Wildlife art by award winning artist Kathie Miller
I have been an artist all my life. I spent hours in my room drawing and sketching. Even though I have a degree in fine art, I feel I am self taught. I ended up teaching myself most every technique I now know. My passion are the big cats, especially the jaguar. Their power and grace is magnificent. Since I became a falconer, I stared becoming interested in doing birds of prey. Changing from fur to feathers wasn't as easy as I thought, but I really enjoy doing them now. I hope you enjoy my work.
Wildlife
Every design is on many different products. Mousepads, t-shirts, tote bags and much more.
Grant's Zebra - Colored PencilThe plains zebra has differentiated into several subspecies, two of which are now extinct. The Grant's zebra is the most common of the plains zebra subspecies. During the rainy season in Serengeti, herds of up to 10,000 individuals may form, part of one of the last great wildlife spectacles in the world.
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End of His Reign - Colored PencilThe African Elephant is composed of two species, the African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a smaller species weighing only 10,000 lbs at most. The African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) also known as the Savannah elephant is the largest land mammal in the world weighing up to 12,000 lbs and standing 10' tall at the shoulder. Both male and female African elephants have tusks.
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Young Leopard - Colored PencilThe leopard has more than 20 subspecies. The leopard is like the jaguar in coat pattern, with dark spots or rosettes. Although the size of the rosettes varies over geographical region, leopard rosettes remain empty of markings while jaguars generally have one to four dark spots inside the open spots. Leopards are dispersed over a wider area today than that of any of the other large cat. Ranging across most of the African continent, parts of Asia Minor and the Middle East to India, Pakistan, China, Siberia, much of southeast Asia, and the islands of Java and Sri Lanka.
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Cougar Night - Colored PencilThe Cougar, or Puma, has the greatest natural distribution of any mammal in the Western Hemisphere except for man. The cougar is extremely agile and has great jumping power and may leap from the ground up to a height of 18 feet into a tree. Cougars are good swimmers but prefers not to enter the water. Sight is its most acute sense with a good sense of hearing, but is thought to have a poorly developed sense of smell. The cougar is the largest cat in the genus "felis", and is comparable in size to the leopard.
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Stay Alert - TextileUsing tiny pieces of fabric as my "paint". Placing pieces no larger than 1" to pieces smaller than your little fingernail. I then go back and quilt the entire piece in small circles to catch in every piece.
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Birds of Prey
Secretary Bird - Colored PencilThe Secretary bird is a bird of prey, but unlike other raptors it has long legs, wings and tail and prefers to run their prey down rather than fly. The single species of its family, the bird gets its name from its crest of long feathers that look like the quill pens 19th century office workers used to tuck behind their ears. They consume reptiles, amphibians, tortoise, rats and other small mammals as well as young game birds.
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Peregrine Falcon - Colored PencilFollowing an alarming decline to near extinction during the 1950s and 1960s, this spectacular falcon is off the endangered species list. Falconers, donating their breeding birds to the cause, have increased the number of released birds back to the wild. A favorite nesting site nowadays is a tall building or bridge in a city; these urban Peregrines subsist mainly on pigeons. Peregrine falcons are sleek, crow-sized birds of prey, famous for their speed and beauty. For hundreds of years, peregrines have been prized for the sport of falconry.
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Prairie Falcon-Colored PencilPrairie Falcons are just as fast as Peregrine Falcons, but do not typically use the same hunting strategy, preferring to fly fast and low at a height of only a few feet. They are similar in size and can be distinguished from each other by color. The Prairie Falcon is brown and has dark patches under the wings, while the Peregrine is blue-gray and has a uniform under wing color. Prairie Falcons cruising speed is estimated at 45 mph and accelerates in the chase. They typically catch birds by pursuing them in level flight and grasping them. They inhabit hills, canyons, and mountains of arid grasslands of southwestern Canada, western United States, Baja California, and northern Mexico.
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Mya - Red-tail Hawk - TextileThis is another textile piece. Using tiny pieces of fabric as my "paint". It is then quilted very tightly to hold all the pieces of fabric in place.
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Pets
Black Lab - Mixed mediumPurchase This Design
Horse - Airbrush AcrylicPurchase This Design
Doberman - Airbrush AcrylicPurchase This Design
Boxer - Airbrush AcrylicPurchase This Design
Falconry Graphics
Falcon with HoodThe hood is used in falconry to keep the bird calm. Its less stressful for the bird when going to and from the field.
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The Harris Hawk - A funny look at the most popular falconry bird
The Harris Hawk is the only bird of prey in the world that hunts in family groups like a pack of wolves. This social nature makes for a perfect hunting partner. Also available is a Red-Tail hawk and a Goshawk
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What the...? A funny cartoon that every falconer can appreciate. 3 other cartoons featuring this rabbit also available.
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The German Shorthair Pointer A valuable member of the falconry team. Also available, the Jack Russel Terrier, Lab and the Brittany Spaniel.
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Great Art Books for your library
Books on My Favorite Artists
Robert Bateman
Carl Brenders
Artists you should check out
Dag Peterson - Birds
Kobus Moller - Wildlife. There is a great step by step through one of his paintings.
John Banovich - Wildlife
Terry Isaac - Wildlife
Seerey-Lester - Wildlife and other subjects
Deniel Smith - Wildlife
Tom Mansanarez - Wildlife
Nancy Howe - Wildlife and other subjects
Be sure to check out my other art lenses.
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OhMe wrote...
Your work is amazing. You are so very talented. I especially like the eyes. Thank you for sharing.
JoeR wrote...
You're an amazing artist. The Zebra, leopard, horse and the Doberman, really excellent! Thank you for sharing your images.
JoeR
Kabsannie wrote...
Hi first I want to thank you for joining my POD group. I just love this lens. Great pics and graphics. 5 star lens! Keep up the great job!! Not too many spell their name like me so that is cool also. Kathie
Debt_Man wrote...
Very nice animal pics. Come take a look at my wildlife scene eteched glass lens













