Preliminary idea sketch for a painting of a wolf. I photographed the wolves at Zoo Montana while they were howling and the aspen forest while hiking in the Beartooth mountains. Wolves howl to find their pack mates, as well as keep wolves not in their pack at bay. I suspect these wolves were howling to warn a few local dogs of their presence...not that they could do anything behind a chainlink fence, but instinct knows no bounds.
Dawn Nelson © 2017