Title		Kerrphilo
Artist		Leslie E. Davis
Sponsor		Kerr Foundation
Location		Locating...

Artist's Description

The design features plants and animals found in Oklahoma, including state symbols such as the scissor-tailed Flycatcher. The plants and animals depicted are simplified and stylized using bold blue and verdant green to the brilliant oranges and pinks found in an Oklahoma sunset. The images are layered and overlapped to outline to help it stand out from the whole. The buffalo itself provides the background in black to bring the bright colors forward and provide a dramatic yet whimsical

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contrast. Each animal and plant will have its name clearly but unobtrusively included in the design, in the hopes that children who view the buffalo will be inspired to learn more about the plants and animals that inspired this work.