Petersburg, Alaska, has a healthy population of ravens, birds that seem to possess a vast variety of behavioral traits that seem so human-like. It's no wonder they play such a prominent role in northwestern Indian culture. They are particularly appealing during courtship which drew me to use one of Kären's photos as reference for this painting of a pair of courting ravens.
Petersburg, Alaska, has a healthy population of ravens, birds that seem to possess a vast variety of behavioral traits that seem so human-like. It's no wonder they play such a prominent role in northwestern Indian culture. They are particularly appealing during courtship which drew me to use one of Kären's photos as reference for this painting of a pair of courting ravens.