Opossum Party - Framed Original Painting
24” x 30” painting, framed to 25" x 31"
Latex and acrylic on wood panel.
This painting shows the often misunderstood nocturnal marsupial, the opossum. With their long snouts and beady eyes they are not “traditionally cute” , but I have come to love them and wanted to celebrate some of their characteristics. As marsupials, opossums can carry up to 13 babies in their pouch. When the joeys grow too big to fit, they cling to mom’s back as she ambles along. Opossums also have an opposable “thumb” on their hind feet, which makes them exceptional climbers. They are so beneficial to our environment, feasting on carcasses and waste and killing large numbers of ticks! A single opossum could eliminate as many as 4,000 ticks in a week!
24” x 30” painting, framed to 25" x 31"
Latex and acrylic on wood panel.
This painting shows the often misunderstood nocturnal marsupial, the opossum. With their long snouts and beady eyes they are not “traditionally cute” , but I have come to love them and wanted to celebrate some of their characteristics. As marsupials, opossums can carry up to 13 babies in their pouch. When the joeys grow too big to fit, they cling to mom’s back as she ambles along. Opossums also have an opposable “thumb” on their hind feet, which makes them exceptional climbers. They are so beneficial to our environment, feasting on carcasses and waste and killing large numbers of ticks! A single opossum could eliminate as many as 4,000 ticks in a week!
24” x 30” painting, framed to 25" x 31"
Latex and acrylic on wood panel.
This painting shows the often misunderstood nocturnal marsupial, the opossum. With their long snouts and beady eyes they are not “traditionally cute” , but I have come to love them and wanted to celebrate some of their characteristics. As marsupials, opossums can carry up to 13 babies in their pouch. When the joeys grow too big to fit, they cling to mom’s back as she ambles along. Opossums also have an opposable “thumb” on their hind feet, which makes them exceptional climbers. They are so beneficial to our environment, feasting on carcasses and waste and killing large numbers of ticks! A single opossum could eliminate as many as 4,000 ticks in a week!