Puma in My Living Room

My recent project was to paint, always with a painting knife and oil paint, a puma face on a hare hide.

I shared the steps in my last posting and asked my visitors to suggest if the puma should have ears or not.  (http://vaheark.blogspot.com/2018/09/listening-with-my-eyes.html)

I received a number of comments about the ears. The most frequent statement was “the ears make this puma unusual.”  Well, for a person who finds no comfort in the usual, it was music to my ears.

Next, I needed a matting and frame worthy of this unusual animal. Here is the work in progress:

It ended up being a tree layer matting with carve outs where a stone arrow head is placed.

So, there is my puma, which for some looks like a mountain lion which, of course, is of the puma family. In fact, Arizona has a large population of mountain lions and many of us have seen or encountered one when in the high desert.

Here is a warning sign which is not unusually seen by hikers:

So, my mountain lion has blue eyes, ears made of jackrabbit tails and has a piercing look, although not immediately aggressive.

I think it is a mountain lion that fits comfortably in my living room, above the fireplace.

September 13, 2018

© Vahé A. Kazandjian, 2018