Evening Grosbeaks
by Barry Kent MacKay
Original - Sold
Price
$1,200
Dimensions
18.000 x 23.000 x 0.250 inches
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Title
Evening Grosbeaks
Artist
Barry Kent MacKay
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Compressed Hardboard
Description
In my early childhood the Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) was magical to me as it would appear each winter in large numbers at the bird feeders in the garden of my maternal grandmother, Marie Freeman. She, with long-suffering patience, allowed my mother, who had a bird-banding permit, and me, then a child, to capture individual birds from the flock and place government-issue aluminum bands on them in the hope learning more about their mysterious travels. The birds appeared most winters, but unpredictably, and it was unclear where they came from or whether there would be many or few. They were insatiably attracted to sunflower seeds with which we baited harmless live-traps. As to not hurt them we did not wear gloves, bare hands being more sensitive to feel and more proficient, making the catching of them a painful experience as their powerful beaks often drew blood. They were magical by virtue of their bright colours that seemed to glow amid the bleak colours of winter, filling the yard with colour, brightness and their distinctive call notes. The birds are painted approximately life size and done in acrylics on a 23 by 18 inch Russian birch gessoed panel mounted on a basswood frame. @1200.00 sold.
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April 1st, 2021
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