This painting is actually ~10 hours from completion. For the first time, a painting will be released before it is truly ready, so the colours on the female mallard will change, and the iridescence of the wings and gradients have not been added. 
 
MDT. 30% of the proceeds will be donated to the Valley Zoo Development Society's conservation efforts.
 
Speculum
24" x 45" 
Acrylic on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas
 
Terms of sale:
You can pick them up before the year-end show but you will need to bring them back between November 24-27, 2025. 

Every painting will have a placard that acknowledges how the collector would like to be identified, such as: Generously on loan from ________.
 

Painting for Conservation is hosted generously by the Valley Zoo Development Society and is located at Conservation Station in the Saito Centre of the Edmonton Valley Zoo.
 
Painting for Conservation:
50% of the animals selected for painting are at the zoo, 44% are featured on the conservation carousel, 56% are threatened or endangered in some way, 100% are Canadian, and almost all are from Alberta.