Fox

By Kieran

 


Unlike some wild animals, Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) have adapted really well to human environments. They are the most widespread wild carnivores in the world, found across North America, Europe, Asia, and even introduced to Australia.


Don't be beguiled by its cute looks - beautiful reddish-orange fur, white underbelly, black legs, and a bushy tail with a white tip - these wily hunters use problem-solving and strategic hunting techniques, like listening for mice under snow and pouncing with deadly accuracy.


Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel earned the moniker "The Desert Fox" (der Wüstenfuchs) due to his brilliant leadership and unorthodox, imaginative tactics of the Afrika Korps in North Africa during World War II.


His ability to execute surprise attacks and manoeuvre through challenging desert terrain earned him respect from his troops and adversaries.


He was known for his chivalry, treating prisoners of war well, and refusing to carry out orders to kill Jews and civilians.


You can watch his biography at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f6S27h3QrE 


Comments

Anonymous said…
Love the desert fox . Great water colour painting . Great artictic skills . Love your perseverance and God given talent .
April 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Kieran said…
Thank you for the props. I too liked the way the colours blended
April 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Anonymous said…
Ah , The Desert Fox , Edwin Rommel was covered by American historian Stephen E . Ambrose , in his book Fathers, Sons and Comrades.Ambrose, said that Rommel was known for his profane eloquence.
April 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Kieran said…
Hmm … did the desert heat get to him? History remembers him for his military genius. I remember watching the movie ‘Tubrok’ in school in the late 1960s and was absolutely mesmerised by him
April 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Anonymous said…
Stunning
April 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Anonymous said…
The actual name of the book is Comrades : Brothers , Fathers, Heroes , Sons, Pals. by Stpehen E Ambrose
April 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Anonymous said…
He looks like a very happy satisfied customer!
April 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Kieran said…
The farmer is down one 🐔
April 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Anonymous said…
The fox is painted to look real wily.

Rommel was a great military leader. My father had a few books on him.
April 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Kieran said…
Thanks. Rommel was a very unqiue military genius in the mold of Julius Caesar and Napoleon.
April 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Anonymous said…
I have been enjoying each of your watercolors and look forward to seeing these every day!
April 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Kieran said…
Thank you. Happy to have you along my 1-a-day-art journey.
April 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Anonymous said…
How delicately captured👌🏼
April 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Kieran said…
Thank you, I am enjoying the wet-on-wet technique where less is more
April 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Anonymous said…
Lovely painting, Kieran
April 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Kieran said…
Thank you, I am enjoying the wet-on-wet technique where the colors blend into one other
April 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Anonymous said…
You have brought out the character of the red fox but in a kind way, so typical of you, Kieran. Rommel is one of my military heroes. I have read his official biography (cleared by his son and translated from the German), 'Erwin Rommel: The Desert Fox'.
April 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Kieran said…
Yes, Erwin Rommel's only son, Manfred Rommel was a respected politician and mayor of Stuttgart.
Glad you liked my painting. Canines are so much more difficult than felines to paint - at least for me - Kieran
April 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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