Mule deer get their name, not surprisingly, from those rather large and adorable ears that stick out on each side of their heads!
This variant of the basic black-tailed deer is common in the western United States. I painted this piece of interpretive museum signage for the High Desert Museum in Bend, Or. The curators wanted to emphasize how the deer -- which are quite small -- can hide quite well among the cattails, and are not much taller than tall lupine and Jacob's ladder flowering plants. Most of the signage artwork I do isn't really worth framing and selling, but I thought this one was worth putting in a frame, as somebody might like to have it in their home!
Approx. 22 x 22″, watercolor, pen and ink, $850 includes domestic shipping. Please contact me directly to arrange for international orders.
If you're interested in this artwork, drop me a note and I'll send a higher resolution version so you can take a closer look at it.
All originals are framed in genuine mahogany frames custom-crafted by my husband, with UV-protecting plexi and acid-free matting (unless otherwise noted). The mahogany is stained a rich golden brownish/reddish hue.
Nora Sherwood
Portraying Nature to Educate and Inspire
"In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand,
and we will understand only what we are taught." – Baba Dioum
$850.00Price