# Desert Animal Art Home > Home page of North American desert wildlife paintings by New Mexico Artist Karine Swenson ## Pages - [Desert Animal Art Home](https://www.desertanimalart.com/) - [Birds](https://www.desertanimalart.com/birds) - [Blog](https://www.desertanimalart.com/blog) - [Cigar Box Paintings](https://www.desertanimalart.com/cigar-box-paintings) - [Contact](https://www.desertanimalart.com/contact) - [Coyotes](https://www.desertanimalart.com/coyotes) - [Mammals](https://www.desertanimalart.com/mammals) - [Newsletter signup](https://www.desertanimalart.com/newsletter-signup) - [Oil paintings of mammals native to the deserts of the American Southwest](https://www.desertanimalart.com/other-mammals) - [Rabbit Drawings](https://www.desertanimalart.com/rabbit-drawings) - [Rabbit Paintings](https://www.desertanimalart.com/rabbit-paintings) - [Store](https://www.desertanimalart.com/store) ## Blog Posts - [September 1](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/september-1) - [Fall - at last](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/fall-at-last) - [Coyote Contact](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/coyote-contact) - [The desert in winter](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/the-desert-in-winter) - [January](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/january) - [Process](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/process) - [Packing is the pits](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/packing-is-the-pits) - [New home, New Mexico](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/new-home-new-mexico) - [November follies](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/november-follies) - [Work in Progress](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/work-in-progress) - [Daily Practice](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/daily-practice) - [More color studies](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/more-color-studies) - [Reproductions vs. prints](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/reproductions-vs-prints) - [The War on Coyotes](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/the-war-on-coyotes) - [Creative ADHD](https://www.desertanimalart.com/p/creative-adhd) ## Product Categories - [Cigar Box Paintings](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/categories/cigar-box-paintings) - [Encaustic paintings with animals](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/categories/encaustic-paintings-with-animals) - [Notecards](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/categories/notecards) - [Oil Paintings](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/categories/oil-paintings) ## Products - [Built for Speed - pronghorn antelope](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/built-for-speed-pronghorn-buck): This is a one of a kind, original oil painting on canvas. The painting measures 48 x 48 inches. This pronghorn buck was one we spotted in Yellowstone National Park during the fall. He was with a herd of does and a few young pronghorns. He l... - [Bunny Therapy](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/bunny-therapy): This is an original oil painting on canvas of a desert cottontail. It measures 10 x 8 inches, and the canvas is approximately 1/2 inch deep. The painting was inspired by one of the many cottontail rabbits that visit our New Mexico yard in t... - [Cottontail on White](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/cottontail-on-white): This is an original oil painting of a desert cottontail rabbit, painted on a wooden cigar box. I always love it in the warmer months when the cottontails come to eat the grass that grows in our yard after the monsoon rains. I can watch them... - [Cottontail Rabbit Notecard](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/cottontail-rabbit-notecard): This blank notecard was created from a pencil drawing I did of a desert cottontail. The little bunny who inspired it had come to visit our yard near Santa Fe, NM one summer day. I put water out and I know the creatures appreciate getting a... - [Ground Squirrel Notecard](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/ground-squirrel-notecard): This is a blank note card with a drawing of a Mojave Ground Squirrel by artist Karine M. Swenson - [Guarding - Coyote](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/guarding-coyote): This is an original, one of a kind oil painting on canvas of a coyote. This painting was inspired by a pair of coyotes I often saw while out hiking near Joshua Tree, CA. The pair of coyotes had a den nearby, and even though I never saw the... - [Holiday Greeting Card](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/holiday-greeting-card): These holiday notecards were created from my paintings of wildlife. Each one has a different message inside. Each card will come with a plain white envelope. The cards measure 4 x 6 inches each. (6 x 4 for the roadrunner) The cottontail rea... - [Jackrabbit Notecard](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/jackrabbit-notecard): Blank notecard with a drawing of a black tailed jackrabbit by artist Karine Swenson - [Long Eared Owl Notecard](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/long-eared-owl-notecard): This is a blank notecard created from a pencil drawing of a long eared owl by artist Karine M. Swenson - [Oliva Fox](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/oliva-fox): This is an original oil painting of a fox painted on a wooden cigar box by artist Karine Swenson. We spotted this fox, who was missing one back paw, just outside of Talkeetna, Alaska last summer. It was still a beautiful fox, with the most... - [Pronghorn Inspirado](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/pronghorn-inspirado): This painting of a pronghorn was inspired by a herd of pronghorn I saw grazing along Highway 14 just south of Santa Fe, NM. I spent at least an hour photographing them from a distance with my zoom lens. I love these beautiful creatures. Thi... - [Protection](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/protection): This is a one-of-a-kind, original oil painting on canvas of a doe and her fawn. These are Columbian black tailed deer that I saw when I was out walking in Sequim, Washington. The deer in Sequim are ubiquitous, and they are often seen on the... - [Purple Bear](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/purple-bear): This painting was inspired by a black bear we spotted last spring on our drive up to Alaska. The bear was next to the highway. I pulled over to get a better look and to take photos. Our two dogs were in the back seat, barking like crazy, an... - [Reclining Bison Drawing Notecard](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/reclining-bison-drawing-notecard): This is a blank notecard with a drawing of a resting bison by Karine Swenson on the front. - [Resting Coyote](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/resting-coyote): This coyote painting was inspired by a coyote who came to visit our shady backyard one hot summer day when we lived in Joshua Tree. You can see coyote had shed his/her heavy winter coat and was sporting its sleek summer coat. Coyote found t... - [Set of 5 notecards](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/set-of-5-notecards): A set of five blank notecards with drawings of wildlife on the front by artist Karine M. Swenson - [Some Ears Are Bigger than Others](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/some-ears-are-bigger-than-others): I started painting jackrabbits when we lived in Joshua Tree, CA. I was trying to show people how different jackrabbits look from the much smaller desert cottontails. I always like painting jackrabbits BIG, and of course their big ears and l... - [Staredown](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/staredown): This is an original oil painting on canvas of an American bison (buffalo). This bison was lumbering along near a parking lot in Yellowstone National Park. I was hiding behind a giant boulder with my zoom lens, photographing when she stopped... - [The Bugler - male elk](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/the-bugler-male-elk): This is a one-of-a-kind, original oil painting on canvas of a male elk bugling. During the mating season, the male elk will bugling to show dominance over other males and to attract females. We saw this male in Yellowstone National Park. Th... - [This Charming Man - Desert Tortoise](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/this-charming-man-desert-tortoise): The desert tortoise is definitely one of my favorite creatures in the Mojave Desert. They are endangered, and it's pretty special to see one in the wild. I am lucky to have seen quite a few, since I hike every day, and did so when we lived... - [Uncertain Rabbit Cigar Box Painting](https://www.desertanimalart.com/c/products/uncertain-rabbit-cigar-box-painting): This is an original, one of a kind oil painting of a desert cottontail rabbit, painted on a wooden cigar box. The cigar box measures 7 x 8.25 x 4 inches approximately. The painting was inspired by one of the wild cottontail rabbits that vis...