Wardens of the wilderness

Wardens of the Wilderness

Piece description from the artist

"Wardens of the Wilderness"

Two animals that are usually adversaries stand side by side on a high rocky hill top. Together a wolf and a buffalo look down on the snowy landscape as if vigilant for signs of trouble within their lands. They stand not as wild animals, but are symbols of the wilderness of the North American west.

Both stand tall upon a rock with a view of a wintery valley below where fir trees dot the landscape. A jagged snowcapped mountain breaks the horizon under a deep blue sky.

For this image, I wanted to combine two of my favorite animal subjects. Typically, these two would not get along but I thought it interesting to depict them standing as allies.

Would you like to know more about how I make art like this? Check out my blog on the subject: http://fineartbydaniel.com/2017/12/18/how-i-make-art-3d-rendering/

Some software tools I used to make this: http://fineartbydaniel.com/resources/

Thanks for looking!
Daniel Eskridge

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About Daniel Eskridge

Marietta, GA

Daniel is a forty-something living in the Metro-Atlanta area, and he is one of the few people who was actually born and raised there. He is also married and has two sons and a daughter. By day, he works as software engineer at a small company. By night he is an artist producing realist works depicting scenes of American wildlife, farm animals, fantasy scenes, extinct animals, and images of the "American Wild West":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Frontier.

Daniel has dual degrees in computer science and fine art from the University of Georgia. Given his education, it would seem only natural for him to combine the two by producing art using a computer. Daniel practices a new form of art called "3D Rendering":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_rendering, a form of virtual sculpting with a computer. This form of art is utilized by film studios for special effects as well as animated movies, but it can be used to make stills as well. "Check out this video of Daniel creating a 3D rendering!":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoSvRhYPr4

Daniel’s interest in art began when he was young. As a fan of science fiction and fantasy novels, he became particularly interested in the works of the illustrators that appeared on the covers, such as "Frank Frazetta":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta and "Michael Whelan":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Whelan. In college, he discovered the work of the "French Realists":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts), the "Pre-Raphaelites":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood, and the "Hudson River School":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_School, which further influenced him and put his work on a course where nature was the dominant theme.

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