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Returning Home Art Print
by Jean Walker
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Returning Home art print by Jean Walker. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Malard Ducks; The Mallard Duck is approximately .6m (2 ft.) long with a wing span of 82-95 cm (32-37 in.) The male duck (or �drake�)... more
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Malard Ducks; The Mallard Duck is approximately .6m (2 ft.) long with a wing span of 82-95 cm (32-37 in.) The male duck (or �drake�) is brightly coloured from September to June during breeding season. During this time, the drake stands out with a brilliant glossy green head and upper neck, separated from a light grey breast and a rusty coloured back by a white ring resembling a collar.
Its bill is yellowish green. The drake exhibits two distinct black feathers in the centre that curve back, giving the male his characteristic curly tail. After breeding season, the drake starts to lose his colourful feathers and is unable to fly. Until breeding season returns in August, the male will more closely resemble the female.
The female Mallard (or �hen�) is much less colourful and smaller than the drake. The hen�s back and breast is a darker brown than the drake�s, and she does not have the same distinct curly tail. The hen has an orange bil...
About Jean Walker
Hi my name is Jean; I am a self-taught artist who works from my studio at home, in oil paint on canvas, My main subjects being Landscapes and Seascapes. I have recently undertaken portraiture, of which I am thoroughly enjoying and a new and challenging area for myself. I also have an extremely keen interest in Photography and I often paint from my collection of pictures, they prove an invaluable source of reference on wet and windy days when it is impossible or impractical to paint al-fresco. In 2002 i decided to expand my vocabulary in art by enrolling into Lichfield & Tamworth College for a 2-year Art course to obtain my A-Level. In 2004 I was accepted into Wolverhampton University, graduating in 2007 with a B.A (hons) in Fine Art...
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Hazel Billingsley
The simple pleasures of summer - nice work Jean! F/V
Jean Walker replied:
Hazel...you are always so kind...Thank you and for v/f....!!!!!