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One hates to miss a good ski just because of a negative number. Layers, baby, it’s all in the layers. How do all the woodland critters do it with just a thicker layer of fuzz? I’d recommend mukluks to the shaggy moose. Not only would it improve hoof-traction on ice, but they are pretty stylin’. You can find them made out of wool, canvas, or leather. I’ve had a few pairs over the years, and prefer the latter. But if I could fashion a cloven pair for a shivering moose, I would have to choose otherwise. He’s vegan after all. Yes, I’m a tough Minnesotan, but I can also be sensitive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1601039131674-LRMCH8VOQIPX7UPU32IS/Bleeding+Heart+Blues Critters “Bleeding Heart Blues” Original Watercolor This was the image I painted as the illustration design proposal for the book Flutter, Bye. I love the Blue Azure butterflies and this book was a wonderful excuse to study their complexity. In my childhood, my Mother always had a Bleeding Heart in the garden. She passed away in 2017. The next spring, an entire patch of Forget Me Nots appeared by the creek that runs along my garden. The miracle and solace of nature is ever healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598294411344-JX8OCYQHSHX0VWYXNBWE/Snowshoe+Hare.Rabbit+Winter+Snowshoes.jpg Critters - Snowshoe Hare One day I hope to meet my little snowshoe hare. It will be on my favorite winter path that winds through the neighborhood. A light snow will be drifting down. I will come round the corner just past the cedars and she will be standing there in her wooly scarf and mittens. We’ll exchange a few pleasantries and ask after each other’s family, as neighbors do. Perhaps we’ll make a date for tea and scones. I’d like that. Available as 5x7 Metal Print or special order Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598282955315-RNY996FB3P3N1MVCLVSP/How+Tweet+It+Is.Birds+in+Tree.jpg Critters - How Tweet It Is Robin, Blue Jay, Downy Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, White Throated Sparrow, Yellowthroat, Cedar Waxwing, Cardinal, Black Capped Chickadee, Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Marsh Wren, Red Winged Balckbird, Red Breasted Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Tufted Titmouse, Indigo Bunting, Meadowlark. Available as 8x10 Metal print or special order a custom size Giclee print on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598293072511-IIDBMZAW0633Y5JFYMBI/Night+Lights.Owl.jpg Critters - Night Lights I just know that Owls and Fireflies get along. Hangin’ out together under starry skies, imagine the conversations they must have. Available as 8x12 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504388018293-4RFXF7LQSW7NBX2XKJ4G/Peek+A+Blue.Full.jpg Critters “Peek a Blue” - I find mice adorable. IF it is me who sees them first, not the other way around. It’s not that I am afraid of them, they just have a way of sneaking up on a person that makes me jump. More often, I think it is probably more of a mutual startling. The ol’ “What in the heck are YOU doing here,” kind of moment. Rather like when I forget that my husband, Jim, is home. Just by walking into the room, he can scare the bejeezas outta me. I’ll jump and say, “Don’t DO that!” He’ll look at me like I’m a lunatic, “I just wanted the scissors,” he’ll allege innocently, backing away. As if. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504388008279-NAO3T28B2R9MA6BRICLQ/Good+Lookin.Full.jpg Critters “Good Lookin’” – When a canine holds their chilly paw like this, it melts my heart. The fox intrigues me. Intent, clever, at turns wary, then frisky. What can I say, I just like the guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598282221303-QSGDY9NAB50OC7G1NVTX/Family+Tree+with+words.Animals+in+Birch+Tree.jpg Critters - Family Tree Every family tree is unique and grows with us. New members join along the way. Relations, beloveds, comrades from all paths. The only tasks: to bear witness to each other’s lives & to love one another no matter how we differ. As my dear friend, the late Roy Thomas taught, “Relative, not Race, because it’s not a competition.” Available