Followers of artist Bonnie Marris have already learned about the
symbiotic relationship between wolves and corvidae (crows and ravens).
There is a mysterious and wonderful camaraderie that has been observed
between both wolves and ravens and wolves and crows. “Personally,
I’m most intrigued by the relationship with ravens,” says Bonnie
Marris. “It is mysterious because it can only be imagined or supposed
just what they are actually communicating with each other. It has
only just begun to be formally studied. There’s an appearance of
communication concerning the location of a kill that seems to happen
again and again. The wolves will follow the ravens to a kill and
although they badger each other back and forth over a kill, they
seem to share.
“In this image, the ravens are leading a small group of wolves
to a kill they have discovered. I love this painting because it
is as much about the relationship between the wolves and the crow
as it is about the lighting and rhythm of the composition. The reflections
on the water and the backlighting on the wolves worked out very
well. It’s a cold, but very soothing piece.”
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