Music Of The Jaguar by Alice Baber

Amber ovals pulse like slow heartbeats. Alice Baber’s *Music Of The Jaguar* begins here, in the glow of a creature half-seen. Thin washes of burnt sienna and ochre bleed into one another, forming a jaguar’s spotted hide without ever outlining the beast. The background is a deep, uneven violet, as if the animal moves through dusk. Each oval is edged with a faint halo of raw umber, giving the impression of fur catching light. Hang it where morning sun can graze the paper—above a reading chair or beside a low bookshelf.