Cardinals on Rosehip Bush — Giclée on Paper Paper Type:Archival Matte Paper northern and tropical environments

northern and tropical environments

the labellum orange-yellow at centre

the starlings in the distance are small but specific

loose and atmospheric in the surrounding vegetation — exactly the kind of contrast that made his wildlife work feel alive rather than illustrated

it demonstrates the full range of his technique — the negative space of the snow

Cardinals on Rosehip Bush — Giclée on Paper Paper Type:Archival Matte Paper northern and tropical environmentsA male and female Cardinal on a bare rosehip bush in late autumn the dried berries dark and clustered, the branches lifted against a softly graded winter sky. The male's red is muted slightly by the cool light, the female's warmth rhyming with the russet of the remaining hips. It is a composition built on exactly the kind of restraint that separates this watercolour from decorative bird art: nothing is brightened beyond what the actual light would