54th WAOW National Exhibition, "Dreamweavers"

BRENDA MORGAN BIG HORN

MOLLY MOORE SOLITARY SOUL

9” x 12” — Oil $1,200

12” x 16” — Oil $2,000

Humans and wolves share similar needs: companionship and communication. I could imagine this wolf’s plight at the time. He was in captivity, which is not a natural condition, and seemed to be yearning for his pack. This painting captures that moment, and the shared expression of how humans and wolves feel in times of solitude.

While visiting Taos, we met with my niece and her husband and drove down to the Rio Grande Gorge to take pictures. As we came upon a small ridge we met a man who noticed our cameras (he had a rather impressive lens on his), he smiled and said “follow me and you will be rewarded”. We looked at each other and chuckled, but we followed him over the ridge and came upon a small herd of Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep. It turns out Mr. Wilson worked for the NM Department of Game & Fish and was in charge of keeping track of the herd, some of which had collars. The bighorn were re-introduced to New Mexico in 2006 when the Taos Pueblo released 23, in 2007 the NM Fish & Game released an additional 25. The herd is around 300 today. What an unexpected treat we experienced that day!

MOLLY MOORE • WAOW Associate • WY • www.mollymooreart.com Molly is an award-winning artist. Her work captures the beauty of Wyoming and the West, in particular the souls of the wild animals she portrays. Molly excels in a variety of mediums, receiving a 2021 First Place at The Scottsdale Artist School “Best and Brightest” competition for her pen-and-ink drawing, “Goshawk, Morning Meal”. Affiliations include WAOW, OPA, Jackson Hole Arts Association, Wind River Valley Arts Guild and Wyoming Arts Council.

BRENDA MORGAN • WAOW Associate • AR • www.brendamorganart.com Brenda, an award-winning oil painter, is a signature member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society, Southwest Artists, Miniature Artists of America and an associate member of Women Artists of the West, American Plains Artists, American Women Artists and the International Guild of Realism. Born in California, she was raised in Oklahoma City and now works from her studio in Dardanelle, Arkansas.

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