Felix’s Focus ©JoyEful Party Animals® Joye DeGoede

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The JoyEful Adventure continues !  Here is a sneak peek into the preparations  for the exhibit 

The JoyEful Party Animals of the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center. 

Meet the latest painting in this series:

“Felix’s Focus”©JoyEful Party Animals® 

This big 60x48 painting is waiting for its custom frame. He is available for presale with the understanding it will remain in the gallery for the exhibit reception on November 4, 2023 at the JoyEful Gallery. 

A percentage of all of the sales from this exhibition will benefit the Southwest Wildlife Conservation. 

I’m happy to hear everyone at the SWCC was safe during the Diamond Fire.  They were organized and dedicated to the safety of the animals and humans.   A true gem in our community.  

Here is Felix’s story from the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center:

Zia and Felix are siblings found orphaned in the Santa Monica Mountains in the Simi Valley. California Fish and Game determined that their mother was a casualty of people using rodenticide. Fish and Game attempted to introduce this brother and sister duo to another mountain lion and her kittens, but unfortunately, she felt she had enough mouths to feed and was not looking to provide for two more.

Felix and Zia now share an enclosure with two other young mountain lions: Zuma (male) and Poppy (female). Their youthful, playful energy is infectious. They can often be seen climbing the trees in their enclosure, napping in the sunlight, or having a good ol' fashioned wrestling match.

Felix and Zia are not releasable and will live out their lives in our sanctuary.

Please, if you are looking for pest control methods, avoid poison and other indiscriminate methods. There's no way to guarantee the poison won't find its way to a majestic mother mountain lion like Felix and Zia's.

Your support of Felix and Zia will not only help them to live a healthy, happy life, but will support all the mountain lions who call Southwest Wildlife home.  

We got to meet and photograph Felix, Zia, Zumba and Poppy.  Stay tuned for new paintings of Felix and his friends at the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.  What an adventure!  We can’t wait to see you on November 4, 2023 at the JoyEful Gallery - Joye DeGoede Fine Art

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