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Tom's comprehensive Songbird series has something for everyone. Who doesn't enjoy the sounds of the birds in song? At very reasonable prices Tom can create just about any bird you'd like to have hanging in your home or office. The series in song is what Tom Chapman has to offer to you in these waning days of summer. He's used the artistic genius of a professional, top flight bird photographer, Terry Sohl, of South Dakota for many of his bird references to paint from. Surprise a friend, family member, or treat yourself to an affordable piece of original art today by Tom Chapman! What a great way to enjoy Toms' art! Start your day, with this series in song! |
Ring Necked Pheasant |
"When Tom was just a boy growing up in Montana, he remembers seeing this bird around his cousin's farm. This popular game bird is an established species over much of the continent. Tom loves the irony, how this bird just happens to be standing right there next to the "No Hunting" sign! The Ring-necked Pheasant is known to stay on roost for several days without eating in very bad weather. Many use the same name, with approximately 34 races in the species. This bird is a distinctive and colorful species. The cool golden browns, and yellows give this painting that touch of a fall feeling in the air. Lovely for your office or den! As his image reference Tom used a photo taken by top flight bird photographer, Terry Sohl, of South Dakota." |
| "Tom has a deep fondness for the Blue Jay. This was the very first bird painting that Tom had done and is still one of his very best works of bird art.The blue jay here shrowded within the cover of this pine tree and wisps of fog filtering around, gives one a feeling of privacy, and serenity. Just a beautiful patch of blue in the mist. This large songbird is familiar to many due to its perky crest, blue, white, and black plumage, and noisy calls. Known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Look for them at forests edge. Favorite food, acorns, and often found near oaks, forests, woodlands, towns, cities and parks." |
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"The American Robin, also known as "the early bird that catches the worm." This cheery songbird is popular for their warm orange breast, are often seen tugging earthworms from the ground. The largest of the North American thrushes. Their profile offers a good chance to learn the basic shape of most thrushes. Robins also make a very good reference point for comparing the size, and shape of other bird species. Tom has made great use of his colors repeating the colors of the bird again for the colors of the Chinese Juniper where this Robin's perched in song. Industrious and authoratative, the Robin bounds across lawns, or stands erect, with beak tilted upward to survey the environs. When alighting, they'll flick their tails downward several times. They'll flock, and gather in groups in trees in winter, to roost. or to eat berries. Common across the continent in parks, fields, pine forests, woodlands, shrublands, and forests regenerating after fires, or logging takes place." |
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"American Goldfinch, a most handsome bird. Also is the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington. Common, and welcome at feeders, where it takes primarily sunflower, and nyjer. They often flock with Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. Spring males are bright, brilliant yellow, with black forehead, black wings, with white markings. White patches both above, and beneath tail. Females, and all winter birds are duller yellow beneath, olive above, conical bill, short notched tail, long wings, lack streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy. Active and acrobatic are weed clinging finches, partial to seed socks. they sometimes mill about in large numbers at feeders. They fly with a bouncy, undulating pattern, and often call in flight, drawing attention to themselves." |
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"A common very conspicuous bird of western North America. The Black - billed Magpie are found in urban, and rural areas. It's bold black and white pattern, and long tail make it easy to identify. Until recently the Black - billed Magpie was considered the same species as the Eurasian Magpie. Vocal and behavioral differences suggest otherwise. A young Tom noticed the Black - billed Magpie often near his grandparents farm in Montana. They live inland in California. Toms reference was a photo taken by top flight bird photographer Terry Sohl, of South Dakota." |
| "Scarlet Tanager, is a striking black-winged bright red bird, a common species of the eastern forest interior. Often overlooked because of its secretive behavior, and prefers the forest canopy. Males are bright red with black tail and wings. Whitish bill. Dark eye. Gray legs. Females are olive green to yellow body, brightest on throat, rump and under tail. Brownish olive wings and tail edged green. Scarlet Tanager will join mixed species foraging flocks with flycatchers, antbirds, woodcreepers and resident tropical tanagers on the wintering grounds in South America. Her song is softer, as she sings in answer to his song. |
