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Painter Walton Ford on portraying 'the imagined animal'

Clip: 08/16/2019 | 2m 58s | Video has closed captioning.

Walton Ford is a painter whose work examines the relationship between humans and animals in the wild. These creatures, he believes, “would rather be left alone.” As a child, Walton was always inspired by the natural world and would bring a sketchbook to museums and zoos. Now focused on exploring wilderness beyond reality, Ford offers his brief but spectacular take on the imagined animal.