Cedar Waxwing Pair

                A Regal Pair of Cedar Waxwings
10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) acrylic on hand primed board $325 with free shipping in US & and Canada

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My first sighting of Cedar Waxwings was as a kid of about eleven or twelve years old. A flock of Waxwings invaded our yard and settled on our cherry tree. They were there for a few days then disappeared. When I spotted this pair while biking the other day I knew I wanted to paint them to bring back the memory of many years ago.

© Copyright 2012 by Paul Wolber

 

Pheasants in Morning Light

Pheasant Cock and Hen in Morning Light

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board $325 w/free shipping in US and Canada

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As a teenager hunting pheasant in Illinois, I didn’t realize this bird was introduced rather than a native species. Because it fit into the environment so well it was much later that I learned it has been introduced into America from Eurasia in the 1800’s. 

Although I don’t see this beautiful bird often here in my area of Michigan, there seems to be a good number of these birds in Southeast Michigan and I’ll sometimes see one wander through my yard. This pair was spotted one early morning in the cornfield near us and I’m now hunting them only with a camera and paintbrush.

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Red-Bellied Woodpeckers

  Red-Bellied Woodpeckers Confrontation
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 8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board  w/free shipping in US and Canada

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These Red-Bellied Woodpeckers have been visiting my backyard for several years now. I've been waiting for a view that demostrates something about these colorful birds. This composition shows their territorial aggressiveness and also the distinctive markings on back and belly of this unique bird.

© Copyright 2011 by Paul Wolber

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White Crowned Sparrows Conversation

            White Crowned Sparrows Conversation (click photo to see more detail)
 

8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board

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This pair of White Crowned Sparrows has been coming to my backyard for several years. In this image they seemed to be in a conversation, and since I don't understand their language they probably are, hence the title of the painting.

I've been watching them for a while and finally got an image together that I wanted to paint so here it is.

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Siberian Tiger: Earths Largest Cat

Year of the Tiger: Siberian Tiger

10.5 inch x 14 (26.67 cm x 35.6 cm) acrylic on hand primed board $975.00
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Since this is the year of the Tiger in the Chinese astrological calendar, I've wanted for some time to do a painting of a Siberian Tiger. Siberian tigers live in eastern Russia with perhaps as few as several dozen still living in China and North Korea. They are an endangered species with probably only 400-500 still living in the wild.  Even though they live in the harsh northern climate of Siberia and northern Manchuria (China and Korea), they do have the advantage of living in an environment with a very low human density.

It is very difficult, if not impossible now to see a Siberian Tiger in the wild in China. The best place to see them up close is in Harbin's Siberian Tiger Park. They are sometimes referred to as the “Amur” tiger or "Manchurian" tiger because of the location of their environment. Seeing one of these great tigers for the  first time can be an awe inspiring event.

© Copyright 2010 by Paul Wolber

Great Egret: A Wildlife Painting

                    Great Egret on Kalamazoo River

10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) acrylic on hand primed board $325
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Back on the Falling Water Trail biking again, I spotted a Great Egret on the banks of the Kalamazoo River. Michigan is only the summer range for Egrets so I was surprised to see this one so early. Since it was about 200 yards away, my first thought was just another mute swan until I looked through my camera’s telephoto lens. I haven’t seen him again so maybe he was just passing through.

The morning light gave modeling to the body so I could really see the detail of the birds form. I hope I’ve captured that so you will be able to enjoy the unusual colors brought out by the early morning sunlight. Even the color of the beak was enhanced by the sun shining through to give it a transparency and a vivid orange/yellow color against cool tones of the water behind. This was one of those rare sightings that demanded some study of the light and form to get it right. Sighting this bird was almost a mystical experience that gave me the feeling of almost meeting a being out of history or another dimension.


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Rescued: Two Hummingbirds In A Nest

Two Hummingbirds rescued from the destruction of their nest

5 in. X 7 in. (12.7 cm X 17.8 cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed with free shipping in US and Canada
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This summer while cutting some low hanging branches from the maple tree near my driveway, I noticed something on the end of the branch I was about to trim. On closer inspection two unmoving baby hummingbirds were staring back at me from their nest. Obviously the branch didn’t get trimmed and I spent the next week photographing their progress until one day they left the nest and flew away. The branch is still there and the abandoned nest is slowly falling apart. From time to time I’ve spotted these two from a distance near the back woods. I don’t have a hummingbird feeder, but I’m now tempted to install one in the spring to see if I can entice them to show up more closely to the house.

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Where the Wild Things Are: Painting of a Black Bear Seen in Glacier National Park

Where the Wild Things Are: Painting of a Black Bear Seen in Glacier National Park Fattening Up For A Long Winters Sleep.
6” x 7” original acrylic on hand primed (archival) board
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We watched this black bear rummaging around up on the mountainside most of the day, then in the evening he began to work his way down the hill toward us. We realized he wasn’t interested in us, but after gorging all day with pine nuts scavenged from squirrels caches and eating grubs and any other goodies he could find he was very thirsty and was headed down to the waterfall below us on the hillside. He past us only yards away where I got this view of him.

I’m thinking of eventually doing a full body image on a larger scale, but of course that will require a lot more time than a small daily painting such as this. If anyone is interested in a larger view, let me know. He was one of the largest black bears I’ve seen.

© Copyright 2009 by Paul Wolber
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