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Old Thursday 23rd February 2012, 13:28   #1
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Red-Tailed Hawk

Here is a painting of a Red-Tailed Hawk I did. I am a trainer of this bird. Because of his injury 12 yrs ago as a juvenile he was deemed unreleasable. He is now used as an educational steward at the nature preserve where I volunteer.


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Old Friday 24th February 2012, 03:31   #2
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That is absolutely beautiful!
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Old Friday 24th February 2012, 10:18   #3
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Beautiful painting! You are very talented. May I ask what medium you used?
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Thank you for the nice compliments. I use acrylics. It was painted on a gessoboard. Here is another one I did of the same bird after the first one.
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Old Saturday 25th February 2012, 04:44   #5
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I really like how you capture the shape of the hawk so precisely in the first pic. Great details of the feathers too!
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Thank you! I love your sketches. Your photography is awesome. Seeing wildlife from so far is a real learning experience since I have not traveled much.
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Wow Cindy, beautiful!! I like the eye detail, esp. in the second one.

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warm welcome Cindy

very beautiful paintings
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Excellent pieces! How great to have access to such a subject as part of your volunteer work. I go to our local zoo to sketch on occasion. Now that the weather is getting warmer, it's time to get down there again.
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