The Purple Lynx
Nancy Erickson
Missoula, Montana
2014
Fabric paints, oil sticks, and charcoal on velvet, satin, and cottons. Machine stitched, appliquéd, and quilted. Three layers.
40 x 44 inches (irregular)
(Note: The black background is not part of this free-form artwork. Velcro is attached to the back of the piece for mounting.)

A portrait of a Canadian lynx, a wild cat native to Canada and Alaska and parts of the northern US, including Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The secretive and solitary lynx has a dense silvery-brown coat, a ruffed face, and tufted ears and is more than twice the size of a domestic cat. Lynx are denizens of northern forest that feed predominantly on snowshoe hares.

$2500
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