Chapter 1 "Zebra and Lilas brest roasted"

A fusion of animals, color, and black and white.
Zebra and long-tailed
tit. This painting is created on vegetable-tanned black cowhide from a French tannery.
The leather is moistened so it can be sculpted using the “carving” technique with a chisel.
It is then painted with a special leather paint.
The leather is glued onto a medium-density fiberboard panel and then professionally framed.

This artwork can be viewed at a ranch in the U.S.:
Republic Lodge, Cedar Cove Ranch, Eustace, Texas

Inspired by a photograph by Clint Ralph