"WHITE RIVER FANTASY" MT. HOOD 48"X36"

"BROKEN SILENCE"

Kathleen v. Butts

"OUT OFTHE MUD" cropped at bottom available

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White Rhino

9"x12" oil/Clayboard

Kathleen V. Butts (Kathy Hardy)

This was taken for a special feature in our local paper,  The Sandy Post, advertising an exhibition at The Sandy Chamber of  Commerce during the month of  February 2011.

"DIVERSION" Sold

This painting came from one of our many hikes in the Mt. Hood Wilderness area. This was a wonderful hike up from White River Glacier. I loved this fallen tree and wished I had taken more photos. These are Mackenzii River Wolves.  The original oil painting was reproduced on paper by Stephan Fine Arts Galleries, Anchorage, Alaska. They purchased, sold, and printed my work for many years. "Diversion" won the Oregon Wildlife Federation Calender, month of February 1989. My elk painting "Down From The High Country" won the cover. Sold out.

"REFLECTED VIEW" Sold

I loved working on this small tiger painting. It was published as  a giclee' print on paper by Golden Spirit Publishing. Sold out

"THE MOUNTAIN SONG" Sold

This painting was composed from a days adventure into the back country of the Three Sisters, Broken Top is to your right. As we reached these flats, the sun just touched the tops of the  mountains. Coyotes started howling near by, what an inspiration for a painting of wolves, one of my favorite subjects.

"SCENT ON THE WIND" Cropped sold

This is part of a large painting from early in my career. Clients came from Alaska to purchase it, even though we were in the Stephan Fine Arts Galleries  in Anchorage. We have remained friends all these years.

polar bears snow arctic

"WINTER CROSSING" Available

On one of our many wonderful trips into the Rockies, we found ourselves in a  bad snow storm and could see animals moving out of the depth of the falling snow.  We came to this river's edge and were blessed once again to see this beautiful mule deer.  I have completed many paintings from that trip. An elk painting "Down From The High Country" was the cover of an Oregon Wildlife Federation Calendar. "Winter Crossing" is  11"X14'',  oil on linen.

''MAGPIE" Sold

This painting was a commission for another artist. I had not done birds since early in my career, I found Magpies to be very flighty birds, but very beautiful.

"THE ADVENTURER" Sold

Loved painting this, the three month old cougar cub and his brother were climbing stumps in our woods, climbing trees, climbing rocks, and swimming in the pond, he was not to fond of that, but it was his idea. They also loved my fish pond and thought the fish to be very interesting subjects. At the end of the day we wrapped them in towels to warm them up and let them play in the house while we all drank hot chocolate. LOVED this day.




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"SOLITUDE" Available

A band of big horn sheep in AB Canada became tolerant of our presence. One morning, climbing the icy slope back up the mountain side, we reached a rock outcropping  free of snow and came face to face with this magnificent ram. We stood silent, this was a sight that makes your breath catch in your throat. This original oil painting, on linen, is available 14"X9".
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"LOOK OF DEFIANCE" Sold

This painting won First Place at Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show 1988: it was displayed at the CM Russell Show by invitation of another artist: then to a museum in England for a period of time and they contacted Christies and proposed my work be submitted to their upcoming auctions. Which Christies did.

"WARM AFTERNOON" Sold

During a benefit show for Martine Colette's Wildlife Waystation (Poster Artist 1997), in the Angeles National Forest in California, the main handler brought this beautiful three year old male lion out of his compound for us to view. What an amazing cat, I was captivated.

'IN PROGRESS" Oil on Linen 18x52

Between the age of two and four, male lions leave their pride. A single male, or a set of brothers, who generally stay together for life, may become nomads, or join a coalition of nomadic males. A larger coalition is likely to maintain a higher position than a smaller one, some may include as many as nine males. They will hunt game the females may leave alone. Prime years for males is from five to nine but are the strongest and fittest between five and six. The area I have put these five males is The Etosha Pan.

"WINTER PURSUIT" Sold

I love walking along river or stream beds during any time of the year but particularly during the winter. Around every bend is a new painting, as it was in this Colorado canyon. This painting  a 24"X48". Yes I do lots of bigger paintings is why many take a year or more to complete. Due to the oils slow drying,  I work on several paintings during a period of time.

"MORNING SONG" Sold

Listen to the sound. It will carry the farthest on the chilled morning air.

"THE CREETING" Cropped on right edge.

A "resting site" is where the pups may remain for several days while the adults hunt. Large areas of vegetation maybe leveled, due to the pups activities. Overhanging banks may have tunnels dug deep within for the pup's safety and for staying warm or cool during the summer. When begging for food the pups mouth the muzzle of the adult as you see Tunrack doing. He was born in the spring of 1986 to Zane and Nehani, a long time resident pair at our Oregon Zoo. This painting is a permanent collection at The World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon

"FIRST SNOW" Available

It was the first major snowstorm of the season and I had to wear snow shoes, it was so deep. I ventured to our lower pond, finding it covered in ice, and tracks from fox, coyote, and deer where everywhere. I went up the next hillside to view Mt. Hood glistening in the early morning sun and got stuck in branches coming through the deep snow; the more I struggled the funnier it seems and I just sat down and laughed. This gave me a very different perspective of what was around me and many painting concepts have come from this morning walk. ''First Snow'' is available, oil on linen  9"X12" AWFrame , oil on linen.

"HER FIRST WINTER" Sold

This painting symbolizes 'all' of what I love to paint. I want you to feel the clean, crisp winter air and this quiet place. Her name was Little Bit, and her spirit was free. She is relaxed and content as she gazes into the world she is just beginning to understand. Wolves became special in my life when I was a child and as an artist, renewed experiences has strengthened this bond.