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23 August 2015

The old man mad about art

Two Ducks & Iris

The flat-perspective and strong colors of Japanese woodcuts, especially those of Katsushika Hokusai, had a strong effect on Art Nouveau.

Katsushika Hokusai created several series of birds and flowers. The genre is called kachô-e, although it also includes other scenes from nature. Hokusai's kachô-e series included the horizontal oban-sized so-called Large Flower series and the vertical chûban-size, Small Flower series. Published circa 1834.

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Bellflower & Dragonfly

Canary & Peonies

Carnation, Iris & Kingfisher

Chrysanthemums & Horsefly

Irises & Grasshopper

Sparrows & Pink Flowers

Warbler & Roses

Wisteria & Wagtail

22 August 2015

Middlesbrough parks

Donald Playford (1954-2010) had a natural talent for drawing and painting — wildlife and birds in particular. He attended Middlesbrough Art College in the early 70s.
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Blackbird

Blue Tit

Chaffinch

Chiff Chaff

Goldfinch

Marsh Tit

Mistle-Thrush

Nuthatch

Pied-Wag

Robin

07 August 2015

Cabanis

Some nests from Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States Illustrated (1882), written by Thomas G. Gentry, illustrated by Edwin Sheppard.

Cat-Bird — MIMUS. CAROLINENSIS, Gray.

Cedar-Bird — AMPELIS CEDRORUM, Sclater.

Chipping Sparrow — SPIZELLA SOCIALIS, Bonaparte.

Kingbird — TYRANNUS CAROLINENSIS, Baird.

Orchard Oriole — ICTERUS SPURIUS, Bonaparte.

Red-eyed Vireo — VIREOSYLVIA OLIVACEUS, Bonaparte.

Redwing Blackbird — AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS, Vieillot.

Towhee Bunting — PIPILO ERYTHROPHTIIALMUS, Vieillot.

Wood Pewee — CONTOPUS VIRENS, Cabanis.

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15 July 2015

Erratic flight

Beautiful chimney swift paintings © Barry Kent MacKay

A bird best identified by silhouette, the smudge-gray chimney swift nimbly maneuvers over rooftops, fields, and rivers to catch insects.

It can be distinguished by its telltale acrobatic and erratic flight pattern.

Its tiny body, curving wings, and stiff, shallow wingbeats give it a flight style as distinctive as its fluid, chattering call.

This enigmatic little bird spends almost its entire life airborne. When it lands, it can’t perch—it clings to vertical walls inside chimneys or in hollow trees or caves.

This species has suffered sharp declines as chimneys fall into disuse across the continent.

Like smoke going back to chimney.

11 May 2015

"Creating compelling images"

Egg tempera painting demo by Koo Schadler & interesting interview with Koo Schadler by Karin Wells on a cold autumn Monday in Montréal.

13 January 2015

Spare sparrow time

Of course Urs Schmidli doesn't photograph only sparrows. But sparrows are close to his heart and he wants to give us a unique perspective about these birds.