Friends encouraged me from way back in the 1960s to enter the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Finally in about the late 70s I found "time" to start doing that. I have entered sporadically since then. Here are most of my entries. Most have involved research trips afield from Florida to Seattle and Alaska. My first attempts are shown along with more recent and closer contest placements. The Harlequin ranked about 20th out of around 300 entries in 2007. The Canadian almost won in 1996 at 6th out of about 500. The Widgeon 2009 ranked 14th in the second round of 4 rounds of judging in Washington, D.C. on October 16th, 2009. Whether I ever win is a prized goal, however I enjoy,mostly, the times spent afield studying the birds and trying to put the sneak on them for photography, sketching, and study. Each painting involves about a week afield and at least a week of 40 hours painting and there is a story behind each painting.

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