This illustration has a rather macabre story of inspiration… I was driving along a road through the woods, and to my surprise, witnessed a scene of furry manslaughter between a field mouse and a rather aggressive squirrel. My first thought — “I wonder how that poor mouse is doing…”. Survey says: not well.

It was really fun playing with watercolors and colored pencils to create this piece…maybe there will be more “Anxious Animals” to come — perhaps a collection!