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"The Spotted Towhee is a large, striking sparrow of sun-baked thickets of the West. When you catch sight of one they're gleaming back above (females are grayish)., spotted and striped with brilliant white. Their warm rufous flanks match the dry leaves they spend their time hopping around in. The birds can be hard to see in the leaf litter. They hop over the ground beneath dense tangles of shrubs, scratching in leaf litter for food. Your best chance at an unobstructed view would be in the spring, when the males climb into the shrub tops to sing their buzzy song." |
| "Ruby-throated Hummingbird, small bird with a slender, slightly downcurved bill and fairly short wings that don't reach to the tail when the bird sits. Bright emerald or golden-green on the back and crown, with gray-white underparts. Males have a brilliant iridescent red throat that looks dark when it's not in good light. These birds fly straight and fast, but can stop instantly, hover, and adjust their position up, down, or backwards with exquisite control. They enjoy tube shaped flowers and defend their food sources. They can pluck insects from the air or from spiders web. They live in woodland forests, meadows, parklands, gardens areas, front and backyards." |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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"The Baltimore Oriole's brilliant orange 'n black plumage is eagerly awaited by birders each spring migration. It prefers open areas with tall trees has made it a common inhabitant of parks and suburbs. Head, throat, mantle, wings, and tail black. Underparts, shoulders, tip and edges of tail, and rump are orange to yellow orange. Single white wingbar; orange shoulder makes a second wingbar. Bill is pointed and silvery. Females vary in appearance, her head is more brownish olive than black, and body paler orange. Face, throat and underparts are orange. Tail is brownish olive, no black. It's white shoulder, gives it two white wingbars." |
| "Steller's Jay, are rather large birds with large heads topped with a crest, that often will stand straight up, accentuating its size. Their electric blue colored body is chunky, which makes it an easy bird to spot. They've got rounded wings and long full tails. Their bill is long straight and powerful with a slight hook. They are bold, inquisitive, intelligent and noisy. Look for the Jay in evergreen forests of western North America. Common fixtures of camp areas, parks, and back yards, where they are quick to notice bird feeders and unattended picnic items. They tend to stay high in forest canopies. You'll hear their loud harsh scolding when nearby." |
Electric Blue, Steller's Jay
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"American Kestrel, a most common falcon in North America, found from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, and in towns, and wild lands. Perhaps the most colorful raptor in the world. The male wings are a blue-gray with black spots. Tail rufous on back with a broad black subterminal band, and a white or rufous tip, and white underneath with few incomplete bars. Back and rump are orange to rufous, with black barring. The underparts are a pale, buff to orange, with black spotting, especially along the sides. Crown blue-gray with some orange. Buffy spots with dark centers on either side of nape, making eye spots visible from behind. Female wings, rufous barred, with black. Tail rufous with black bands. Underparts creamy to buff, heavily streaked brown. Back rufous with heavy dark barring. Crown gray. Legs yellow. Hover hunting is conspicuous. Foraging method is infrequent. Mostly used when a suitable perch is not available, or when winds are strong enough to create updrafts, favorable to hovering." |
| "Red-winged Blackbirds, are one of the most abundant birds in North America, and a most boldly colored bird. Males are hard to mistake, an even glossy black, with red, and yellow shoulder badges. Females are crisply streaked, and dark brownish overall, paler on the breast and often show a whitish eyebrow. Males go out of their way to get noticed sitting on high perches, and belting out their distinctive song all through the day. In contrast, the female stays lower, skulking through the vegetation for her food, quietly weaving together their remarkable nests. In winter these birds will gather in huge flocks to eat grains with other blackbird species. Tom would spend many hours watching, and listening to the loud distinctive calls of the blackbird, as he'd been a child learning of nature in his home state of Montana. Will gather in huge flocks to eat grains with other blackbird species, and starlings. In winter you'll find them in crop fields, feedlots, parklands, and pastures." |
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"The Bohemian Waxwing, an irregular winter visitor from the far North. It frequents states and provinces along the United States/Canada border, a bit farther southward in the West. Brownish gray in color, with a crest on top of head, this medium sized songbird has a black mask and Yellow tip to tail. White and yellow feather edging in wings, and is reddish underneath the tail. The juveniles are similar to the adults, but overall they are grayer in color with broad streaking on underparts. No black on throat or behind the eye. The name "Bohemian" refers to the nomadic movements of winter flocks. It comes from the inhabitants of Bohemia, meaning those that live in unconventional lifestyle or like that of gypsies. Winters wherever fruits are found, including gardens, parklands, and cities." |
