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    My good friend Cope (José A. Pérez) was showing me some of the work he made last year. He is impressive when it comes to draw and paint! just have a look at the details on each and every feather! He allowed me to share some of his work in here. For those not familiar with this stunning bird, I will say that this is a male Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) which is a very common bird in the Talamanca mountain range here in Costa Rica.

    The best of all is that he has never taken any art course, he is certainly gifted.;)

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    This is terrific
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    Awesome work! Even artists have a hard time not clipping the tail feathers! :D:);)
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    Just lovely - brings back wonderful memories of seeing this magical bird at Savegre in Costa Rica with Doug, Greg and co!
    What a wonderful artist your friend is...

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    That is a true gift! Wow! The detail in the bird is absolutely stunning. Maybe he should try to sell some to the Bird Guide publishers??? That is really awesome!

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    Looks great, I agree, he should get together with publishers of Bird ID books.

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    A beautiful painting Juan Carlos, the feather details are super...thanks for sharing...:cool:

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    Hi Juan, Fabulous work! Does he have a website? Would like to see more....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Brown View Post
    Awesome work! Even artists have a hard time not clipping the tail feathers! :D:);)
    LOL

    Well Doug, actually it was me who did that when I took the picture.:D

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    Quote Originally Posted by DMills View Post
    Hi Juan, Fabulous work! Does he have a website? Would like to see more....
    Hello Dave

    He does not have a web page now but we are working on that. :o

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    Quote Originally Posted by Axel Hildebrandt View Post
    Looks great, I agree, he should get together with publishers of Bird ID books.
    It is true Daniel but we have to one to contact up there in the States and the Costa Rican field guides were made by some other artists like Dana Gardner and Robert Dean.:(

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Brown View Post
    Awesome work! Even artists have a hard time not clipping the tail feathers! :D:);)
    Quite loverly but I am often puzzled by artists who choose to clip the tails or do other similar stuff....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Quite loverly but I am often puzzled by artists who choose to clip the tails or do other similar stuff....
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    This is beautiful Juan, would be nice to see all the tail, can't he paint it in??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jackie Schuknecht View Post
    This is beautiful Juan, would be nice to see all the tail, can't he paint it in??
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    Thanks JC. IAC, I have seen lots of painting where the artists cut birds on the frame edge, merge two subjects, etc. All the stuff that we strive to avoid doing
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Thanks JC. IAC, I have seen lots of painting where the artists cut birds on the frame edge, merge two subjects, etc. All the stuff that we strive to avoid doing
    Probably because there are no critique forums for bird painters. :)

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    STUNNING !!!!

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