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13.50" x 12.00"
Northern Shoveler Female Framed Print
by Barry Kent MacKay
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This painting shows a female Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), in the process of raising one foot to stand in the typical one-legged resting... more
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Artist's Description
This painting shows a female Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), in the process of raising one foot to stand in the typical one-legged resting pose. As is usual in birds that show “sexual dimorphism”, meaning distinct differences between male and female, the male is more colourful than the female. But that fact risks detracting us from the more subtle and intricate patterning and colour blending to be found in the plumage of the female. In this painting I focused entirely on the hen bird, so beautiful in her own right. I will do a more “traditional” treatment showing the pair, some other time. This species of shoveler nests over a vast range in the northern and temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere, although some spend the winter as far south as subtropical and even tropical regions. There are related species in the southern hemisphere, which is why we call it the “northern” shoveler, but in the U.K. it is just called the shoveler. They are obviously...
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...
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