Serpentine, 2025, mixed media, 16 x 5 x 8 in. / 40.64 x 12.7 x 20.32 cm. painting Juvenile Egret

Juvenile Egret

Hand-drawn in Victor Selin’s signature style

White Pines Forest State Park Series I

This image is part of my Fauna series featuring the elegance and focused purpose of animals I encounter during various excursions

there is a certain stark beauty

Serpentine, 2025, mixed media, 16 x 5 x 8 in. / 40.64 x 12.7 x 20.32 cm. painting Juvenile EgretSerpentine, Kait Hopkins, 2025, mixed media, 16 x 5 x 8 in. 40. 64 x 12. 7 x 20. 32 cm. Leather, Glass, Stone, Bone and Acrylic To be a woman is to surround yourself with snakes that you can't always identify as venomous until they bite you. We are much like Medusa. Are her snakes a protection or a curse? It depends on who tells our story. Some say we're a monster. Others know we're just trying to guard ourselves.