Puma 2

Pumas are classed a ‘Near Threatened’ by the IUCN. The total breeding population

of pumas is less than 50,000 individuals and continues to decline. Pumas have no

particular threats from other animals besides humans, although it interacts with other

large predators such as the Brown Bear and Grey Wolf in which it competes for prey.

They are very fast cats and can run at speeds of 35 miles per hour, although it is

best adapted for short, sharp, powerful sprints. Pumas are good climbers and are

capable of swimming.

When large prey is killed, the puma is known to cover them with bush and return to

feed over a period of days. They subsidize their diets with large insects and small

rodents.

Puma Fact:

Here is my latest endangered wild cat study work in progress.

This is the second Puma portrait in my collection and this time I have captured her

looking to hunt for her cubs from the stare in her eyes.

Again, it always begins with a pencil sketch on a blank canvas and then add a

watered-down simple color wash. The next stage was to see how the fine detail

would look by fine detailing fur and color on her nose. In this particular painting I

moved around the subject adding sample detail to see how it may work. Due to the

fine details a lot more brush size 000 will be added to the body fur.