as 12 x 36 Metal Print or special order a custom size Giclee print on paper. This image is also available as a limited edition fabric! Inquire for details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598282800692-C511CH4SF5DUN7U3XCK8/Foxy+Ladies.5x7.Fox+with+Dragonfly+and+Fireweed.jpg Critters - Foxy Ladies Fox, Fireweed, Fiddlehead Ferns, Dragonflies. I wonder if they all know how lovely they are. Available as 5x7 Metal Print or custom order Giclee on Paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504387981346-85Z7U16I6MH8R2Z96ZSH/Bear+Necessities.Full.jpg Critters “Bear Neccessities” – I spent an afternoon with this neighborhood bruin one fine summer day. He took quite a fancy to our old apple tree by the greenhouse. He was the picture of health; tubby with a glistening, black coat. We let him eat his full. I found a couple organic apples from the co-op that were past their prime… in the not-so-crisper drawer of the fridge. He ate all the tree apples but snubbed the others. Locavore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504388038078-OPJRZILE60MM478KROR7/Newbie.Full.jpg Critters “Newbie” – I painted this from a photo my friend took of her newest neighbor. For years one particular doe has brought her newborn fawns to the sanctuary that is CJ’s yard, to make an introduction of sorts. After a doe gives birth, she must then find a safe place to leave little Newbie so that she can go off and feed to replenish her strength. Many a fawn has taken her first tenuous steps under CJ’s watchful eye. Mama’s know we need and can trust each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598293826893-Y6SBFJIRGD9C6E2K579L/Praise+Cheeses.Mice+celebrating+Cheese.jpg Critters - Praise Cheeses My friend, Lori, is a brilliant baker, wine sommelier, and cheese monger from whom I’ve gathered much gastric wisdom. Our families have shared many a delectable evening together, my favorite being the “Praise Cheeses,” and “Come to Cheeses,” dinners. Favorite overheard comment from a member of the clergy: “I’m giving this one to the Bishop!” Available as 5x7 or 8x12 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598294697023-PLL96LG48P04X6T9GI7C/Swamp+Stompers.Three+Otters..jpg Critters - Swamp Stompers If my talented musician friend, who has many personalities on the guitar, were an otter… a triple portrait. Available as 4x4 or 8x8 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504387989994-KLSYWBM09CGK9W16OUFK/Book+Trout.jpg Critters “Book Trout” – We are known as “The Book Trouts,” my bookie friends and I. What would a brook trout read? Pretty sure it would be a field guide to tasty insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598294011631-5L8YIVSXNW20HFFK2ZBG/Pup+Up.Otter.jpg Critters - Pup Up! Being an artist means sometimes an image simply pops into your head and insists on being. I wasn’t in the studio when this critter peeked into my brain. I dropped whatever I was doing and headed to my paints. Well, hello there! What can I say? This guy just insisted on being. I had to draw him to get him outta my head. Otters can create a lot of brain mischief. Available as 4x4 or 8x8 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598294578109-VL87K2O8ZSBVFB58EQQX/Merry+Me.Bear+Ash+Gnome++Nisse.jpg Critters - Merry Me There is no better way to pass a winter’s eve than with the ones you love. Available as 5x7 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504387998126-JAFBGDIH5TCUWHWW02Z7/Chicadee+Light.Full.jpg Critters “Chickadee Light” – I was sitting looking out of my kitchen window one snowy morning, delighted with the fresh snowfall. I love when my deck is buried and I need to get out the shovel! I had barely formed the thought, “What should I paint today?” (after shoveling) when two Chickadees fluttered down and began to hop on & about the Christmas lights I’d hung the day before. Message received! