IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER – EXTINCT
40'
Acrylic ink on canvas
2023 - Portugal
Series: Bird Cataloging
Price Upon Request
THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER, NATIVE TO LARGE NORTH AMERICAN SWAMPS AND THE TEMPERATE CONIFEROUS FORESTS OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES AND CUBA. HABITAT DESTRUCTION AND HUNTING LED TO ITS EXTINCTION. IT'S THE BIRD THAT INSPIRED THE FAMOUS WOODY WOODPECKER CARTOON. THROUGH MY ARTWORK, I PROPOSE THE CATALOGING OF ALL THESE SPECIES IN PAINTINGS. WILL THESE PAINTINGS SERVE AS A FUTURE RECORD? WILL THEY HELP RAISE AWARENESS TO PRESERVE THEM?