Nancy Cawdrey on Wildlife Paintings
Nancy Cawdrey’s unique approach to painting the wildlife of Glacier National Park, Yellowstone Park and the Great North West is best expressed in her own words.
“I like wildlife big and bold, filling the space, strong colors, demanding our attention. They make a statement about the West in all its glory. Perhaps my favorite is “Prairie Monarch,” which hasn’t as yet sold. There is something about the size of bison, bear and moose – I like to take those massive forms and play with the “landscape” within the form. I try to use lots of saturated color to get the depth and breadth of the animal, and that implies strength and a presence that I experience when I am up close and personal with them in Glacier Park and Yellowstone.
“There is such abundant wildlife in this part of Montana that I never lack for inspiration. I have painted tiny baby killdeer, about 3 inches high, elegant blue heron patiently fishing in our slough, and the mighty Glacier moose foraging on a hillside full of tender aspen. Sometimes an animal shows up repeatedly and “asks” me to paint them: a ruby-throated hummingbird, a scarlet runner dragonfly, a glistening brook trout – all suggest nature’s infinite variety and magic. I once heard from a native American medicine man that everything we need to know to live in harmony on this earth we can learn in nature: It is our best teacher. “

Flight Patterns

Soft Spoken
$1,250
Sassy
$4,800
Her Pegasus
$650
Fast Forward
$575
Present Thought
$5,600
Summer Horse
$3,800
Texie
$850
Blue Lagoon
$4,800
Red Light
$1,600
Sharing the Wealth
$1,250
Wolf in Winter
$900
Social Distancing Advised

Little Buns
$600
Raven Speaks
$600
Sweet Baby James
$600
Little Dippers

Dawn Sentries
$4,000
Pronghorn Prairie
$3,750
Nectar Nymphs
$1,000
Cedar Waxwing II
$600
Big Mountain Magic
$4,000
Dip and Sip
$900
Thunder Ridge
$11,500
Next Gen
$16,500
Moon Shadow
$7,500
Walk on the Wild Side
$2,000
Forever Glacier Grizzly Poster

Omen of Change
$4,500
Royalty
$1,550
Ladies Choice

Gift of the Magpie 2
$2,100
Where the River Runs
$25,000
Peace on Earth
$5,250
Winter Monarch
$22,000
Sun Dance
$8,500
Trophy Moose
$9,500
Bathing Buddies

Big Pappy

Bear Bones
$2,000
Western Patterns
$7,750
Fox Derby
$1,500
Hide and Seek
$1,500
The Road Less Traveled
$2,500
Big Dipper
$6,000
Sky Dancer
$14,000
All Creatures Great and Small
$45,000
Stepping Lightly
$2,000
Moose of a Different Color
$2,500
Moose Camouflage
$10,750
Cubs Scouting
$1,750
When the River Runs Red
$3,750
Mountain Magic
$8,000
Thunder on the Horizon
$9,750
Coyote Sunset
$2,500
Wolf at Sunrise
$1,250
Fertile Valley Bison
$6,000
Geography of Wonder
$12,000
A Kindness of Ravens
$1,750
Break Time
$1,500