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Dawn of Man animal art painting Will Eskridge web

Dawn of Man

Finally, dawn. The birth of the new day. Ashes from the last fire had been stamped out. Change was inevitable, but it was a long, long night. Now was the time for something new. Something that had been simmering under the surface for eons. Like a moth from a caterpillar. New life.

Wolf s Bane animal art drawing Will Eskridge

Drawing On Instinct: Wolf’s Bane

The Gray Wolf. Gray wolves are social animals, living and hunting in packs of 2-12.  The pack members exhibit close relationships and communicate with each other with a range of sounds including barks, whines, growls, and howls. For one of my dedications to the gray wolf, check out this week’s episode of Drawing on Instinct:

Wolf City animal art installation Will Eskridge

Boxes Tower

Tomorrow is the big day and I’m working around the clock to finish construction on my installation, “Wolf City”, for the annual Bulldog Inn Art Show. The majority of it is done with just a few little bits left to do. I’m sanding, painting, zip-tying, folding, recording, editing, compiling, engineering, measuring, cutting, nailing and gluing – …

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Wolf City wolf art installation Will Eskridge

The Residents of Wolf City

In about a week I’ll be presenting my installation, “Wolf City”, at the annual Bulldog Inn Art Show here in Athens. It’s a pop-up show for one night only at a local dive motel. Each artist gets a room to do whatever they want, i.e., installation, performance, music, video, whatever. I’m thrilled to be a …

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Wolves animal art painting Will Eskridge

TBT

Not a true throwback Thursday as I did these just yesterday. However, my approach is one I used years ago in my work. Impasto is name of the technique in question. It has a very expressive and gestural nature where color and texture become primary and form becomes secondary. I love the energy and have …

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Mr. Furley Dog

Walk, Don’t Run

Around here in the Athens, GA area it looks as though winter has finally pulled up a chair and is going to stay a while. I just got back from a brisk walk with our dog Mr. Furley (named after Don Knotts’ character on Three’s Company) I’ve been doing this ritual for just under a …

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Otter oil painting animal artist Will Eskridge

Otters and Wolves

Gearing up for my solo show at Heirloom, I’ve been focusing on wolves and otters as of late. I’m still brainstorming ideas for what to call the show. Some of my pieces are titled using Latin names of the animal or species that I painted. I think this adds the scientific side of nature to …

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