Cicinnurus respublica

Painting the Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus respublica

grrlscientist | January 8, 2010

tags: art, wildlife art, stop-motion painting, Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus respublica, entertainment, Carel Brest van Kempen, streaming video This is a fascinating stop-motion video of artist Carel Brest van Kempen's painting of a Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus respublica. Wilson's Bird of Paradise is a small forest species endemic to Waigeo and Batanta, two islands just NW of New Guinea's Vogelkop peninsula. In my opinion, Carel Brest van Kempen is the finest wildlife artist alive today. Carel Brest van Kempen published a stunning book, Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding [my…

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