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598293494299-DYQ7N6JDVRYUGBN5017J/Pond+Life.jpg Critters - Pond Life White Tail Deer, Lily Pads, Milkweed, Pileated Woodpecker, Beaver, Moose, Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Loon, Painted Turtle, Trout, Mallard, Marsh Wren, Cat Tails, Snail, Dragonfly, Damselfly, Bog Cranberries, Mushroom, Crayfish, Skink, Minnows, Water Shrew, Pitcher Plant, Monarch butterfly, and Blue Flag Iris… my favorite flower. Available as 8x10 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598288131645-JUK7CE8GD6JMB3S412RO/Many+Mammals.8x10%5B5521%5D+%283%29.jpg Critters - Many Mammals Cougar cub, Red Squirrel, Pine Martin, Skink, Vole, Racoon, Gray Squirrel, Moose calf, Timberwolf pup, Fawn, Lynx cub, Porcupine, Deer Mouse, River Otter, Short-tail Weasel, Muskrat, Rabbit, Bear cub, Red Fox, Jumping Mouse. Available as 8x10 Metal Print or special order a custom size Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598281635259-UGTAQZ5B8K13GJMW5TK2/Camp+Sight+Owl+Flying+Over+Lake+Scene Critters - Camp Sight The best part of camping is living outside for days on end. It’s a visit to a busy neighborhood deep in the woods. So much nightlife! Who knows who might stop by. Available as 8x10 Metal Print or special order a custom size Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598294316369-8OAXR6YK6JJHHB51Z605/Ruby.Hummingbird.jpg Critters - Ruby Sweet, but fierce… and all heart. Available as 4x4 or 8x8 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598293235186-MJAXTH3UQCFCHQ6MJUP9/No+One+Otter+Than+You+For+Me.Otters+Heartjpg Critters - No One Otter Than You … for me. I’m blessed to have my one and only. For nearly four decades I’ve been two more than one. Lucky us. Available as 4x4 or 8x8 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598293368452-OQ2QUEDXQ39A70EB9BBB/Nouveau+Loon+Moon.jpg Critters - Nouveau Loon Moon The feathers of the Loon, I believe, were a great influence on the Art Nouveau movement. Think about it; long, sinuous elegance of line mimics the stylish bird’s ornamentation. Very chic indeed. Available as 8x10 Metal Print or custom order size Giclee print on paper. https://www.karivick.com/process-painting daily 0.75 2017-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504459939992-VHDV0SMZJQDXWA4GZJSU/SRV+10.JPG Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504459415108-DIKKJNMRE8CWQGB098H5/SRV+4.step+one.JPG Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504458888708-OTRUP5HLAK30PV025X6V/DSCN2100.JPG Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504458953290-5E0890CL4QY3BX6F5TMD/SRV+2.the+man.background+lighting.JPG Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504459999439-BS6QVLHN95IU3PIS44Y4/SRV+7.JPG Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1504460180612-YBXH4INOB2APFWC2FX06/SRV+10.JPG Process https://www.karivick.com/dearlybeloved daily 0.75 2020-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083688887-COV73S7OQMZ8VIGJVQ87/Arvid+And+Walter.300.jpg Dearly Beloved - Arvid & Walter “Bear Neccessities” – I spent an afternoon with this neighborhood bruin one fine summer day. He took quite a fancy to our old apple tree by the greenhouse. He was the picture of health; tubby with a glistening, black coat. We let him eat his full. I found a couple organic apples from the co-op that were past their prime… in the not-so-crisper drawer of the fridge. He ate all the tree apples but snubbed the others. Locavore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083704563-1YNQGIS1WSCF7DERM53U/Warm+Cold+Night.300.jpg Dearly Beloved - Warm Cold Nights - Noel Ollar Snevets “Book Trout” – We are known as “The Book Trouts,” my bookie friends and I. What would a brook trout read? Pretty sure it would be a field guide to tasty insects. https://www.karivick.com/ravens daily 0.75 2020-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508289658729-H9RVND5B2GEKR3NLMTXG/Seed+Catalog+Moon.JPG Raven Lunatic - Seed Catalog Moon One year, the first seed catalog arrived in my mailbox literally the day after Christmas, just as the deluge of gift catalogs ceased. The occasion inspired this ode to Edgar Allan Poe: Once upon a winter’s moon/garden plans for coming June/’tispods on vines he doth adore/quoth the raven, “Ever more!” Available as limited edition original hand colored Copperplate Engraving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083892653-12C57ROX94SBP3S91YV1/Flora+and+Fauna.300.jpg Raven Lunatic - Flora & Fauna “Good