Author Archives: Christine Meytras

Mule Deer

Mule Deer is the last portrait in a series of 12 animal portraits titled “The Portrait Gallery: 12 large Animals of the American West”. All the animals are presented the same way: in profile, facing right, their head turned toward the viewer. The background is also the same: outlines of mountains in the same colors. I used exotic papers to catch the viewer’s attention so that he or she can pause and think of the animals, their struggle and the fact that their numbers are dwindling. I thought of the photographer Edward Curtis who photographed the multiple American Indian tribes as their world and life styles were vanishing.

Buff-Buffalo

Buff-Buffalo is a small sculpture made with packaging materials and wasp’s nest. I wanted to create a sculpture with cardboard. Its body is a cardboard box. When I saw the display backboard for a “Buff” neck gaitor, I saw the buffalo’s head. The opening for the nostrils was there. I just used it and painted it. Its hump looks like a hair bun. I liked the challenge of thinking differently and solving new problems.

Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn Sheep is the eleventh portrait in a series of 12 animal portraits titled “The Portrait Gallery: 12 large Animals of the American West”. All the animals are presented the same way: in profile, facing right, their head turned toward the viewer. The background is also the same: outlines of mountains in the same colors. I used exotic papers to catch the viewer’s attention so that he or she can pause and think of the animals, their struggle and the fact that their numbers are dwindling. I thought of the photographer Edward Curtis who photographed the multiple American Indian tribes as their world and life styles were vanishing.

Black Bear

Black Bear is the tenth portrait in a series of 12 animal portraits titled “The Portrait Gallery: 12 large Animals of the American West”. All the animals are presented the same way: in profile, facing right, their head turned toward the viewer. The background is also the same: outlines of mountains in the same colors. I used exotic papers to catch the viewer’s attention so that he or she can pause and think of the animals, their struggle and the fact that their numbers are dwindling. I thought of the photographer Edward Curtis who photographed the multiple American Indian tribes as their world and life styles were vanishing.

Pronghorn

Pronghorn is the ninth portrait in a series of 12 animal portraits titled “The Portrait Gallery: 12 large Animals of the American West”. All the animals are presented the same way: in profile, facing right, their head turned toward the viewer. The background is also the same: outlines of mountains in the same colors. I used exotic papers to catch the viewer’s attention so that he or she can pause and think of the animals, their struggle and the fact that their numbers are dwindling. I thought of the photographer Edward Curtis who photographed the multiple American Indian tribes as their world and life styles were vanishing.