Leader of the Pack
Leader of the Pack (2007)
23×18 Pastel on Pastel Paper
Original is Sold
Once a year, on the night of the Blood Moon, a special hunt begins. Not for food, but for new members eager to join the pack.
While in Maine this summer, I went to the public beach at night just as the full moon was rising over the ocean. It appeared huge and red, as if swollen with blood. When it came time to work on my Halloween piece, the memory of that night was still so vivid in my mind. I was concerned that rendering the fall foliage at night would be difficult, but using rusty browns for the leaves that are normally bright red in sunlight and dark ochres for the yellow ones worked really well.