Lookin’” – When a canine holds their chilly paw like this, it melts my heart. The fox intrigues me. Intent, clever, at turns wary, then frisky. What can I say, I just like the guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508290706071-V7K0DFSPP1ZVTDEVH0DD/Dandy+Raven.JPG Raven Lunatic - Dandy Raven “Newbie” – I painted this from a photo my friend took of her newest neighbor. For years one particular doe has brought her newborn fawns to the sanctuary that is CJ’s yard, to make an introduction of sorts. After a doe gives birth, she must then find a safe place to leave little Newbie so that she can go off and feed to replenish her strength. Many a fawn has taken her first tenuous steps under CJ’s watchful eye. Mama’s know we need and can trust each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598295119488-7JJM24FVILU8PIUACTQX/Ying+Yang+Raven.Black+%26+White+Raven.jpg Raven Lunatic - Yin Yang Raven “Yin Yang Raven” is the first in a series of original solar plate prints, inspired but the Mythology of Ravens across various cultures. In folklore and mythology, Raven often occupies dual roles: creator/destroyer, hero/villain, comic/tragic, generous/gluttonous. Across cultural lines raven often was originally white in color, evolving into a separate, opposite black raven, sometimes earning his darkness through heroism, sometimes via less admirable traits. For me, the moral lies in the duality of nature that these stories embrace: the balance of Yin and Yang. In addition, research documents not only biological fact on Corvids but also their social behaviors, including play… behavior that has no other apparent reason beyond entertainment; a lone raven repeatedly dropping, then swooping to catch small objects in mid-air, groups flying together handing off strings or sticks to each other. Soaring in pairs, one raven might spontaneously tuck a wing and roll onto its back, mid-flight, to lock talons with his cohort, tumbling through the air in a partnership of play. I can envision black raven and white raven doing so… Yin Yang Raven. Available as limited edition original Solar Plate Etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508290035222-3OA1JWECQE2E6O4F17C9/Tying+the+Knot.White+Background.JPG Raven Lunatic - Tying the Knot Ravens mate for life. They are wise in so many ways. Original Watercolor/SOLD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598294925265-BSIU2WM7726M5KLT51U6/Tag+Along.Raven+and+Dragonfly.jpg Raven Lunatic - Tagalong Who dat? Available as an original Solarplate Etching, or 5x7 Metal Print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1600975207248-UFCBQXLEZW0RUVF79KET/Bedazzling+Raven+Frees+Sun+Moon+Stars Raven Lunatic From my series on Raven Mythology: “Bedazzled Raven Steals the Sun, Moon and Stars.” Original Solar Plate Etching. In the long ago, the world was cold and dark because the sun had been stolen by a selfish shaman who kept it shut away in a wooden box. Trickster Raven fooled the shaman into opening the box for “just a peek.” At that moment Raven dove in to steal the sun, snatching it up in his beak. In the ensuing skirmish, Raven momentarily lost his grip and dropped the sun. Two chips fell away to become the moon and the stars. Regaining his hold on the sun, Raven soared skyward and returned it to its rightful place high in the heavens for the benefit of all mankind. Burned by the sun’s intense heat, Raven’s flesh and feathers were singed as shiny and black as coal. For his sacrifice, his burned flesh is distasteful to all creatures and thus Raven is prey to no one. (Inspired by Haida legend) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1600976517850-LM7ITAULSGD9XDFVDYSN/How+Flounder+Came+To+Be Raven Lunatic “How Flounder Came to Be” - Original Solar Plate Etching In the long ago White Raven was pure and good while his brother’s soul was as dark as his shiny black feathers. Where White Raven loved to make new things, Dark One reveled in foiling such endeavors. In his efforts, White Raven created many living beings to populate earth’s lands, seas and skies. One day, he created the first fish; beautiful and shiny, elegant of line, with a strong arched spine designed for sure and