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Mar/Apr 2009
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The Online
Newsletter
of Mathios
Studios
(Mar/Apr
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2010 Ducks
Unlimited
National
Stamp
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"Bluebird
Morning-Pintail"
7x10
acrylic
on
board
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The title of
this
painting is
a reference
to the clear
cool morning
that is
depicted as
a pair of
pintail
depart the
safety of
this marsh
to feed in a
nearby
flooded
field.
Wetland
habitats
like this
are
essential to
maintain
healthy
populations
of pintail
(as well as
many other
species).
They provide
places for
waterfowl to
rest and
feed so as
to build up
fat stores,
which in
turn, will
enable
spring
migration
and summer
nesting.
This
painting
will be made
into the
2010 Ducks
Unlimited
stamp and
print.
Proceeds
from the
sale of the
stamps and
prints will
be used to
acquire and
enhance
wetland
habitats
throughout
North
America. The
original
painting for
this
prestigious
program is
available at
the link
below.
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Original
Painting
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Masterworks
in Miniature
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"Courtship
-
Northern
Pintail"
7x10
acrylic
on
board
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A group of
drake
pintails
court a
single
female by
flying
alongside
her,
displaying
their
handsome
plumage and
their deft
flying
skills.
"Courtship -
Northern
Pintails"
was painted
using a
sepia
pallette to
create the
look of an
old-fashioned
photograph
and stir
nostalgiac
feelings of
days gone
by.
This
original
painting
will be
available
through
Gallery
One's annual
Masterworks
in Miniature
show. Now in
it's 18th
year,
Masterworks
features
small
paintings by
reknowned
artists from
around the
globe. The
show runs
from March
6th thru
March 21st
when 'Intent
to Purchase'
slips will
be drawn.
More
information
about this
unique show
and purchase
method can
be found at
the link
below.
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Masterworks
in Miniature
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Miniature
Paintings
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"Broad-Billed
Hummingbird"
5x5
acrylic
on
board
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Peter is
completing
several
miniature
paintings
each week
that can be
seen on his
'daily
paintings
blog'. Each
painting is
a unique
piece of art
and each has
all of the
characteristics
of a large
studio
painting. If
you are
looking to
collect
original
art, these
small
paintings
are a
fantastic
way because
they are
very
affordable.
These
one-of-a-kind
jewels can
be dispayed
in groupings
on a wall,
on small
table easels
underneath a
lamp, or
framed alone
and placed
in that
perfect
spot.
If you visit
the 'Daily
Paintings
Blog', you
have the
ability to
sign up for
email
updates so
you can
enjoy each
painting in
your inbox
as they are
completed
and posted.
This gives
you the
opportunity
to see
several new
pieces of
Peter's work
each week.
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Daily
Paintings
Blog
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New Original
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"Monsoon
Shadows"
9x12
acrylic
on
board
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Southwest
summers are
famous for
monsoon
thunderstorms
which begin
in late June
or early
July and
last into
September.
This
painting is
of the
Catalina
Mountains
just before
an episode
of these
thunderstorms.
The storm
itself
cannot be
seen in the
painting,
but the
dramatic
light and
shadowed
mountains
are
indicative
of the
approaching
storm.
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More
Information
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Upcoming
Events
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"Daybreak
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Wigeon"
18x24
acrylic
on
board
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March -
Masterworks
in
Miniature,
Gallery One,
Mentor, OH
March 11 -
Career Day
presentation,
West Albany
High School,
Albany, OR
March 13 -
Lebanon, OR
Pheasants
Forever
Banquet,
Lebanon, OR
March 26 -
Judge, Jr.
Federal
Ducks Stamp,
Portland, OR
April 18 -
Cascade
Rocky
Mountain Elk
Foundation
Banquet,
Salem, OR
May1-Jun30 -
Lebanon
Hospital
Exhibit,
Lebanon, OR
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More Events
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