"If you've ever been camping out in the wilderness you can relate to this painting. Picture yourself sitting around a campfire. Somewhere out there in the darkness you hear something. Is it the wind, a bear, or is it just your imagination? This Mountain Man has heard something and it worries him enough that he's reaching for his rifle. You gotta figure a gut this experienced isn't just imagining things. There is something out there! If you don't believe him, or me, just look at his horse. He hears it too! No I'm not going to tell you what the "Presence" is. I'm not really sure..."--Bev Doolittle