Lone Wolf

Monotype 

I love wild dogs or Painted Wolves as they are referred to by people who love them. 
This lonely fellow turns up a lot in my work, as well as the other wild dogs which are in other prints in their packs! Wild dogs. 

For a number of years now, I have been intrigued by Lycaon pictus - not a dog, not a wolf, not a hyena - but a very special creature. Known as the wild dog, Cape hunting dog, African hunting dog and painted dog and also known as the painted wolf - which is the nearest translation to her scientific name. As a species they used to be evident in most parts of Africa, but more recently packs have been reduced to around 6 500.

This is a Monotype which I have worked into, using pastels. 
Total Image size 46.6 x 35.2 
Print size includes where I have intentionally gone off the plate - 36.5  23.5