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10.00" x 8.50"
Double-crested Cormorants with Canada Goose Poster
by Barry Kent MacKay
Product Details
Double-crested Cormorants with Canada Goose 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
This painting shows five Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) at a small wetland near my house, along with one Canada Goose (Branta... more
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Artist's Description
This painting shows five Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) at a small wetland near my house, along with one Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). I have been observing cormorants since seeing my first, as a kid, in 1957, and the more I learn about them the more fascinating they become. My scene shows one bird in preening while holding the wings spread, a characteristic pose believed to facilitate drying the feathers since the birds produce less oil from their oil glands than do other aquatic birds, and must “haul out” to dry, periodically. This is an oil painting on a birchwood panel, mounted on a basswood frame, 24 by 30 inches.
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...
$32.35
Debbie Portwood
Fantastic work! Congratulations on your sale!
Jacek Dudzinski
Nice job! Keep up the good work! Great talent. I really would apreciate your feedback of my Photography ;-)