Omahkatayo - Mountain Lion, Blackfoot - Hockaday Museum of Art

I've seen mountain lions on our trail cameras so I know they are around, although I've never seen one here in person. I was able to get close to this one, high on a Montana mountain side. They are such sleek, beautiful big cats, and they can move surprisingly fast in total silence. I named this portrait in the Blackfoot language to honor the people of the northern regions where they dwell.

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Painted in oils on Belgian linen mounted on Gatorboard panel.
Hand crafted modern champagne gold frame.

Painting size: 20" x 20" (51 cm x 51 cm)
Framed size: 23" x 23" (58 cm x 58 cm)
$5400

On exhibition and available from A Timeless Legacy - Women Artists Painting Glacier National Park at the Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, Montana. 
Open August 11 to October 31, 2020.