Alpine Ibex Doe
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Alpine Ibex Doe
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Alpine Ibex Doe by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive female wild goat portrait in shades of gold, gray and brown with gray curved horns and soulful brown eyes complimented with an ultramarine blue textural background.
The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), also known as the steinbock, bouquetin, or simply ibex, is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. It is a sexually dimorphic species: males are larger and carry longer, curved horns than females. Its coat color is typically brownish grey. Alpine ibex tend to live in steep, rough terrain near the snow line. They are also social, although adult males and females segregate for most of the year, coming together only to mate. Four distinct groups exist; adult male groups, female-offspring groups, groups of young individuals, and mixed-sex groups. Compared with other members of its genus, the Alpine ibex has a short, broad head and a duller coat. It has brownish-grey hair over most of the body, a pale abdomen, and slightly darker markings on the chin and throat and a stripe along the back. They moult twice a year, firstly in April or May, and then again in September, when they replace the short summer coat with thicker hair and a woolly undercoat. Males commonly grow to a height of 35 to 40 inches at the withers, with a body length of 59 to 67 inches and weigh 148 to 258 pounds. Females are noticeably smaller, with a shoulder height of 29 to 33 inches, a body length of 48 to 56 inches, and a weight of 37 to 71 pounds. Both male and female Alpine ibex have large, backwards-curving horns with numerous ridges along their length. At 27 to 39 inches, those of the males are substantially larger than those of females, which reach only 7.1 to 13.8 inches in length.
Amy E. Fraser’s Oil Pastel Animal Portrait series is an impassioned tribute to the beauty and magic of our beloved Animal Kingdom. Fun, gestural and energetic, these vibrant animals are painted in a stylized realism that is imbued with distinctive character and personality.
The Alpine Ibex Doe by Amy E. Fraser. Animal Portrait Paintings created from the artist’s intense connection to and love for all creatures great and small. Oil Pastel on archival paper. All images copyright Amy E. Fraser. All rights reserved.
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May 13th, 2022
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