Endangered Birds

Series Statement:
The Last One Standing? These are paintings of some birds that are on U.S.A. State Endangered Species list. They are on the brink of extinction. One of them may really be the last one standing. It’s a sobering thought …… to be the last one.
I began the series while I lived in Connecticut. The Connecticut bird paintings were created for a group show in conjunction with a visit and talk by Dr. Jane Goodall at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT, USA. I was honored to meet her during her visit to the campus.
The paintings incorporate printed information about the birds; their habits, habitat, and so on. They are oil on gessoed Rives BFK size printmaking paper, 12 by 12 inches.

Common Moorhen, CT
Grasshopper Sparrow, CT
Marbled Murrelet, OR
Streaked Horned Lark, OR
Western Snowy Plover, OR
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, OR
Yellow-breasted Chat, CT

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