Mongolian Eagle Hunter

This painting is based upon a special project reported on some time ago by a national tv network about Mongolians who hunt small game with golden eagles. The Mongolian bonds with a particular eagle and they work together hunting small game……sometimes for years. At some point though, the Mongolian will release the eagle back into the wilds to allow the bird to mate and produce offspring. This painting was a fill-in project that I worked on in between commissions and it took me over two years to complete.