strong movement through water. At the edge of the sea White Raven gave Fish the final flourishes of sheen and flash of color. Meanwhile, Dark One plotted from above, dropping a heavy stone onto Fish, flattening him and sending him to depths of the ocean, were he became the first Flounder… eyes upward, forever watchful from below. (From Northwest Coast legend) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1600976247491-GPKEWQCJSTKSYB6WG5VX/Raven+And+The+First+Humans Raven Lunatic “Raven and the First Humans” - Original Solar Plate Etching After the great flood, Raven was walking along the beach foraging for something to eat when he spied a very large clamshell. Coming closer, he heard unfamiliar sounds coming from inside the shell. Ever curious, Raven peered within to see what was making these peculiar noises and spied numerous tiny beings huddled together, frightened after enduring the traumas of the flood. In order to coax the creatures to come out, Raven stood on top of the shell and sang gently to reassure them; “Come out, come out, no need to be afraid, I am Raven, who brought the sun back, I will not hurt you, come enjoy this beautiful world, it is safe, the flood is over.” Raven has many voices, ranging from sharp warning calls to crooning, lulling vocalizations, and he was careful to use his most soothing and melodious songs. One by one, the beings emerged… and this is the story of how Raven discovered the first humans, known today as the Haida peoples of British Colombia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508290585410-GKY9BZ4LXB9VHCL0G3SP/Raven+Berries.Full.jpg Raven Lunatic - Raven Berries “Chickadee Light” – I was sitting looking out of my kitchen window one snowy morning, delighted with the fresh snowfall. I love when my deck is buried and I need to get out the shovel! I had barely formed the thought, “What should I paint today?” (after shoveling) when two Chickadees fluttered down and began to hop on & about the Christmas lights I’d hung the day before. Message received! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083850107-C3QIB0URPXMPITTUPTBS/Raven%27s+Sweet+Tooth.300.jpg Raven Lunatic - Raven's Sweet Tooth “Book Trout” – We are known as “The Book Trouts,” my bookie friends and I. What would a brook trout read? Pretty sure it would be a field guide to tasty insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507084075942-MWL2CQ7B5ERP9A5RJACJ/Raven+To+The+Stars.300.jpg Raven Lunatic - Raven To The Stars Glittery black eyes blinking in the surrounding darkness. A ricochet of starlight against sheen of feathers. Stark raven? I think not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1600976053652-B6ZK5TU6ZYU60Y2SMY5N/Raven+Crowns+The+First+Deer Raven Lunatic “Raven Crowns the First Deer” - Original Solar Plate Etching In the long ago White Raven was pure and good while his brother’s soul was as dark as his shiny black feathers. Where White Raven loved to make new things, the Dark One reveled in foiling such endeavors. In his efforts, White Raven created many living things to populate earth’s lands, seas and skies. Finally, he envisioned the perfect being. Deer would be a graceful creature, fleet of foot, bestowed with alert soft brown eyes and keen hearing. Noble and wise by nature, Deer would be directed to offer brave counsel and friendship to all. Placing a crown of antlers on this valiant new leader, white Raven leaned in closely to whisper his instructions. Before he could do so, Dark One, who was lurking nearby seized upon the moment to dive in, plummeting upon Deer who bounded away… thus instilling startle, instead of bravery, into Deer. (From Northwest Coast legend) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507084096967-EC7R59JCY51TV8IE98VM/The+Impatient+Loon.300.jpg Raven Lunatic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508289189437-F18ME7D1F1ZEQVSYXWX7/Little+Raven%27s+Big+Wish+for+e-mail.jpg Raven Lunatic - Little Raven’s Big Wish “Bear Neccessities” – I spent an afternoon with this neighborhood bruin one fine summer day. He took quite a fancy to our old apple tree by the greenhouse. He was the picture of health; tubby with a glistening, black coat. We let him