"Badger"
(SOLD)
6" x 8"
pastel on pumiced and tinted gatorboard
A badger stops at nothing to get what it wants
and is a reminder to us to be persistent in our pursuits.
It is fiercely independent and can be aggressive
which is a lesson to us to stand our ground
and make our presence known.
This painting is of a European badger, as a kin to
the American badger.
This painting is of a European badger, as a kin to
the American badger.
Although, I have known a badger
to be quite a sleuth and play dead
when you come upon it quickly and note, that a
badger is a badger.
badger is a badger.
They dig great holes in the earth to tunnel
for a den wherever they want - usually
in the side of a hill on a roadside or right IN the road.
We had two holes right below our mailbox
on the road
about the time we were moving out of our farmstead home
in the countryside of north central Kansas.
One had to step carefully when you were around that area so
as not to fall or twist your ankle in the holes.
The holes are truly larger than your foot.
You can bury the hole that a badger has dug,
but I found it will eventually come
back and dig the hole again in almost the same spot.
