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Canvasback Duck – Signed Fine Art Print

Name: Canvasback Duck - Signed Fine Art Print
SKU: 52525
Availability: InStock

$19.95 – $27.95

Information about the Canvasback Duck:

The Canvasback Duck is the largest of the North America diving ducks. The adult duck grows to about (19–22 inches long (48–56 centimeters) long and weighs roughly 1.90–3.50 pounds (862–1,588 grams. It has a wingspan of 31–35 inches (79–89 centimeters.) The name comes from early European settlers, who thought the back resembled canvas in it’s coloration. Other languages, such as French and Spanish, refer to it as white-backed. Because it is a diving duck, the bird feeds on mostly underwater animals and vegetation such as seeds, buds, leaves, tubers, roots, snails, and insect larvae. The population of the duck has fluctuated wildlife over the years, dropping to numbers so low it was considered for special protection in the 1980’s. But since then their numbers have bounced back.

The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Opacity: 94%

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SKU: N/A Categories: Birds, Ducks, Signed Prints, Waterfowl Tags: animal renderings, Aythya valisineria, CANVASBACK DUCK, drawing, fine art print, picture, scientific illustration, sketch, waterfowl, wildlife art

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Fine art illustration of a Canvasback Duck (Aythya valisineria.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.

Artist’s notes:

The Canvasback Duck was completed on 9.8.2012. I received a call from an art director of a popular magazine published in the US – one in fact I had a subscription to. I was delighted to be asked to produce a series of bird illustrations, some of which I already had in my image library. But two or so I had to create from scratch. This was all well and good, and the deadline was mostly do-able. The only problem? The project came in on a Thursday and was due the following Tuesday. Normally, a very reasonable deadline. Except the weekend in question, when I would have to produce the bulk of the work, happened to be the same weekend I was getting married! So, with all the preparations I had little spare time to work on the drawings. I still have one more to do after this, but it shouldn’t be a problem. The drawing is based on a photo by “Hockey.Lover’ on Flickr

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