The Tiny Aviary
February 15th, 2008 | by Andy Published in Art, Wildlife
I’m an artist by trade, but when I hear the words “wildlife art,” I usually cringe. All too often, the term brings to mind the same thing: Fantastically idealized paintings of perfect sunsets illuminating idyllic lakeside cabins with candles in the windows and families of deer just off the front step.
Illustrator Diane Sudyka creates beautiful, elegant —and thank goodness, simple— watercolor sketches of regional birds. A volunteer taxidermist for the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History, Diane posts these supplemental sketches at The Tiny Aviary. I was happy to find a number of birds native to Northern Minnesota. Lots nicer to look at, than old bird skins, no?