TIGERS OF THE WORLD

Guy Coheleach has a personal affinity for the big cats, and perhaps for the Siberian tiger most of all. His personal stationary bears a portrait of a Siberian tiger, and he never seems to go for long without painting one. "In this case, I wanted to paint a portrait of Siberian tiger, because I simply love the things. But I also wanted to paint one in an alert, crouched position. You can tell that this is a Siberian tiger simply by the snow, of course, but there are other ways, too. The Siberian is taller in the shoulder and perhaps a little broader in the skull than the Bengal, but those are not easily recognizable in a painting. What is recognizable is the fact that the Bengal tiger is not as pale as the Siberian - it is a richer red, and the hair is shorter when it is in the wild."