Silver Pheasant
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Silver Pheasant
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Silver Pheasant by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive wild bird portrait in shades of red, black, white and blue with an elegant blue black crest and intelligent warm brown eyes complimented with a leaf green textural background.
The silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia and eastern and southern China, with an introduced population on Victoria Island in Nahuel Huapi Lake, Neuquén, Argentina. The male is black and white, while the female is mainly brown. Both sexes have a bare red face and red legs (the latter separating it from the greyish-legged kalij pheasant). This is a relatively large pheasant, with males of the largest subspecies having a total length of 47 to 49 inches, including a tail up to 30 inches. The body mass of males can range from 2.5 to 4.5 pounds. Females are notably smaller than their respective males, with a size range of 22 to 35 inches in total length, including a tail of 9 to 12.6 inches. The body mass of females can range from 2 to 3 pounds. Males have white upperparts and tail (most feathers with some black markings), while their underparts and crest are glossy bluish-black as depicted in this portrait. The adult male plumage is reached in the second year. Females are brown and shorter-tailed than males. Females of some subspecies have whitish underparts strongly patterned with black, and in L. n. whiteheadi this extends to the upper mantle.
Amy E. Fraser’s Oil Pastel Animal Portrait series is an impassioned tribute to the beauty and magic of our beloved Animal Kingdom. Fun, gestural and energetic, these vibrant animals are painted in a stylized realism that is imbued with distinctive character and personality.
The Silver Pheasant by Amy E. Fraser. Animal Portrait Paintings created from the artist’s intense connection to and love for all creatures great and small. Oil Pastel on archival paper. All images copyright Amy E. Fraser. All rights reserved.
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