Wolf has spent a lifetime enjoying and creating art, thanks in part to her grandfather, Melvin Ross. One of nine grandchildren, Wolf would spend long camping trips and other visits to her grandfather, who lived in California. These vacations would prove formative for Wolf as an artist and teach her skills for years to come.
Grandchildren weren’t allowed to bring their own toys to their grandfather’s house. Instead, he would teach them to make their own in his woodshop.
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He taught his grandchildren, Wolf included, to appreciate the beauty that surrounded them. This is a skill that Wolf still uses today while creating her paintings.
She excelled in art throughout high school, but didn’t pursue a degree in it in college. Leaving her university halfway through to marry her husband, she left art to help on the ranch, instead. It wasn’t until they moved to a smaller ranch in Idaho that Wolf felt the call of painting once more.
Today, she excels in oil portrait painting and paintings of animals, using her keen skills of observation to capture the best possible moments on canvas. Some patrons even say it looks like the animals are breathing in the artwork.
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