Vanishing Wildlife Collection	I have always respected the nature and companionship of animals, both wild and domesticated. They evoke a sense of wonder, a brush with the Source that creates and sustains all living things. When a species of animals disappears, we not only have upset the delicate balance of our ecosystem, a global problem of great magnitude, we have also suffered the loss of a connection to Nature, a true spiritual loss. These paintings are a tribute to our vanishing wildlife