"The "Howling Wolf Lake" painting began as an ink sketch I roughed out during a wilderness canoe trip in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Here's a bit of the back-story. I'm camped for the evening, focused on preparing my supper meal. A howling wail across the lake catches my attention - wolves! That howl is saying, "We know you're there; can smell your campfire"... I recently discovered the ink sketch tucked in a book. I selected a colour scheme I felt would depict the mid-afternoon light on the rocks and surrounding woodland. Acrylic paint was my medium of choice, built up in thin layers of colour over colour."