Cheetah Threesome
1986
oil, 23 3⁄4" x 35 3⁄4"

This portrait of a mother and her two, almost full grown, cubs, is also a study of the ability of animals, especially cats, to focus on something with intensity. In this case, it is probably potential prey. Soon, when the urge takes her, she will go off with a male and her offspring will be left to fend for themselves.