Paul Wolber Art Studio

                      Lonely Bird sitting on a Fence Post

 4″ x 10″ (10.16 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board $135 w/free shipping in US and Canada
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When I spotted this wren sitting alone on the fence, it seemed lonely and waiting for someone to join it. The mood of the bird created the idea for the painting.

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                       Blue Heron on Lansing River Trail
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8″ x 10″ (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board – free shipping in US and Canada
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While on the bike path on Lansing River Trail, near Sycamore Creek Golf Course, we watched this Blue Heron fishing in the river.  I’d wanted to see a Blue Heron for a long time so we watched this bird fishing for about a half hour, but he never caught a fish while we were there. This great bird seems something out of primeval history.

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Giclée PRINTS ARE NOW READY OF SOME PAUL WOLBER IMAGES.

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12″ x 14″ matted and printed on archival heavy weight (90lb) fine art paper, matt backed with 1/4″ foam core board and shipped in shrink-wrapped film for protection. $49.99 with matt w/free shipping in US and Canada.

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Some Paul Wolber paintings are now available as high quality limited edition giclée prints. The colors are of highest level, supervised, hand signed and numbered by the artist to ensure fidelity to the original work. They come matted and are produced with acid free archival material that, with proper care will last for hundreds of years. All editions are strictly limited to 120 after which no more will be produced. By going to my print blog you can also read more about what constitutes a Giclée print and why I’ve now changed my opinion about doing Giclée prints of my artwork.

Please check out what is currently available HERE.  Check back often, as new print editions will be posted when color correction and proofing make them available.

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Pheasant Cock and Hen in Morning Light
8″ x 10″ (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board w/free shipping in US and Canada

Osprey Pair on a Nest: Birds of Prey
8″ x 10″ (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board $325 w/free shipping in US and Canada
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This painting has been on my list to do for almost a year. We spotted the osprey nest while traveling in north Michigan near Alpena, but I first thought it was an eagle’s nest until we spotted this osprey pair.  It has taken me some time to do the research I wanted to do on this great bird of prey in order to understand it’s anatomy better.

The osprey is a fascinating bird to study and the nest can be a wonder to see especially if you come upon a group of these great nests together. The osprey is sometimes called a “fish hawk” because fish is it’s primary source of food and it’s great to watch these birds dive for their prey. I wasn’t able to get a shot of one diving to catch a fish, but that will be a goal of mine for the future.

In doing my research I took a look at one of my favorite ornithological artists of the past, Louis Agassiz Fuertes. It appears he didn’t paint much of the osprey, but did do a considerable number of drawing studies of them. You can see them by going to the Cornell University Library collection.

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A Surprising Kind of Bullfight
8″ x 10″ (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board w/free shipping in US and Canada
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The fight was between two water buffalo bulls, not man against bull. The bulls are territorial so one would be sent up river in the water and the other would come down river. When they met, they would fight for territory. There were forty bulls in all to fight that day, so there were 20 runoff fights, then the winners would fight until all the bulls were eliminated except the grand champion winner and the fights lasted all day. A fight could last five minutes or in some cases half an hour. The bulls would sometimes lock horns and we saw several bulls lift his opponent off the ground by the horns as they struggled. The bull that turned and ran was the loser and the one who stood his ground was the winner. The most damage we saw during the day was a bloody nose, never a duel to the death. Winning bulls were highly prized and could be sold or bred for a lot of money, so the bulls were carefully protected.

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Gargoyle, Grotesque or Chimera? A Sculpture
from Notre Dame Cathedral
7” x 5” (17.8 cm x 12.7 cm) acrylic on hand primed board $125 with free shipping in US & Canada
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This time of year our thoughts often turn to travel. This is a sketch from my last travels in Paris, a grotesque sculpture from the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral. This image is often called a gargoyle, but should be called a grotesque or chimera, since a gargoyle is really a waterspout sculpture used to direct the water away from the walls of the cathedral. It’s a mythical image made up of parts of many creatures and intended to be a frightening image thought to keep evil spirits away from the cathedral. I’ve always enjoyed these creatures because they are so imaginative and fantastic.

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Red=Bellied Woodpeckers Confrontation (click photo to see more detail
8″ x 10″ (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm) original acrylic painting on hand primed board
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These Red-Bellied Woodpeckers have been visiting my backyard bird feeder for several years now. I’ve been waiting for a view that demostrates something about these colorful birds. This composition show their territorial aggressiveness and also the distinctive markings on back and belly of this unique bird.

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