Marsh Hawk Drop
This piece is painted on an exceptionally large bull bison skull, and it’s the third collaboration between NBB and Allie.
The skull’s bullet hole in the center was filled in using the Japanese Kintsugi method — filling the hole with Japanese rice paper and then finishing it in gold leaf so that the unique mark of the field-harvest becomes a focal point of the piece.
Two Northern Harriers adorn the skull, their wings sweeping wide against a radiant gold backdrop. In mid-flight, the male drops a meadow vole to the female in the precise aerial exchange known as a “food pass.”
While the female guards the nest, the male hunts and delivers prey, their shared effort forming a rhythm of protection and provision. A second vole hides among the grasses painted along the bison’s cheek, a subtle observer to the moment above.
Northern Harriers — nicknamed Marsh Hawks — are among the most striking birds of grassland ecosystems, and their presence reflects a healthy landscape — and the timeless dance between predator and prey.
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Fractured Lek
The turbulent story of the Greater Sage-Grouse echoes that of the American Bison. Both species embody the fragile resilience of America’s prairie ecosystem; an ecosystem increasingly imperiled by human activity.
Oil and gas development, particularly fracking, continues to fragment the Sage-Grouse’s critical nesting and mating grounds, pushing these birds to the brink. Fractured Lek reflects the tension between the enduring beauty of prairie wildlife and the human forces driving their decline.
Japanese gansai, mica-infused watercolor, and gold leaf (kintsugi). Painted on a Bison Skull from North Bridger Bison, Wilsall, MT.
The Butcher and the Bayonet
The Logerhead Shrike, nicknamed the ‘Butcher Bird’ is a tenacious hunter who uses sharp flora to stash and later consume their quarry. Such flora include the stately Yucca which carries the playful moniker of the ‘Spanish Bayonet.”
Acrylic gouache, mica-infused watercolor with Kinstugi - gold leaf over rice paper.
Redtail Blooms
This small bull bison was field harvested on the North Bridger Bison Ranch near Wilsall, MT. Painted with acrylic gouache, liquid charcoal and mica-infused water colors. Native wildflowers encompassed by geometrics, and Redtail Hawks adorning the cheeks. The bullet hole and fine cracks are reminders of the field harvesting process. The edges of the cracks are painted in the style of Japanese Kintsugi; highlighting the beauty in the imperfections.