#420 Snow Geese #420

by William Lum

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#420 Snow Geese #420

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William Lum

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Painting - Watercolor

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This is my watercolor painting of a gaggle of Snow Geese that I saw at the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge at 2180 State Highway 20 in California. We were on the loop road at Colusa NWR to take photos and with my telephoto lens I managed to get some reference shots. Without a telephoto lens it would be hard to get a close shot because they still keep their distance even though they’re at a wildlife refuge.

The population of greater snow geese (Anser caerulescens) was in decline at the beginning of the 20th century, but has now recovered to sustainable levels. Snow geese in North America have increased to the point where the tundra breeding areas in the Arctic and the saltmarsh wintering grounds are both becoming severely degraded, and this affects other species using the same habitat. The Light Goose Conservation Order was established in 1997 and federally mandated in 1999. Increasing hunter bag limits, extending the length of hunting seasons, and adding new hunting methods have all been successfully implemented, but have not reduced the overall population of Snow Geese in North America.

This 15” X 22” watercolor painting was done on Winsor and Newton, 140 lb, rough paper. Most of the painting is done with four pigments; ultramarine, quinacriodone burnt orange, burnt sienna, and cerulean.

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March 20th, 2020

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