"Today The Birds of America engravings and the brilliant watercolors upon which they are based are admired not only for their ornithological exactness, but also for their vitality and keen sense of design." --- NGA.gov
6.17.2010
birds of a feather.
One of this week's obsessions deserves a little more attention: prints by John James Audubon. A few years ago the National Gallery had an exhibit of his gorgeous paintings from The Birds of America and I fell in love.
"Today The Birds of America engravings and the brilliant watercolors upon which they are based are admired not only for their ornithological exactness, but also for their vitality and keen sense of design." --- NGA.gov
"Today The Birds of America engravings and the brilliant watercolors upon which they are based are admired not only for their ornithological exactness, but also for their vitality and keen sense of design." --- NGA.gov
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