| "Brown Thrasher, large skulking bird of thicket and hedgerows. Has one of the largest song repertoires of any North American bird. Boldly patterned, with large long tails. Upperparts are bright rufous, while the underparts are white or buff, with black streaking. Considered short distance migrants, but two were recorded in Europe, one in England, another Germany. Aggressive defenders of the nest, been known to strike people, or dogs hard enough to draw blood. The Brown Thrasher leaves its nest at only 9 to 13 days old." |
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"The colorful Wood Duck of wooded swamps and streamsides. This North American duck nests in trees. Many consider this to be the most beautiful of all waterfowl. Medium sized, with green, purple crest on its head, long tail, and white patches on face. Male, iridescent green and purple. Thin white line extending from bill over the eye, to back of crest. Throat white with two finger-like projections onto face and neck. Bill red, with thin yellow at base and dark tip. Eyes red. Chest deep red. White stripe extends up side of chest, black bar behind. Sides yellow gold, bordered in black, surrounded by white line. Back black with metallic sheen. Undertail reddish violet. Tail black, bronzy sheen. Belly white. Bushy crested females, don't share the flash." |
| "Blue Jay, a rather large crested songbird with broad rounded wings and long tail. Blue Jay make a variety of calls that carry over long distances. Generally perched in trees when producing their calls. Near shorelines they migrate in loose flocks; and often fly across open areas silently, especially during migration. Also look for the Blue Jay as they gather 'round at feeders. They stuff food in throat pouch to cache elsewhere; when eating, holds a seed or nut with feet and pecks it open. Prefers tray feeders or hopper feeders on a post, rather than the hanging feeders. They prefer peanuts, sunflower seeds and suet. Planting oak trees will make acorns available as a future food source." |
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Inspired by Song
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"This is yet another view of the Red-winged Blackbird. This view clearly shows the bright red and yellow shoulder badge, on the male of this species. This is a stocky, broad shouldered bird, with a slender conical bill, and medium length tail. They often show a hump-backed silhouette while perched. Males often will sit with their tail slightly flared. Look for the Red-winged Blackbird in fresh and saltwater marshes, along watercourses, water hazards on golf courses, and wet roadsides. as well as drier meadows, and those places listed above on this page. You can find these birds in the breeding season by visiting cattail marshes, and other wetlands, or by watching the telephone wires on a drive through the country. A common species." |
| "Another look at the Steller's Jay, a songbird that looks quite dark from a distance, as they lack light colored underparts, common in most others of these species. The head is a charcoal black, and the body is all blue (lightest, almost spakling on the wings). Their prominent triangular shaped crest gives this Jay the illusion of size, as it tends to appear larger than it actually is. On the forests floor, this Jay will move in decisive hops with it's long legs. Scientists have described 16 subspecies of the Steller's Jay in North and Central America, showing a various combinations of black, and blue on the crest, head and the body. Similar to the Blue Jay of the east." |
Camp Robber, Steller's Jay
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| "The state bird of Georgia, the Brown Thrasher is a conspicuous songster on its own territory, but is hardly discernable at other times. Populations have been slowly declining throughout the range, perhaps because of the maturation of shrublands in the East, and the elimination of fencerows and shelter belts in the Great Plains. A relative of the Northern Mockingbird and Gray Catbird." |
| Title/ Description | Size and Version | Price |
| Ring Necked Pheasant | 8" x 8" - Original Oil | $600. |
| A Patch of Blue | 11" x 14" - Original Oil | SOLD | Calling Out, American Robin | 7" x 5" - Original Oil | $350. |
| American Goldfinches | 8" x 8" - Gallerywrap | SOLD |
| Black-billed Magpie | 5" x 7" - Original Oil | $300. |
| Scarlet Tanager | 8" x 8" - Gallerywrap | SOLD |
| Spotted Towhee | 8" x 8" - Gallerywrap | $500. |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 4" x 5" - Original Oil | $250. |
| Baltimore Oriole | 8" x 8" - Gallerywrap | $600. |
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| Electric Blue Steller's Jay | 8" x 8" - Gallerywrap | SOLD |
| American Kestrel | 7" x 5" - Original Oil | $300. |
| Red-winged Blackbird at Dusk | 7" x 5" - Original Oil | $350. |
| Bohemian Waxwings | 24" x 18" - Original Oil | $1,500. |
| Brown Thrasher, Georgia | 16" x 20" - Original Oil | SOLD |
| Wood Ducks | 5" x 7" - Original Oil | $350. |
| Blue Jay | 7" x 5" - Original Oil | $300. |
| Inspired by Song | 8" x 6" - Original Oil | $380. |
| Camp Robber, Steller's Jay | 8" x 8" - Gallerywrap | $500. |
| Illusive Songster | 8" x 8" - Original Oil | $500. |
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