I'm interested in the "snarl" you added that isn't on the face in the picture. Did you do that from memory/experience, or from a different pic. The snarl is what they look like when their foot is in a trap and you're walking up to them!

I'm interested in the "snarl" you added that isn't on the face in the picture. Did you do that from memory/experience, or from a different pic. The snarl is what they look like when their foot is in a trap and you're walking up to them!

30/06, it took time ! First, gathering the photos from JR’s collection of mountains , deciding what ones I liked , and where to blend different ranges also took some mental time. The Wolverine was easy, as JR had sent that to me a long time ago. Finding several shots of the kind of northern lights I wanted , took some hunting time. Transferring the outline proof sketch onto the paper, then colouring it all in. I think the time it takes mentally to figure out what to do , and the research is often not considered when calculating the amount of time that goes into a job. Before pencil is put to paper.

During this time, a lightning fire in the national forest was close to my cabin and I was meeting with smokejumper teams, waving at choppers hauling water over my roof from the big river next to me , and meeting fire fighters about every day. Those interruptions cost me some days as I worked on this job. A new experience for my focus in multitasking. They soon had it at a good controlled burn, which is what the whole mountain quadrant next to me needed anyway. Great new friends I met , they took good care of me and the few other houses on this road.

So, amidst all that fun, I think I had around 14 “work hour days” into this. From mental conception, gathering research references, to finished. I feel I know JR ‘s mountain ranges, a few of them, that much better after spending time on their dimensions and lighting.