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by Barry Kent MacKay
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The Snow Goose (Answer caerulescens) is native to arctic regions from Siberia east through Alaska and Northern Canada to Greenland. A few are also... more
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The Snow Goose (Answer caerulescens) is native to arctic regions from Siberia east through Alaska and Northern Canada to Greenland. A few are also found in northwestern Europe where most (but not all) probably escaped from captivity or descended from escaped captives. The scientific name refers to a goose that is dark blue or bluish in colour, and as you can see from the painting, it fits, sort of. There are pale blue-gray areas on the wings, while I had to mix cobalt blue with raw brown umber to match the dark body colour. But the English name derives from the fact that most Snow Geese have pure white plumage, with black primary feathers (wing tips). Thus there are two colour morphs of the same species, the highly variable dark morph, that I have shown in the painting, and the white morph. Originally, they were understandably thought to be two separate species, the “Blue Goose”, which was the first discovered and formally named by science, and the “Snow Goose”...
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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