Barbary Ram
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Barbary Ram
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Barbary Ram by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive wild sheep portrait in shades of black, brown, rust and gray with intelligent golden orange eyes complimented with a reddish brown background.
The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), also known as aoudad is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa. Six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe, and elsewhere. It is also known in the Berber language as waddan or arwi, and in former French territories as the moufflon. Barbary sheep stand 2.46 to 3.61 feet tall at the shoulder, with a length around 4 ft 11 inches, and weigh 66 to 320 pounds. They are sandy-brown, darkening with age, with a slightly lighter underbelly and a darker line along the back. Upper parts and the outer parts of the legs are a uniform reddish- or grayish-brown. Some shaggy hair is on the throat (extending down to the chest in males) with a sparse mane. Their horns have a triangular cross-section. The horns curve outward, backward, then inward, and can exceed 30 inches in length. The horns are fairly smooth, with slight wrinkles evident at the base as the animal matures. Barbary sheep naturally occur in northern Africa in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, northern Chad, Egypt, Libya, northern Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Sudan.
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 Barbary Ram 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.
Uploaded
May 20th, 2022
Statistics
Viewed 1,305 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/24/2024 at 10:56 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet