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This is the unframed version without a quote attached. There have been requests for this version. Captive “The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is only a projection of his own soul, which he admires.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Who is you’re hero? / / Name: Panthera tigris sumatrae (Sumatran Tiger) Description: The Sumatran tiger has the darkest coat of all tigers. Its broad, black stripes are closely spaced and often doubled. Unlike the Siberian tiger, it has striped forelegs. Sumatran tigers are the smallest tiger subspecies. Males average 2.4 meters (8 feet) in length from head to tail and weigh about 120 kilograms (264 pounds). Females measure approximately 2.2 meters (7 feet) in length and weigh about 90 kilograms (198 pounds). Distribution: The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in habitat that ranges from lowland forest to submontain and montain forest with some peat-moss forest. Biology: The Sumatran tiger eats wild pig, big deer (called rusa), and small deer (called muntjak or barking deer). The specific range size of this tiger is not know, however the population density is approximately 4–5 adult tigers/100 km 2 (39 mile 2) in optimal lowland rainforest. As elevation increases through submontain and montain forests, the number of tigers in any given area decreases because there is less prey available. Status in the wild: 400-500 wild Sumatran tigers were believed to exist in 1998, primarily in the island’s national park areas, but no island-wide census or monitoring system has been possible. Tiger numbers have continued to decline because of poaching of tigers to supply the illegal trade in tiger parts. The last remnants of lowland forest are being eliminated to establish oil palm plantations and for shifting agriculture by recent settlers from other areas of Sumatra and Indonesia. Ongoing road development makes many formerly inaccessible mountain areas accessible to illegal logging even on the steepest slopes, and many mountainous areas are being converted into plantations for coffee and other products for international markets. Tigers are legally protected but are not highly valued. Captive breeding: For three years, the Indonesian Zoological Parks’ Association (PKBSI) has been working with the Tiger Global Conservation Strategy to develop a conservation program for Sumatran tigers. In addition to the 65 Sumatran tigers living in Indonesian zoos, there are 55 tigers managed by North American zoos, 100 in European zoos, and 12 in Australasian zoos. This captive population is descended from 37 wild-caught founders. The Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Masterplan now has the potential to function as the heart of the Sumatran tiger population worldwide. It is designed to preserve sufficient genetic diversity to reinforce both captive and wild populations, thus fulfilling its goal to ensure that the in situ tiger program comprises verifiable founders permanently identified and registered in the Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Studbook. It also extends the capabilities of Indonesian zoo staff to professionally manage their tiger programs in Indonesia, and at the same time serves as a model for other range country tiger management programs in Southeast Asia.
“Finish each day and be done with it, You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” / Ralph Waldo Emerson
/ MCN: CFAE6-68FBE-F650D July 2009…featured in Artrageous RB Artists-Self Portrait Gallery FEBRUARY 9, 2009…FEATURED ON THE RED BUBBLE HOME PAGE February 2009…placed in the Top Ten in the Macro Greetings challenge hosted by the Cards for Everyday group and featured int he group; and featured in Artrageous RB Artists-Wacky Self Portrait Gallery January 2009…featured in Inspired Art December 2008…featured in Buyers R Us November 2008…featured in Live, Love, Dream “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” (the quote on my eye) / Ralph Waldo Emerson I got so much positive feedback on my photo color blind and just decided to put a little twist to it. Hope you like! Sold a matted print to an RB member
Made in Ultra Fractal 5 Tangled Woods was featured in the FRACTAL ENERGY PASSION GALLERY.
Made in Ultra Fractal 5. As this Montana winter wears on, I’ve tried to recapture the magic of the first time I lived through a cold winter. I grew up in Hollywood and only saw the snow on short trips to Big Bear. First Snow was featured in FRACTAL FRENZY and COLOR ME A RAINBOW. / Featured in A FASCINATING PURPLE on April 2, 2009.
Made in Ultra Fractal 5. I’ve been fascinated by the gemstones made by nmsmith, so I’ve been working on making my own fractal jewelry. Artisan is featured in the DIGITAL ABSTRACTS AND PATTERNS and SPECTACULAR SPIRALS groups. / 9/30/09, featured in the SHAPES AND PATTERNS Group. FULL VIEW PLEASE! There are details and colors in this that cannot be seen in the preview image. Thanks for looking!
Made in Ultra Fractal 5. Every once in a while, I get this uncontrollable urge to do something really abstract. I make fractal landscapes because they are popular, but, in return, I need to make these abstracts because something inside me is trying to get out and express itself. 4/02/09 – Featured in ESCHER AND PERSPECTIVE ART. 10/28/09 – Featured in THE ULTIMATE UF5 AND BEYOND Group.
