Thursday, February 26, 2009

Two Brothers 9"x12" acrylic

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These two brothers are not as competitive as they might normally be due to the wildebeest migration. There is plenty of prey and these lions are content and debating whether to stalk a passing herd.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Wood Duck Drake 4"x4" acrylic $225


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Wood ducks are among the handsomest birds in North America. In this painting, a drake wood duck swims peacefully in a flooded backwater. These ducks nest in the cavities of trees during the spring and man-made nesting boxes have helped their numbers to remain strong.
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Northern Pintail (2010 Ducks Unlimited National Stamp) 7"x10" acrylic

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This is an opportunity to own the original painting for the upcoming 2010 Ducks Unlimited Stamp. The proceeds of the sale of the duck stamp which will be released this January goes to Ducks Unlimited to obtain and enhance wetland habitat throughout North America. The painting depicts a pair of pintail climbing out of William Finley National Wildlife Refuge on a crisp, cool and clearing morning.

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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Verdin 4"x4" acrylic $225







This brilliant little songbird resides in the arid desert southwest. This bird is painted among some mesquite which is also common in the region.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Eagle in Flight 7"x5" acrylic $265

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Bald eagles, one of our biggest birds of prey, are numerous in the Pacific Northwest. In the 1980's, the insecticide DDT, nearly wiped out this beautiful and majestic bird. In this painting I wanted to focus on giving the eagle a sense of height and flight.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Nesting Canada Goose 12"x24 acrylic


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This painting depicts a mother canada goose incubating her eggs much like the dead grasses of the past year are incubating the fresh green shoots that are beginning to poke through. Another Spring is fast approaching.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Birds - by Peter Mathios $39.95



To read pages from this book
or to purchase this book - Click Here

Facts about the book:
- 8.5"x8.5" square soft cover
- 87 pages
- full color
- over 60 paintings spanning the past 12 years
- numerous field sketches
- descriptions of each painting
- artist bio
- introduction
and more

Monday, February 2, 2009

Monsoon Shadows

Monsoon Shadows  9" x 12"
acrylic $950
The summer monsoons affect the desert southwest every summer and this painting depicts the unique light that can occur when a thunderstorm has just passed.



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Friday, January 30, 2009

Mew Gulls 10"x8" acrylic $800






A pair of mew gulls rides a piece of driftwood in the afternoon sun in the Queen Charlotte Strait.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Courtship - Pintails 7"x10" acrylic $700






This is intentionally painted like an old-fashioned photograph creating an aesthetic look at a graceful species of duck. Male pintails are trying to prove to the female who is the best suitor.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Magazine Article

This isn't a daily painting, but I thought I would share the good news... Ducks Unlimited published an article about my artwork and about becoming their International Artist of the Year in their current issue. Here is a link to the story... DU Article



And here is the painting that was selected for the honor.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Traveling to shows

I have been traveling to shows this past week (to Southern CA) and will be during the upcoming week as well (to Northern WA). So, the daily paintings are on a brief hiatus. I have come up with and seen many things that will make for some great new daily paintings beginning next week.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Fern Ridge Redhead 9" x 12" Acrylic

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This is the original painting that won the 2009 Oregon Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year competition. It has just been released as a limited edition print.