Shawn Griggs

‘The Crow and the Cat”
12x18 oil on panel

This is my first painting from my short trip to Istanbul a few weeks ago. Seems like a lifetime for some reason. I was fortunate enough to spend a few days in this incredible city. I took a ton of great pictures to paint from and plan on painting from them.

As I am sure many of you know, the place is absolutely riddled with cats and the Hooded Crow. I learned about the relationship these two animals have. Some have alliances and share the food that is provided to the cats by the people who live there, and of course some are enemy’s and are at odds with each other.

It’s a perfect example of the different realities going on right under our noses. This whole world going on between these two species that if you didn’t think about it, you may not know it exists. I imagine all the different storylines going on between them.

Looking forward to painting more from this short stay in this incredible city.

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