From Field to Frame Concludes
This is the final week to see From Field to Frame by Michael DiGiorgio at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York as the exhibition ends on Thursday, February 25. We are back to our regular hours and hope that you stop in at RTPI today, tomorrow or Thursday. This will also be the last time to purchase limited edition prints by Michael DiGiorgio in our nature store. Many original works by Roger Tory Peterson are also hanging on our walls right now for you to enjoy. See more information on this tremendous exhibition here before it leaves us! And see you...
Read MoreFebruary Arrives
The transition from January into February is usually one without many colors, though this sunset on the final night of January was spectacular over the water. The pink glow from the sun below the horizon makes me think of everything from Valentine’s Day to the Northern Cardinal males beginning to sing in our yards on the warm and sunny days as they stake out their territories and sound out for mates, if they do not already have one. The same shade reminds me of the House Finch males that have also been calling out their cheery melodies frequently as of late. This January seemed to move...
Read MoreFrom Field to Frame Continues
Come visit the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York this weekend to see the artwork of Michael DiGiorgio in our continuing exhibition, From Field to Frame, featuring original bird paintings by the artist. On the advice of his friend and mentor, the late Don Eckelberry, DiGiorgio has been painting and sketching birds from life since early in his career. He has traveled to the British Isles, 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. He won the...
Read MoreNational Bird Day
National Bird Day, you say? Don’t forget you can come on inside and enjoy some of the birds on our walls! Come visit the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York to see the artwork of Michael DiGiorgio in our ongoing exhibition, From Field to Frame, featuring original bird paintings by the artist. Here we have The Fog is Rising, a spectacular piece showing the gorgeous Atlantic Puffin. See more about From Field to Frame here.
Read MoreFrom Frame to Field Continues
While things turn brown and become a little quieter outdoors be sure to spend a bit of time indoors with us. Come visit the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York to see the artwork of Michael DiGiorgio in our new exhibition, From Field to Frame, featuring original bird paintings by the artist. On the advice of his friend and mentor, the late Don Eckelberry, DiGiorgio has been painting and sketching birds from life since early in his career. He has traveled to the British Isles, West Indies and South America to sketch and paint tropical bird and plant life....
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