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The Blue-Winged Teal is a small, shy duck that inhabits ponds, marshes and small, protected bays. They fly very rapidly in small, tight flocks when they migrate. Both the male (in foreground) and the female (in background) have the soft blue area on the forward part of their wing. The male has a white facial crescent.

The Thousand Islands region of Ontario, Canada, was the perfect backdrop for a childhood filled with adventure for Richard De Wolfe, an artist who still identifies strongly with rural life. The forests, fields, and of course the mighty St. Lawrence River, made the wonders of nature come alive for him. The art of Richard De Wolfe has been very popular ever since his first one-man show at the age of eighteen. That show was a sell out, supplying him with commissions for many months after. He went on to spend twenty-five years as an illustrator, producing paintings for national and international corporations such as General Motors, Pepsi-Cola, and Sony. “I believe that working as an illustrator was the best training I could possibly...