantly seizes more and more of the remaining wild areas of Africa, forcing lions onto smaller and smaller parcels of land. Large-scale developments destroy the lion’s natural habitat. In areas inhabited by livestock, lions are frequently shot, snared or poisoned. And sadly, the hunting of these amazing animals for “sport,” for man’s pleasure, is still encouraged as a revenue producing industry by many African governments. African predators simply will not survive unless they are protected. 100% of proceeds from any sales of this image will be donated to the Virginia Zoo
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This horse is so gorgeous and smoochy, I was lucky to get any shots as all she wanted to do was check out my camera..
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A gentle piece by Giclee Artist Skye Ryan-Evans. This scene of a lone Polar Bear silently gliding through Arctic waters while an Aurora Borelis shimmers behind him, is serene and unforgettable! Designed as a poignant anti-global warming , anti-oil drilling and anti-hunting statement. 25% of proceeds from sales of this item go to support Defenders of Wildlife, in their valiant efforts to lobby for the proper protection of these magnificent creatures of the ice.
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I took this photo of a black cat while I was visiting a monestary in pine city, n.y. I used a Dimage Z6 made by Konica / Minolta and then blended it with a background in photoshop CS3. /
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Prismacolor pencils, gouache / 5,5”x7,3” / This portrait is made from Kimberly Palmer’s photo who is a wonderful photographer and a proud owner of gorgeous Mia !
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How I love the beautiful wolf. Painted in Corel Painter with chalks. Featured in RedBubble’s Featured Art & Photography homepage – August 4, 2009.
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White cat in night
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Taken at Manning River, Taree, NSW. All profits from sales of this work will be donated to Wildlife-Appeal.
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The first girl drawn for LADAGIRLS. Shes the official face for the series. The story: / One day I felt inspired and sat down with photoshop and my trusty wacom tablet, not really knowing what I was going to draw. I started sketching women for some reason, all shapes, all colours and ’ Rosette ‘ just materialized out of nowhere. What happened after that was a total surprise. I got this amazing reaction from the Artistic community online and off towards her. People wrote comments about her, others started emailing me asking me if I sold prints of her…the rest is history. LADAGIRLS was officially born February 28th / I plan to keep expanding the series, as I’m having immense fun exploring these women and their personalities. I hope you all enjoy them just as much.
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Alaska [ Seal bi-colour-RagDoll-18weeks] Canon 400D / Studio lighting / f/stop 2.8
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Canon EOS20D DSLR / Editing in CS3 www.daviezimages.com
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This is a head shot of Billy Bob…a pony who lives a few roads over from me in Amherst, Virginia. I go to visit him sometimes and he always comes up to the fence to greet me. So friendly and curious. And he knows he’s beautiful! :)) / Taken with my Canon Powershot SX110 IS / FEATURED IN THE PONY CLUB / FEATURED IN SIMPLY HORSES / JUNE AVATAR CHALLENGE WINNER IN THE PONY CLUB / FEATURED IN PETS ARE US / FEATURED IN EQUINE PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY / FEATURED IN THE SCAVENGER HUNT / FEATURED IN COUNTRY BUMPKIN TOP 10 PLACEMENT – DECEMBER AVATAR CHALLENGE – PETS ARE US / TOP 10 PLACEMENT – DECEMBER AVATAR CHALLENGE – BEST FROM AROUND THE BARNYARD / /
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PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ THIS. I am an Irish artist and missionary working with extreme poor in Africa and India. In this one camp 52 children suffer from Intestinal worm infection, and the death rate is very high. This is due to lack of clean water. The is Akuti, an Indian gypsy girl aged 11 years. Her name means ‘Princess’ and she really is a Gypsy princess. But she, like almost all of her people, the Nara_Kar-Avars (gypsy children), are treated with contempt and rejection, and denied even the basics of life. To be born a Gypsy under Hindu religion is to be born into the lowest of the lowest casts. / Known as Outcasts and treated as Untouchables, Akuti and many millions like her face a life with little hope. / She has never gone to school, as her parents barely earn enough to feed her, and cannot afford the £70-$130 per year they need for school fees, uniform and text books. My passion and mission in life is not just to pray and preach to these precious people, but to provide clothing, and the cost of school fees, medical care, and provide tools to help them earn or make a living. / The Philadelphia Mission is a small underfunded, yet effective British charity doing just that in India and Africa. We need you, my friend, to help us do much more. Become part of this mission today! Sow a seed into the life of Akuti and other children in real and terrible need. All PROCEEDS from the SALE of my ART, or DONATIONS made VIA our CHARITY WEBSITE GO to HELP EXTREME POOR and SICK in ISOLATED and RURAL VILLAGES in AFRICA and INDIA. / We TAKE NOTHING out of what YOU GIVE to the Philiadelphia Mission Charity for our Overhead or Support at all. We are NOT SALARIED and we each COVER our OWN expenses, so ALL that YOU GIVE GOES to these CHILDREN To make a donation, or find out more, Please visit our Charity Mission website* / (http://www.philadelphia33.org/) “See 4 DVD CLIPS of our work in Africa and India“:http://www.youtube.com//PhiladelphiaMission(http://www.youtube.com//PhiladelphiaMission) Camera: Canon EOS400D. Lens: Canon EF70-300 IS USM. WB: Auto. ISO:400. [Taken in natural light].
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Rhino ;P / Cabárceno, Cantabria (Northern Spain) / Canon 400D Feature work in the Featured Art Page of Redbubble (August 09) / !
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