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by Barry Kent MacKay
$32.50
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Decorate your bathroom and dry yourself off with our luxuriously soft bath towels and hand towels. Our towels are made from brushed microfiber with a 100% cotton back for extra absorption. The top of the towel has the image printed on it, and the back is white cotton. Available in three different sizes: hand towel, bath towel, and bath sheet.
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The Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is not as common as it was when I was young, having been hunted for its meat as Canada’s only... more
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Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.
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Greeting Card
iPhone Case
Throw Pillow
Duvet Cover
Shower Curtain
Tote Bag
Round Beach Towel
Zip Pouch
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Weekender Tote Bag
Portable Battery Charger
Bath Towel
Apparel
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Yoga Mat
Spiral Notebook
Fleece Blanket
Tapestry
Jigsaw Puzzle
The Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is not as common as it was when I was young, having been hunted for its meat as Canada’s only “game” species of turtle, until finally listed as a species “of special concern” under the federal Species at Risk Act. Now every species of turtle native to Ontario is legally acknowledged to be at some level of risk. This oil painting is dedicated to the memory of Ario Gatti (1924 – 1965) who came to Canada from Yugoslavia, joined the staff of the Royal Ontario Museum on July 1, 1957, and loved to do underwater photography, not only in Oceans, but, like me, he was fascinated by what went on under the surface of our freshwater ponds, marshes, lakes and rivers. He was an early mentor of mine from my early teens into my very early 20s. He died tragically with a group of academics in a scuba dive tragedy on October 25th, 1965, as they were trying to get one last shipwreck dive in Lake Huron in before the close of the season....
Renowned Canadian bird artist, writer, naturalist, and conservationist, Barry Kent MacKay has “always been an admirer of birds, anxious to see them, paint them, and care for them.” Barry’s biological and ecological accuracy has put him in demand for commissions, to illustrate books, scientific journals and various print and digital media. He has painted birds and other wildlife from around the world, often life size, working in oils, watercolours, and acrylics. He prefers to sell original art, and keeps prices low. “Actual, original art should be affordable for middle class buyers,” he says. “I avoid having to depend on selling reproductions so that the market does not dictate what I paint, which can often be little-known...
$32.50
Irina Sztukowski
Congratulations on your successful sale!
Doris Potter
Terrific painting Barry! It would look wonderful on a shower curtain or beach towel (or anything else for that matter).