Carl Brenders Companions<A painter is a privileged being, because in his imagination he can conic very close Lo die animals he paints. For die few weeks tiiat I worked on this painting, I felt very close to these two wolves, and little by little they became alive. In reality, one can never come this close to wild animals, particularly if they are predators.
At one time wolves were found everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, therefore, the background I chose for this painting could easily be found in die Nortiicast. The United States is a won-derful country, but man, the wolfs primary enemy, forced the wolf out of the Northeast as he did in most of the country, so in my painting I tried to reintroduce him there. The color difference found in individual wolves is a wonderful thing, and it made an interesting contrast for this painting.