eastern painted turtle
laelaps | April 10, 2010
An eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), photographed in suburban New Jersey.
laelaps | April 7, 2010
An eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), photographed in suburban New Jersey.
laelaps | April 6, 2010
An eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), photographed in suburban New Jersey.
grrlscientist | January 14, 2010tags: art, wildlife art, stop-motion painting, Eastern Painted Turtle, Chrysemu picta, entertainment, Carel Brest van Kempen, streaming video
This is a fascinating stop-motion video of artist Carel Brest van Kempen's painting of an Eastern Painted Turtle, Chrysemu picta, a common and widespread American reptile. In my opinion, Carel Brest van Kempen is the finest wildlife artist alive today.
The original painting has been sold. Carel Brest van Kempen published a stunning book, Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding [my review] and writes the art blog that goes by the same name, that might be of…