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When I was a kid I read somewhere that the Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) is the most beautiful duck in North America. I am not sure how one measures beauty, as it is indeed in the mind of the beholder; I love to paint all waterfowl species and find them extremely pleasing, visually, all of them. I was inspired to do add the frog by seeing two similar scenes in the wild. One was a Wood Duck being stocked by a Northern Watersnake, whose head, alone, showed above the water. The other was the sight of a pair of Mallards sharing a log with a Painted Turtle. But I chose a Leopard Frog emerging from the water, as if pondering the two ducks. Wood Ducks are found throughout much of temperate North America. The painting is approximately life size, in acrylics, on compressed hardboard. Price (including frame): $900.00 Size: Approximately 15 X 21 inches (plus frame)

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...