About this Painting
Title - “Secret”
A banana slug watches a newborn fawn open its eyes under the shadow of a nurse log. These hidden life cycles support the beauty of the forests we see around us. Read about the other 7 paintings in the series here.
This is a listing for the original.
Original painting is acrylic on canvas, 16”x 20" with 0.75” canvas depth.
This painting is signed in gold paint at the bottom right corner by the artist, and on the back with the artist’s custom aspen leaf stamp. The edges are painted to match, so you can hang it without a frame. Hanging hardware will be attached for shipping. Framing options are available for an additional cost - contact us after checkout.
You can also shop prints of this image. Choose from canvas prints, paper prints or embossed foil prints.
About Shipping and Currency
This item ships from British Columbia. Shipping is free for all destinations in Canada and the US. You can also shop the Prints gallery here, or read more about Kathryn’s work with nonprofits or our sustainability initiatives.
Images are all copyright © Kathryn Beals. All prints are printed without the copyright watermark.
About this Species
Much artistic license was taken with the Forest Floor series, and composition often won out over biological correctness, However, here are a few of the species Kathryn chose to honour in this painting:
White tailed Deer
These large, herbivorous mammals have adapted to a wide range of habitats in north America. Females give birth to one to three spotted young in late spring. Newborn fawns have spots when they are very young to camouflage them in the vegetation while their mothers are out foraging.
Banana slug
Banana slugs are important detrivores, or decomposers of the forest floor. They can be many shades of brown, yellow, green or even spotted, to blend in with the leaf litter. Banana slugs live 1-7 years and are common in coastal forests from California to Alaska.
Red Huckleberry
This evergreen shrub has small delicate rounded leaves, and produces bright red berries which are eaten by many forest species in the summer and fall.
Deer fern
This low-growing fern is native to the Pacific Northwest, and is an important winter foraging food for the deer of the coastal areas.
Bracken Fern
The bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum, is one of the oldest plants in the fossil record, and its intricate fronds can grow to 16 feet high. This fern is beautiful and fast spreading, though toxic to humans and animals. It can reproduce via airborne spores or underground rhizomes.
Western Redcedar
This large evergreen tree has huge cultural and ecological importance in the Pacific Northwest. It has distinctive overlapping scale-like needles and soft bark in vertical strips. These trees grow in moist, shaded areas and can live for thousands of years.
About this Painting
Title - “Secret”
A banana slug watches a newborn fawn open its eyes under the shadow of a nurse log. These hidden life cycles support the beauty of the forests we see around us. Read about the other 7 paintings in the series here.
This is a listing for the original.
Original painting is acrylic on canvas, 16”x 20" with 0.75” canvas depth.
This painting is signed in gold paint at the bottom right corner by the artist, and on the back with the artist’s custom aspen leaf stamp. The edges are painted to match, so you can hang it without a frame. Hanging hardware will be attached for shipping. Framing options are available for an additional cost - contact us after checkout.
You can also shop prints of this image. Choose from canvas prints, paper prints or embossed foil prints.
About Shipping and Currency
This item ships from British Columbia. Shipping is free for all destinations in Canada and the US. You can also shop the Prints gallery here, or read more about Kathryn’s work with nonprofits or our sustainability initiatives.
Images are all copyright © Kathryn Beals. All prints are printed without the copyright watermark.
About this Species
Much artistic license was taken with the Forest Floor series, and composition often won out over biological correctness, However, here are a few of the species Kathryn chose to honour in this painting:
White tailed Deer
These large, herbivorous mammals have adapted to a wide range of habitats in north America. Females give birth to one to three spotted young in late spring. Newborn fawns have spots when they are very young to camouflage them in the vegetation while their mothers are out foraging.
Banana slug
Banana slugs are important detrivores, or decomposers of the forest floor. They can be many shades of brown, yellow, green or even spotted, to blend in with the leaf litter. Banana slugs live 1-7 years and are common in coastal forests from California to Alaska.
Red Huckleberry
This evergreen shrub has small delicate rounded leaves, and produces bright red berries which are eaten by many forest species in the summer and fall.
Deer fern
This low-growing fern is native to the Pacific Northwest, and is an important winter foraging food for the deer of the coastal areas.
Bracken Fern
The bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum, is one of the oldest plants in the fossil record, and its intricate fronds can grow to 16 feet high. This fern is beautiful and fast spreading, though toxic to humans and animals. It can reproduce via airborne spores or underground rhizomes.
Western Redcedar
This large evergreen tree has huge cultural and ecological importance in the Pacific Northwest. It has distinctive overlapping scale-like needles and soft bark in vertical strips. These trees grow in moist, shaded areas and can live for thousands of years.
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