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A pop art-style portrait of a powerful leopard, surrounded by bursts of bright vivid colors and flowing brushwork. The big cat stares into the distance, undi...

Melinda has studied life and its movements, developing a remarkably keen artistic technique with her flowing expressionistic style. Growing up in the Midwest she was enamored with n...

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A cardinal perches on a thin wire, its bright red plumage standing out against the gray sky. The bird seems like a visitor from another realm, briefly passing...

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A chicken wanders down a quiet suburban street on a spring morning, staring at a five-dollar bill left on the ground. Using oil paint and ink, artist Keith Thom...

Baby Punch monkey with his plushie In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild. Artists often use animals as symb...

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A Siamese cat with bright blue eyes rests at the center, its golden fur accentuated by bold black outlines. A series of hearts filling the white background ad...

This painting by Linda St. Clair is a playful depiction of a rooster ironically named "Music in the Morning". This piece is executed on acrylic on canvas and would make a pleasant ad...

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A cropped image of a bull and its rider captures the intensity of the sport, creating a sense of immediacy and immersion. The scene conveys the rugged nature of...

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Three colorful fihes swim against a bright orange background. Artist John McCabe originally created the piece to accompany the live recording of the band "Goo...

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Rosemary, a black-and-white cat, sits gracefully, basking in the sun. A bank of red zinnias with bold, fan-like petals surrounds her, creating a striking cont...

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A family of doves nest on the porch roof of artist Jessica JH Roller's neighbor. Their chicks often wander to Jessica's fence, where they rest and perch among...

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A pair of sandhill cranes stand on opposite sides, their intense eyes seemingly watching each other's backs. Their stoic stance accentuates as the pond they inhabit fades into the grayish rainy mist of California's Central Valley in early winter. Rendered with a loose, watercolor-like technique, the birds' portrayal carries an expressive touch.

About the Artist
Emil Morhardt is an acrylic painter from Santa Barbara, California who expresses his passion for birds through realistic acrylic paintings. He paints at home in a studio room that has large windows and a north-facing view of the mountains. He observes the animals from this window, watching roadrunners, foxes, bobcats, deer, and coyote run by. Surrounded by this wildlife, Emil paints bird portraits reminiscent of those by artist John James Audubon. He bases his paintings off hundreds of photographs he takes of birds in the wild and at wildlife recovery centers. Emil captures the freedom and inquisitiveness that birds display...