"Howl" Watercolor Painting

Title: Howl 
Artist: Virginia Stonebarger
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Dimensions: 10" x 14" (artwork); 15" x 19" (frame)

In this evocative watercolor, Virginia Stonebarger captures the haunting majesty of a lone wolf mid-howl beneath a full moon, set against a backdrop of rugged hills and vast, open sky. The composition is rich with movement and abstraction, blending warm earth tones—rust, ochre, and sienna—with cool accents of blue and green that animate the wolf's figure. Loose brushstrokes and layered washes create a dynamic sense of depth, suggesting both the stillness of night and the wild, resonant energy of the creature’s cry. Stonebarger's use of color and form transforms the scene into something mythic, primal, and beautifully expressive.