Last Stand (Northern Mocking Birds and Red-Shouldered Hawk)

This painting is from inspiration found a thousand miles apart~

First last summer from my parent's Florida apartment window I watched a pair of bold Mocking Birds mob a Red-Shouldered Hawk. The hawk, in its usual fashion seemed unimpressed by the pair's scolding, aerial antics and attacks. It was wonderful to witness, and being they were just outside the window, it offered me a rare close encounter photo shoot!

The second piece came together just this winter while scouting a location for the monthly plein air paint-out I host; I happened on this tired and worn out windmill out on the Kansas prairie, refusing to give up its rusty grip on its foundations. Immediately I thought of the hawk and mocking birds and decided they needed to be paired.

THIS PIECE WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE JURIED:

 2018 NOAPS SPRING INTERNATIONAL ON-LINE EXHIBITION

The jurors had a very difficult job of selecting 150 paintings from the over 890 paintings entered. Many outstanding paintings were entered and your selected entry is an example of the exceptional talent of our members.

Viewable in the NOAPS 2018 Spring INTERNATIONAL ONLINE Exhibit on www.noaps.org.

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