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Black-Capped Chickadees
5 x 7 In, Pastel on Art Spectrum, 2003. $ 90. |
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Waiting for Spring
6 x 9 In, Pastel on Art
Spectrum, 2003. $ 90. |
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Pelicans
7 x 10 In, Pastel on Art
Spectrum, 2003. $ 90. |
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Mourning Doves
5 x 8 In, Pastel on Art
Spectrum, 2003. Sold. |
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"Snowy Owl"
9 x 12 In, Pastel on Art Spectrum, 2003. Sold.
Hedwig from J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books was the inspiration for
this pastel painting.
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"Honorary Scarlet Macaw"
20 x 16 In, Acrylic on PastelBord, 2003. $640.
A keel-billed toucan visits a flock of scarlet macaws. Nearby, a
waterfall roars, throwing spray and providing bath water for a fastidious
bird.
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Immune System King
5 x 7 In, Acrylic, 2002. An Illustration from
the Birds series. $70.
I photographed this turkey vulture at the McBride Raptor Center in Coralville, Iowa. He, like the other residents there, had been injured and could not survive out in the wild. Yet behind the bars of his cage, he projected both dignity and a sense of humor that impressed me. I later learned a lot more about turkey vultures on the internet and in the library. I honor these birds. |
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Bermuda Fountain
8 x 10 In, Acrylic, 2002. An Illustration from the Birds series. Not for
Sale.
My art teacher for almost three years loaned me this photograph. Her son took the picture while on vacation in Bermuda about 15 years ago. |
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Nuthatch
17 x 11 In, Pastel, 2000. A Figure from the Birds
series. $195.
This clinging seed-eater crouches on an old
dead branch, alert to the possibility of danger. Nuthatches are common
in the Iowa woods where we live. They're quick, lively, noisy birds that
run up and down tree trunks effortlessly.
Purchase. |
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Did You Hear the One About...?
19 x 13.5 In, Pastel, 2001. An Illustration from
the Birds series. Not for sale.
Three colorful parrots relax high in the
treetops. I like the way it looks as if one parrot is telling the other
two a joke. |
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