Made in UltraFractal 5. At last! Little League practices started this last week and the temperatures warmed up to the 50s. There was still a brisk wind blowing, but the snow was finally gone from the ground. We were actually able to sit outside yesterday afternoon without our Winter coats on. “Dying Winter” was featured by the FRACTAL FRENZY GROUP on April 19, 2009.
Made in Ultra Fractal 5. “Fate” or “Destiny” has been getting bored and is looking for some fun. I think my life got in its way. 10/30/09 – Featured in the SPECTACULAR SPIRALS Group.
Made in UltraFractal 5. Mother’s Day caught me by surprise this year. Didn’t it used to fall much later in the month? Anyway, this is my Mother’s Day bouquet. Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers and assistant mothers! Featured in the PSYCHEDELIC ART AND DESIGN group on June 12, 2009.
Made in UltraFractal 5. Cherry Tree is featured in the ART IN MATH, COLOR ME A RAINBOW and FRACTAL PERCEPTION groups.
From within or behind, a light shines through us upon things, and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all….... Words by Ralph Waldo Emerson Paintings using acrylics, gold foil and graphite….102×42cm June 8th 2009
My son, Shaun, and I went out, the other day, looking for birds to photograph. Every time we spotted one, it would fly away by the time we got the cameras turned on. We’d turn them off again, and a new one would appear. We finally found several in a neighbor’s backyard. Just as we started taking pictures, she let her dog outside and he scared them away. After a couple hours of walking, we thought we were going to come home empty handed. We came across these wildflowers next to the railroad tracks. I loved the way the setting sun backlit them, giving them a delicate appearance like fairy wings. “Wildflowers” is featured in the LIGHT AND REFLECTION and COLOR AND LIGHT Groups. Make: NIKON / Model: COOLPIX P80 / Shutter Speed: 10/2240 second / F Number: F/5.6 / Focal Length: 27 mm / ISO Speed: 64
Made in Ultra Fractal 5. All I could see in this was a Geisha, so my imagination refused to find a different name for it. Geisha was featured in the FRACTAL ENERGY PASSION group on June 17, 2009.
Made in UltraFractal 5 for a Rainbow contest at deviantart. Dreams are elusive things, beautiful when glimpsed out of the corner of our eye, but slippery when we try to grasp them. I think they are best when we are chasing them because they can be anything we want them to be. These here are sometimes flowers and other times butterflies, flitting away. 11/26/09 – Featured in the DIGITAL ABSTRACTS AND PATTERNS Group.
What summer means to me is escaping civilization, after being cooped up and snowed in for months, and camping out as long as possible (usually until more snow forces us back indoors). If I wasn’t able to spend some of my summer in the woods, I think I’d go crazy. I need the complete quiet of nature to recharge my batteries and make me more pleasant to be around. This was taken in the Great Bear Wilderness in Northwestern Montana. 8-7-09, featured in the UNITED STATES Group. / 9-18-09, featured in the UNITED STATES Group. / 9-21-09, featured in the TOP SHELF WILDLIFE AND NATURE ART Group.
Made in UltraFractal 5. I miss those days when my body was able to keep up with my soul! The younger generation may not know this, but “Dirty Dancing” was invented long before Patrick Swayze’s film career. “Like an acid trip in a junk yard, dazzling and incredible!!” AlecBell / He always describes my art better than I can. 10/11/09, featured in the PSYCHEDELIC ART AND DESIGN Group.
I have been keeping myself busy, playing with Moebius Julias. I originally imported this into Photoshop CS, just to put my signature on it, but I couldn’t resist all those triangles! I used the polygon lasso tool and gave them their own layers. Then I added the drop shadow and bevel layer styles to give it more depth. Featured in the ART IN MATH Group, August 11, 2009.
My first fractal marble! Made in UltraFractal 5, but I added the marble in Photoshop CS.
Made in Ultra Fractal 5, except for the signature. I made this back in March, when the weather was playing tricks on us, making us think that Spring was here. A few days of seasonable weather was followed by a big storm that dumped several inches of snow in our yard.
This photo was taken on the Hungry Horse Reservoir in northwestern Montana. There is a beautiful campground, hidden from the main road. 10/12/09 – Featured in the FORESTS Group.
Made in UltraFractal 5. Encantado means “enchanted”. I sort of cheated on the name because I have another piece, not yet uploaded, with the English version of the name. Encantado is another fractal fantasy, my vision of a better world. 9/24/09 – Featured in the COLOR ME A RAINBOW Group, / 10/11/09 – Featured in the GLOBES, SPHERES AND CURVES Group.
Early evening at Lake MacDonald in Glacier National Park. 10/2/09 – Featured in the AMERICA’S NATURAL WONDERS Group. / 10/16/09 – Featured in the AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE HABITAT Group.
From within or behind, a light shines through us upon things, and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all…..... Words by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1840 Painting using acrylics, ink and graphite. November, 29th 2009
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