RARE ORIGINAL ART SIGNED BIRD SKETCH BY MASTER WILDLIFE ARTIST MICHAEL

EXQUISITE AND AMAZING ONE OF A KIND ORIGINAL AND SIGNED FIELD SKETCH BY MASTER WILDLIFE ARTIST MICHAEL DIGIORGIO 12" X 17" Excellent condition...... Please refer to photographs for details Michael DiGiorgio is a nationally recognized artist who is currently living in Madison, CT. Mike’s painting and drawings have appeared in a variety of nature books and journals, such as: Breeding Bird Atlas of CT, Master’s Guide to Birding, Audubon Field Guide to Birds/ Eastern and Western region, Bird Watcher’s Digest, Sanctuary (Massachusetts Audubon Magazine), Audubon Magazine and Audubon Nature Yearbook. On the advice of his friend and mentor, the late Don Eckelberry, Mike has been painting and sketching birds from life since early in his career. He has traveled to the West Indies and South America to sketch and paint tropical bird and plant life. He has also traveled throughout the United States recording American birds. Mike won the first ever endowment award from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia for recognition of his Bird Illustration work. This award was given in memory of Don Eckelberry. Mike’s paintings have been exhibited at the Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI; Pegasus Gallery, Middlesex College, Middletown, CT; Birds in their Habitat, Connecticut Audubon Society, Fairfield, CT; Focus on Nature, Albany State Museum, Albany, NY; Lyme Art Academy, Lyme, CT; and Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. Mike is currently illustrating plates for a new guide to Brazil with Robert Ridgley and Guy Tudor.