"Murder in the Morning" Giclée canvas print: 30"x40", edition size 100 s/n $1,875 unframed (from an acrylic painting)

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The morning sun gradually filters through the forest, casting light on this 1913 Wyoming campsite. The smell of last night’s campfire still permeates the air. The oh-too familiar sound of “caw, caw!” breaks the silence as the crows fly down from their night time roost to seek out scraps of food and call to others to join the scavenge.

This is a regular occurrence and has become a wake-up call for the hunters in their tents. Time to light another fire, make coffee and prepare breakfast. The murder of crows (the collective name for this species) will disperse and seek out other feeding opportunities elsewhere before returning to their campsite roost at sundown.

In the early days of hunting the crow was considered a great ally of the hunter, alerting them when danger approached. Unfortunately they could also be a hindrance to a hunter stalking his trophy, should their prize be alerted to the hunter’s presence.

In my painting I have kept the whole scene in shadow, with the only light in the top left, to add drama.