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Thousand Oaks, CA
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Title
Just Checking
Artist
Stephanie Grant
Medium
Painting - Mixed Media
Description
A simple study of a sitting leopard in black and white, who seems to me to be just checking that there's nothing going on behind him. A mixed media work, acrylic, ink and parchment on canvas.
The leopard /ˈlɛpərd/ (Panthera pardus) is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. It is a member of the Felidae family with a wide range in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia.
Compared to other members of the Felidae, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but is smaller and more slightly built. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguars do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers.
The species' success in the wild is in part due to its opportunistic hunting behavior, its adaptability to habitats, its ability to run at speeds approaching 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph), its unequaled ability to climb trees even when carrying a heavy carcass,[2] and its notorious ability for stealth. The leopard consumes virtually any animal that it can hunt down and catch. Its habitat ranges from rainforest to desert terrains.
It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List because it is declining in large parts of its range due to habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting for trade and pest control. It is regionally extinct in Hong Kong, Singapore , Kuwait, Syria, Libya and Tunisia
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January 20th, 2016
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Thousand Oaks, CA - United States
Thank you so much Warren for the feature in Less Is More, I really appreciate it!
Indio, CA - United States
This delightful stroll in your gallery brings me back to a few favorites.. Well done, Stephanie
Greenville, SC - United States
great blend with the texture...the way the spots become a part of the background...liked
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Exquisite, magnificent, powerful and beautiful, Stephanie! A most awesome piece of fine artistry represented in this gorgeous leopard portrait. Sublime beauty in simplicity. Stunning! F/L
Casale Monferrato, Al - Italy
Outstanding creation, fascinating subject and masterful technique, lovely textured background, great work! l/f/G+
Thousand Oaks, CA - United States
Thank you so much Barbara for the feature in Big Cats FINE ART ONLY, I really appreciate it.
Thousand Oaks, CA - United States
Many thanks Scott, for the feature in FAA Portraits Cats and Dogs, I really appreciate it.
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