BIRDS OF ABACO: WILDLIFE ART FROM ARTMAGENTA (1)
Sound of jet engines. “Back in the UK…” (as Macca so nearly sang), and I have the chance to amend the epic fail – or comic fail, anyway, that was the original of this post. And the truth is, Dear , that apart from simple captioned photos, an iPhone does not cut it for more complex posts involving formatting and so on. Or maybe I can’t use it properly (far more likely). Whichever, here is what should have appeared in the first place as a prepared, ‘press-the-go-button’ post for while we were away…
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At Rolling Harbour, we are occasionally bold enough to investigate the interstices between wildlife and art. If that’s what one does to an interstice. ArtMagenta is the cyber-name (“ethernym”? Yes, I like it…) of Ulf, a prolific artist whose website ARTMAGENTA provides an enjoyably eclectic selection of pictures. Birds from around the world. Caricatures. Sketches. ‘Gesture Drawings’. And more. From time to time I will post a small gallery of Ulf’s enjoyable depictions of the birds that may be found on Abaco.
BLACK SKIMMER
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
PIPING PLOVER
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
RED-TAILED HAWK
LEAST TERN
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
The sketches are absolutely beautiful!
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They’re great aren’t they? I like the fact that while they aren’t strictly representational, they capture the essence and characteristics of each bird.
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Mourning doves sure do get around! We even have some very similar here in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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I checked online, and there have even been 2 confirmed sightings – with photos – in the UK (Scotland). They must have taken a seriously wrong turning in a storm…
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