"Cupid's Darts"
18x24" acrylic on canvas
(C) Cara Bevan 2007
I created “Cupid’s Darts” as the first part of a series of paintings with the theme of love. This helps
bring up the controversial issue of ‘can animals love?’ There will always be two sides of the
argument. In one hand, animals don't seem to have the intelligence to love. On the other hand,
animals seem to share every other emotion we humans have. I have thought long and hard about
this subject and I have come to this conclusion: animals can love. It might not seem apparent at
first, especially in insects, reptiles, and other small critters, but the fact is that love is simply an
instinct. Every creature can love, but it may be to different degrees. For example, domesticated
animals show their devotion and love openly to their owners, making it easy to see that they can
love. Even some wild animals like foxes and geese mate for life, showing their love towards one
another. For animals like the poison dart frogs I have painted, their love is less obvious. Think
about it for a minute; you are never told how to love, it just comes naturally. Everything is born with
a want to belong, to find someone else to be with, and so they always attract to potential partners
or friends. For animals, the purpose for love may be just procreation or companionship, but it is
love all the same. Still, this subject is very debatable and you don't have to agree with me. At least
enjoy the thought that all animals, large and small, are not so different from us after all.
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cupid's darts blue and black poison dart frogs love acrylic painting
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