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A Penchant for Peculiar Birds: Wildlife Artist of the Year Andrew Pledge’s Paintings

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A Penchant for Peculiar Birds: Wildlife Artist of the Year Andrew Pledge’s Paintings
“Hornbill,” 2020, by Andrew Pledge. Oil on wood panel with silver leaf; 20 inches by 30 inches. Courtesy of Andrew Pledge
Lorraine Ferrier
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Beauty is in the eye of wildlife painter Andrew Pledge, who seeks out unpopular—and let’s face it, often ugly—birds to create beautiful images. It’s a talent that’s won the self-taught wildlife artist the prestigious David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year 2020 award for his painting of an American wood stork. 
"Wood Stork," 2019, by Andrew Pledge. Oil on wood panel with gold leaf; 28 inches by 20 inches. The painting won Pledge the title of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year 2020. (Courtesy of Andrew Pledge)
"Wood Stork," 2019, by Andrew Pledge. Oil on wood panel with gold leaf; 28 inches by 20 inches. The painting won Pledge the title of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year 2020. Courtesy of Andrew Pledge
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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