Squirrel

"Squirrel", Acrylic on Panel, 7x5"

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It has seemed to me for a while that the squirrels in the neighborhood (in the whole city, really), are getting braver.  They don't run away, but sit right where they are until you're almost walking on them.  They also seem more numerous, but maybe that's just because I've been noticing them.

I saw a cat stalking one of these brave squirrels in a vacant lot the other morning and the squirrel just sat there - apparently trying to stare the cat down.  It ended up jumping to a tree and escaping.  I was a bit disappointed.

Subject matter aside, I'm happy with how this one turned out.  There's a great sense of sunlight on the fur.