Frame
Top Mat
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Image:
8.00" x 6.50"
Overall:
10.00" x 8.50"
Common Snapping Turtle Poster
by Barry Kent MacKay
Product Details
Common Snapping Turtle poster by Barry Kent MacKay. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
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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Artist's Description
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....
About Barry Kent MacKay
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...
$17.35
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).