eat his full. I found a couple organic apples from the co-op that were past their prime… in the not-so-crisper drawer of the fridge. He ate all the tree apples but snubbed the others. Locavore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083933442-8EM476J848IOQXKWFWTW/Ash+Backwards.300.jpg Raven Lunatic - Ash Backwards “Peek a Blue” - I find mice adorable. IF it is me who sees them first, not the other way around. It’s not that I am afraid of them, they just have a way of sneaking up on a person that makes me jump. More often, I think it is probably more of a mutual startling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1600975718385-ZZKDDSRBWXWIJI0NHRMO/The+Impatient+Loon Raven Lunatic “The Impatient Loon” - Original Solar Plate Etching Long ago Raven created many living things to inhabit the earth, visualizing one being that would roam land, sky, and sea. At that time, Raven’s feathers were the purest, most brilliant white. One day, he plucked one and used it to fashion a Loon. Spreading his luminous new wings, Loon was anxious to try them out. “Not yet, I’m not quite finished,” said Raven. The impatient Loon began to fidget. On the riverbank Raven made a fire. He tightly packed curls of birch bark into two stacked pots and put them in the flames, covering them with stones. Slowly, the birch smoked and flared, flared and charred. Meanwhile, Loon fidgeted. Over the hours, the blaze turned to coals and the birch turned to tar. Raven dipped the tip of a long stick into the pitch and used it to delicately paint Loon’s back. Creating patterns like sunshine dancing across dappled water, Raven worked meticulously. Loon fidgeted. Finally, Raven exclaimed, “Stop your squirming, or I cannot finish!” His patience spent, Loon leapt flappingly to his feet sending stick and pots flying, covering the exasperated white Raven with tar, making him as black as the pitch of night. Stumbling through the muddle of tar, Loon’s feet became leaden. To this day he remains graceful on water and wing, but ever cumbersome on land. (From the Inuit legend) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508290414464-9FFYPSS913JDAJKW6Z95/Comfort+Among+Friends.jpg Raven Lunatic - Comfort Among Friends “Moose In Boots” – There is a saying among winter lovers; “There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.” A skier knows how to dress for frigid temps. One hates to miss a good ski just because of a negative number. Layers, baby, it’s all in the layers. How do all the woodland critters do it with just a thicker layer of fuzz? I’d recommend mukluks to the shaggy moose. Not only would it improve hoof-traction on ice, but they are pretty stylin’. You can find them made out of wool, canvas, or leather. I’ve had a few pairs over the years, and prefer the latter. But if I could fashion a cloven pair for a shivering moose, I would have to choose otherwise. He’s vegan after all. Yes, I’m a tough Minnesotan, but I can also be sensitive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598378120046-N6K1117YW5JNH5T2N4ID/Stevie+Rave+On.jpg Raven Lunatic - Stevie Rave On It was my daughter, Solveig, who told me one day that if she had a pet raven, she’d have to name him “Stevie.” I do so wish he were still here ‘ravin’ on. Life by the drop Available as special order custom size Giclee print. Original Watercolor/SOLD. https://www.karivick.com/landscapes daily 0.75 2020-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598376426937-J47ILNE9NYFFKUWZ99YB/Solveig%27s+Song.Lutsen.jpg Landscapes - Solveig’s Song As the J.R.R. Tolkien saying goes, “Not all who wander are lost.” My daughter, Solveig (whose name comes from Edvard Greig’s “Peer Gynt Suite” composition; “Solveig’s Song”) is just that kind of wanderer. She’s also a hunter/gatherer/forager, always on the lookout for the bounty nature offers. I was following her along a woodland trail one day, probably looking for Chanterelle mushrooms, when she suddenly left the path and began to bushwhack, beckoning me to follow. We pushed through cedar trees, thick enough I almost lost her. Then her hand reached out to me through the dense underbrush, I took it and ducked to follow blindly. “Be careful now,” she