Tough It Out
Watercolor, ink, gel pen
12”x18” watercolor paper
April 2026
I often wish that the United States’ symbolic animal was the American bison. This is no knock against the bald eagle, but it's hard to beat our largest native mammal. Not only are they essential to Native American culture, they are also just big, beefy, beautiful animals. I had heard that bison uniquely choose to gallop through oncoming storms in order to surge through inclement weather, shortening the amount of time they spend in the downpour. This tale inspired me with an image of bison charging toward the viewer the moment a lightning bolt strikes and a storm begins.
Tough It Out
Watercolor, ink, gel pen
12”x18” watercolor paper
April 2026
I often wish that the United States’ symbolic animal was the American bison. This is no knock against the bald eagle, but it's hard to beat our largest native mammal. Not only are they essential to Native American culture, they are also just big, beefy, beautiful animals. I had heard that bison uniquely choose to gallop through oncoming storms in order to surge through inclement weather, shortening the amount of time they spend in the downpour. This tale inspired me with an image of bison charging toward the viewer the moment a lightning bolt strikes and a storm begins.
