Puerto Rican Emerald Long Sleeve T-Shirt

This simple little study shows Puerto Rican Emerald (Riccordia maugeaus). It is, as the name “emerald” applies, a brightly glittering green colour and lives, as the name also applies, only in Puerto Rico. This is a male. Females have white breasts and white on the outer tail feathers. They are tiny, tipping the scales at about three grams, or about a 10th of an ounce. Technical note…they used to be put in the genus, Chlorostilbon but a recent study resulted in them being places in their own genus. This is a watercolour on heavy paper and is 10.5 by 5.25 by .05. $100.00

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...