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January/February
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Ducks
Unlimited Magazine
Article
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Jan/Feb 2009
Cover
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The current
January/February
issue of Ducks
Unlimited magazine
features an in-depth
article written by
Gary Koehler about
Peter and his
painting "Evening
Sprig" that won the
DU International
Artist of the Year
competition. The
article touches on
many topics
including his
painting techniques,
education, and the
inspiration behind
his work. For more
information and to
read the article,
which is titled
'Early Start', you
can click on the
link below.
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'Early Start'
Article
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American
Miniatures at
Settlers West
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Gambel's
Quail 10"x8"
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Along with Peter,
more than 200
artists will
participate in this
stellar event,
including Howard
Terpning, William
Acheff, Morgan
Weistling, Scott
Christensen and
Robert Griffing.
This annual
showcase, which
takes place on
Valentine's Day at
Settler's West
Gallery in Tucson,
AZ, is one of the
oldest showcases of
miniature paintings
in the country.
Enjoy hard to find
small paintings by
your favorite
artists and discover
the talents of
tomorrow's rising
stars.
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American Miniatures
at Settler's West
Galleries
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New
Original - Snow
Storm
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Snow
Storm 9"x12"
Acrylic
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This group of snow
geese was seen at
Sacramento National
Wildlife Refuge in
the Central Valley
of California. The
refuge and it's
surrounding area,
which is fed by
water from the
Sacramento River
drainage, is a major
wintering ground for
these arctic geese.
They can form large
feeding groups
numbering in the
tens (or even
hundreds) of
thousands giving
fields in which they
are feeding a look
of being covered in
snow. If disturbed,
they will all launch
simultaneously into
the air and form a
large swirling
vortex while looking
to land again - an
incredible sight
(and sound).
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Link - Snow Storm
Original
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New
Original - Preening
Egret
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Preening
Egret
21"x10"
Acrylic
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This cattle egret is
in it's breeding
plumage. Normally,
it is a pure white
bird, but the orange
tinge and wispy
feathering show up
during the Spring to
help attract a mate.
The dark background
helps highlight the
subtle color
differences of this
elegant bird and the
tall narrow
composition helps to
enhance the graceful
shape of the bird.
The cattle egret,
which often nests in
trees with other
heron species, is
commonly found from
the plains of Africa
to the agricultural
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Link - Preening
Egret Original
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2009
Oregon Ducks
Unlimited Sponsor
Print
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Fern
Ridge
Redhead
10"x14"
Limited
Edition
Print
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A handsome drake
redhead comes
barreling into an
early Spring marsh.
He is using his feet
to both, help steer
and slow himself
down. The brilliant
reddish head is a
signature marking of
the duck which can
be distinguished
from the similar
looking canvasback
by the coloration of
the bill and the
grayer side and back
feathers.
This print will be
available in a
regular edition of
550 hand-signed and
numbered prints
throughout the year.
You can own a
regular edition
print by becoming an
Oregon Ducks
Unlimited sponsor
for $250. The
majority of the
proceeds of your
sponosorship goes
toward enhancing and
protecting our
nation's wetlands.
An Artist Proof
edition of 50 is
also available
through the Mathios
Studios website.
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Link - Fern Ridge
Redhead print
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Conservation Art
News
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To read a recent
interview with Peter
in the Conservation
Art Newsletter, you
can click on the
link below.
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Interview
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