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Barbara Blair's Art Blog
Studio News, Latest Works & Musings On A Coastal Life
by Barbara Blair on 4/13/2010 3:47:59 PM
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I’ve finally published my book of poems and paintings titled “Ocean Songs For The Young At Heart”, which I’ve been working on for several months. It was exciting to receive the first copy from Blurb and hold the book in my hands.
I am very impressed with Blurb, which provides a nice intuitive template for formatting books, and the quality of the printing, paper and cover stock is very good, providing a professional looking product. They also have a very responsive customer support team, who took care of a problem right away.
For more information about the book and to take a sneak peak with Blurb’s cool preview widget, click here.
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by Barbara Blair on 4/13/2010 3:02:43 PM
I’ve wanted to do a painting of the Snowy Egret for some time. I think the white egrets are especially beautiful and graceful birds. I see them often in the Monterey Bay area.
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"Snowy Egrets" 16x12"
Acrylic on canvas
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They’re usually standing motionless out in the water, either balancing on a floating log in a sheltered cove at Point Lobos State Park, or floating on kelp just off-shore in Monterey Bay.
In order to complete this painting, I did some research at the local library, as well as the wonderful natural history museum in Pacific Grove, which has a large collection of birds of Monterey County.
I was surprised to learn that the long wispy feathers of the Snowy Egret and the Great Egret are seasonal, and referred to as “nuptial plumage.” They are magnificent birds, and it’s such a delight to see them in flight, with their large wingspan and beautiful feathers.
I've written a poem about the egret which is featured in my book "Ocean Songs For The Young At Heart", along with this painting.
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