An Encounter in Sheep Country
Edition 35 19″H X 13″W X 9″D $4,500
“A catastrophic outbreak of pneumonia in several western states, affecting four herds in western Montana alone, has reduced populations of bighorn sheep in numbers up to ninety percent. With guarded optimism, wildlife officials are trying to reseed the hardest hit areas. The scene depicted in “An Encounter in Sheep Country” is a common sight for those of us who admire and study this animal. However, if we are not vigilant and do not strongly support funding of game relocation efforts, these scenes will only remain in our pictorial memory.”
AWARD:
Desert Cabellaros Western Museum, First Place 3-Dimensional Art
Society of Animal Artists, Ethology Award for the Best Depiction of Natural Behavior 3-D
Bighorn Study
Edition 35 10″H X 13″W X 12″D $2,200
“This composition reflects my fascination with the ram’s horns which are the focus of this study rather than the Bighorn bucks themselves.”
Castlerock Canyon
Edition 35 19″H X 13″W X 9″D $3,500
Collision, chiseled upthrusting
Jagged spires ground by ice.
The tailings washed clean
A time after water talked.
Light is new deep gold
Reflections still low.
Light is high, white and hot.
Shadows thin, pressed against the shapes.
Light heavy, light falling
Profusion of darks
Push away the day.
Music of the canyon cools
Gathering force strikes, sharpens.
And, at the end of its breath
Recedes, a caress.
Come now, the mountain cardinal strolling
Through eroding pews.
Last light touching
Vestment hats of horns.
Sherry Salari Sander
Ram
Edition 35 11″H X 16″W X 7″D $1,900
“This study catches a display of dominance and test of strength.”
Rams
Edition 35 13″H X 14.5″W X 10″D $3,400
“Rams demonstrate the male dominance that is so prevalent in nature.”
Through the Pass
Edition 35 19″H X 40″W X 12″D $14,000 (Walnut Base)
$15,000 (Granite/Walnut Base)
“After a time of rest and sleep, a flock of Bighorn Sheep make their way through the mountainous ridges to graze upon a windswept meadow.”
Awards:
- International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Patron’s Choice Award
- Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona, Best of Show for Extraordinary Artistic Achievement in any Media for grouping including Through the Pass, Bluff Called and A Colt Named Sonny, 1920
Collision, chiseled upthrusting
Jagged spires ground by ice.
The tailings washed clean
A time after water talked.
Light is new deep gold
Reflections still low.
Light is high, white and hot.
Shadows thin, pressed against the shapes.
Light heavy, light falling
Profusion of darks
Push away the day.
Music of the canyon cools
Gathering force strikes, sharpens.
And, at the end of its breath
Recedes, a caress.
Come now, the mountain cardinal strolling
Through eroding pews.
Last light touching
Vestment hats of horns.
Sherry Salari Sander