2013 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 217
217
Bonnie Marris (b. 1951)
Summer School (2013)
oil on canvas
30 × 48 inches
signed lower right
According to the artist, “This good mother is taking her young ones out for a field trip. She serves as teacher, referee and nurse and her patience is golden. She will teach them how to find bugs, grubs and mice, encouraging their own curiosity to enhance their lessons. Then she will, as all good moms, rest while they nap. I have spent many hours watching this beautiful lady choose her mate and raise her babies. I’ve watched her bounding through snowbanks next to my studio and sun herself on the old log by the barn. But watching her teach her young ones all about life is a rare and wonderful gift.”