said carefully guiding me out to the edge of a cliff. I can’t say what was more breathtaking; the astonishing view or the look of simple happiness upon her face. Available as limited edition original Solar Plate Etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083527676-Y7WSR1AT20M3WYXOR0K7/Change+Of+Weather.jpg Landscapes Change of Weather A good Lake Superior gale is called a “Nor-easter.” Wild wind and waves the likes of which sent the Edmund Fitzgerald to her doom. November is especially rich in turbulent weather. Portraiture in endless meditations on the shades of gray. In a moment, winter descends, and not quietly. Late April the first amiable southern breeze arrives, most welcome. Available as limiter edition original Solar Plate Etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083556644-L7VH9DH3Q9UP29FOP96N/Long+Shadows+and+Safe+Haven..jpg Landscapes Long Shadows & Safe Haven As the man said, “It’s a great big earth, and all the animals? They sleep outside.” I wish them well. Available as limited edition original Solar Plate Etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083490805-5LAJ5E50O928WBHSTT1Z/Meandering.jpg Landscapes - Meanderings Original Copper Plate Etching. Very Limited Edition, please inquire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598376891113-BX0X4E476KXX18DIFXL5/115+Devil+Track+River+Elder.jpg Landscapes - Devil’s Track River Elder We came upon this cedar while snowshoeing. How long have those roots reached to the river? How many seasons have passed this sentry? Rendering the image, during an emotionally trying time, brought me solace. Working from a photo I’d taken, I methodically finished the drawing, created the solar plate, and then inked and wiped it in preparation for printing. The lengthy process was good therapy. It wasn’t until I pulled the first print that I noticed the Inukshuk in the rock. It was there with me all along. Available as a limited edition original Solar Plate Etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598376167608-KSMA6B3D9Y52CEGFLEVD/Dappled+Path.Forest.JPG Landscapes - Dappled Path Available as limited edition original Solar Plate Etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083581695-I12ZBOO6LQUTTJW9PG1N/Moments+Of+Revelation.300.jpg Landscapes Moments of Revelation Available as limited edition original Solar Plate Etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598376294606-26J0A7RY3MHUMDBCLUJL/The+Color+of+Camping.Campsite.jpg Landscapes - The Color of Camping Dreaming of this day in the BWCA last summer gets me through those days in January spent below zero. Available as limited edition original Solar Plate Etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083444373-1VVODPPB14OZXL81UOLE/Highway+View.jpg Landscapes - Highway View “Bear Neccessities” – I spent an afternoon with this neighborhood bruin one fine summer day. He took quite a fancy to our old apple tree by the greenhouse. He was the picture of health; tubby with a glistening, black coat. We let him eat his full. I found a couple organic apples from the co-op that were past their prime… in the not-so-crisper drawer of the fridge. He ate all the tree apples but snubbed the others. Locavore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598375966682-D9PFZ9IKNGW7IM8TYTFW/Comfort+Among+Friends.Ravens.jpg Landscapes - Comfort Among Friends To sit together in silence. To be understood although words remain unspoken, is to know the sanctuary of friendship. Available as limited edition original Copperplate etching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1507083403657-KY5KIUE87I9W333W74ED/The+Color+Of+Camping.jpg Landscapes https://www.karivick.com/wordplay daily 0.75 2020-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598296571928-IOPEKMSKPG5NZUJOSTTH/Vices.Wine+and+Coffee.JPG Word Play - Vices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598296723794-Q6JT3B9WO7TPCZRR3XAD/Hygge.Winter+Interior.jpg Word Play - Hygge Danish: A coziness of the soul in the very heart of winter, creating a sanctuary of well-being, to imbue a sense of belonging to the moment and each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598296397893-LT1GDQY0LV1C0BYEAJFV/Superior+Wine.jpg