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Migration oil and acrylic on panel 40 x 50 inches 2021 David and Laura Merage Collection Birds Pictured: the “Veery Thrush,” which has predicted hurricanes better than computer models. They are now migrating early and having larger clutches

Migration

oil and acrylic on panel

40 x 50 inches

2021

David and Laura Merage Collection

Birds Pictured: the “Veery Thrush,” which has predicted hurricanes better than computer models. They are now migrating early and having larger clutches due to changing hurricane patterns.

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Mi Corazon Oil and acrylic on canvas 40 × 40 inches 2020 This work was about all of the wildlife thriving during the Covid shutdown. Birdsongs were louder in many cities across the planet, and changing migration patters were monitored by scien

Mi Corazon

Oil and acrylic on canvas

40 × 40 inches

2020

This work was about all of the wildlife thriving during the Covid shutdown. Birdsongs were louder in many cities across the planet, and changing migration patters were monitored by scientists.

A Quiet Chorus Private Commission 33 x 28 inches Oil on Panel 2021 Birds Pictured: a male and female “Kirtland Warbler,” which have begun to come back in numbers due to strong conservation efforts. These tiny birds migrate every year from M

A Quiet Chorus

Private Commission

33 x 28 inches

Oil on Panel

2021

Birds Pictured: a male and female “Kirtland Warbler,” which have begun to come back in numbers due to strong conservation efforts. These tiny birds migrate every year from Michigan (USA) to Eleuthera (Bahamas).

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Yellow Billed Cuckoo (study) 13 × 13 inches oil on yupo paper Oak Spring Garden Residency 2019. This bird is federally protected and is on the Endangered Species list. It is a crucial habitat health indicator, especially near streams and riv

Yellow Billed Cuckoo (study)

13 × 13 inches

oil on yupo paper

Oak Spring Garden Residency 2019.

This bird is federally protected and is on the Endangered Species list. It is a crucial habitat health indicator, especially near streams and rivers.

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Gold Cheeked Warbler (study) oil on yupo paper 13 × 13 inches Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residency, 2019. These tiny songbirds are crucial indicators of healthy habitats in Texas and are federally protected.

Gold Cheeked Warbler (study)

oil on yupo paper

13 × 13 inches

Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residency, 2019.

These tiny songbirds are crucial indicators of healthy habitats in Texas and are federally protected.

Detail of Gold Cheeked Warbler (study) oil on yupo paper 13 × 19 inches Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residency, 2019.

Detail of Gold Cheeked Warbler (study)

oil on yupo paper

13 × 19 inches

Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residency, 2019.

Bird and cloud wing (study for “The Coming Storm”) oil on yupo paper 13 × 19 inches Oak Spring Garden Foundation residency, 2019.

Bird and cloud wing (study for “The Coming Storm”)

oil on yupo paper

13 × 19 inches

Oak Spring Garden Foundation residency, 2019.

Hurricane Dorian (study for the “The Coming Storm”) oil on yupo paper 13 × 13 inches Oak Spring Garden Foundation residency, 2019. This storm wreaked havoc on the Bahamas before my residency, and I had been particularly concerned about some o

Hurricane Dorian (study for the “The Coming Storm”)

oil on yupo paper

13 × 13 inches

Oak Spring Garden Foundation residency, 2019.

This storm wreaked havoc on the Bahamas before my residency, and I had been particularly concerned about some of the endemic species that migrate to the Bahamas: the Kirtland's Warbler and the Bahama Nuthatch.

The Coming Storm Oil on Canvas 24 × 24 inches Collection of Judy Zatsick, OSGF Head Gardener Oak Spring Garden Foundation residency, 2019. Near the end of my research on bird naturalists at OSGF, I created this final piece exploring the ine

The Coming Storm

Oil on Canvas

24 × 24 inches

Collection of Judy Zatsick, OSGF Head Gardener

Oak Spring Garden Foundation residency, 2019.

Near the end of my research on bird naturalists at OSGF, I created this final piece exploring the inextricable link between climate change, plants, and birds. The inspiration came from finding a small deceased barn owl outside my studio door (note the bird’s fuzzy talons in the painting).

Another deceased bird that became an image reference study at the Oak Springs Garden Foundation residency, 2019. This woodpecker was found on a hike, photographed, and returned to the forest (with the owl).

Another deceased bird that became an image reference study at the Oak Springs Garden Foundation residency, 2019. This woodpecker was found on a hike, photographed, and returned to the forest (with the owl).

Photo of me working in the studio at the Oak Spring Garden Residency, where I poured through Bunny Mellon’s library in search of the early American (North, South, and Central) naturalists and their depictions of birds and flowers. Image taken by D

Photo of me working in the studio at the Oak Spring Garden Residency, where I poured through Bunny Mellon’s library in search of the early American (North, South, and Central) naturalists and their depictions of birds and flowers.

Image taken by Dinora Justice.