Wolf Sketch

Wolves - gregarious family animals - do not often stare directly at man, or at each other for that matter. They are creatures of complex, almost chivalrous behaviour, and perhaps they feel that eye to eye staring would be rude and almost confrontational.
They do indeed make direct eye contact if they intend to confront. Perhaps this is why we find the direct gaze of a wolf so compelling. Perhaps the wolf includes us as a member of the pack - a feeling that is as exciting as it is unsettling.

This drawing was executed on very rough paper because I wanted to give a feeling of the rough power of a wild wolf. I also enjoyed the sense of being able to share with others the feeling of the rough materials I used - coarsely textured paper and pencil.