Word Play - Superior Wine “Bear Neccessities” – I spent an afternoon with this neighborhood bruin one fine summer day. He took quite a fancy to our old apple tree by the greenhouse. He was the picture of health; tubby with a glistening, black coat. We let him eat his full. I found a couple organic apples from the co-op that were past their prime… in the not-so-crisper drawer of the fridge. He ate all the tree apples but snubbed the others. Locavore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598297314605-YDJAUDIHNKU96EIDPRLD/LOVE.print.jpg Word Play - LOVE From the “A-BWCA-C’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598297398069-7BBL0IH2XWRG6AWMCEGF/WILD..jpg Word Play - WILD … from the “A-BWCA-C’s”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598296945357-8MSQ1U6CC1QGH9SPH3CX/Glowin+Owen.Lightning+Bug.Rainer+Maria+Rilke.jpg Word Play - Little Glowin’ Owen, the Jitter Lightinin’ Bug Live your best life. You only get one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598297164169-547LC1NJBPCVLXU2H74C/BWCA.print.jpg Word Play - BWCA Boundary Waters Canoe Area… from the “A-BWCA-C’s” series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598297598135-P2ATEGBA7FXBULFJKFJI/Alphabet+Letters.jpg Word Play - The A-BWCA-C’s A Boreal Forest Alphabet. Available as 8x10 metal print. Names or words can be custom ordered. A perfect gift for a child’s room. Contact me via email. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598296493901-DP9CPSILIV1WXSDKE364/Superior+Brew.Beer+Lake+Superior.jpg Word Play - Superior Brew” aka “Utepils” “Book Trout” – We are known as “The Book Trouts,” my bookie friends and I. What would a brook trout read? Pretty sure it would be a field guide to tasty insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598297235081-8ANT83U8BE7PBTU2CP8F/HOME..jpg Word Play - HOME From the “A-BWCA-C’s” series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508291957421-7OQKNCKFIM7CB4N8ANVI/A+Superior+Wine.JPG Word Play https://www.karivick.com/holiday daily 0.75 2020-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598295897058-HI3GLG6MU6RWFRFU3XU5/Christmas+Eve+on+Troll+Mountain.Gnome+by+Mountain+Troll+Door.jpeg Holiday - Christmas Eve on Troll Mountain From the book, Seven Ways to Trick a Troll. At precisely midnight on Christmas Eve the Troll Door opens. Up, up, up the brave little Gnome skis to see for himself. Will he dare to enter? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598296230618-SMVYEOZKQZQEGKKU70M0/Xmas+Eve+Aurora.Cabin+Northern+Lights+Ski+Tracks.jpg Holiday - Christmas Eve Aurora From the book, Seven Ways to Trick a Troll. There is no place like home for the holidays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598295700642-08AYW443WGCY9IK4B9GR/Bear+Ash+Gnome.Polar+Bear+Gnome+Nisse.jpg Holiday - Merry Me There is no better way to enjoy the winter than with those you love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598295506171-4KM5I6DHB562Y22GK4EK/Merry+Christmoose.Moose+Rabbit+Nisse5x7.cropped.jpg Holiday - Merry Christmoose Every Christmas Eve, the Snowshoe Hare and the Mukluk Moose enjoy traditional Norwegian Waffles with the Nisse. Merry Christmoose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598295402743-SIDSECLV6UQR7XRM73Q8/Snowshoe+Hare.Rabbit+with+Snowshoesjpeg.jpg Holiday - Snowshoe Hare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1598295305602-HF56LAPL1V0IZRIK0J2C/Moose+In+Boots.Moose+wearing+Mukluksjpg Holiday - Moose In Boots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508292924090-CO5D4E08SBZZCQ0AW3XQ/DSCN2019.JPG Holiday - Chickadee Light “Bear Neccessities” – I spent an afternoon with this neighborhood bruin one fine summer day. He took quite a fancy to our old apple tree by the greenhouse. He was the picture of health; tubby with a glistening, black coat. We let him eat his full. I found a couple organic apples from the co-op that were past their prime… in the not-so-crisper drawer of the fridge. He ate all the tree apples but snubbed the others. Locavore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5999bd2de45a7ccab7259f79/1508291957421-7OQKNCKFIM7CB4N8ANVI/A+Superior+Wine.JPG Holiday