Mallard Duck Painting in Pastel waterfowl painting bird art in pastel; Wildlife art by Canadian Wildlife and Animal Artist Colette Theriault

Waterfowl Art, Paintings

This painting was selected for the annual AFC 2012 International Exhibition of Nature in Art as well as the La Cloche Art show.
It was also accepted into the RBC Dominion Securities Art Impact Juried Art Show 2011.

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Waterfowl painting of female mallard duck in pastel-Wildlife Art

Mallard duck female painting

Private collection

approx. size: 19" x 9"- pastel on suede

"Take-Off"

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I always marvel at the splashes and ripples that become frozen in time on a painting. The main reason for painting this female mallard was to capture the movement of the water as she prepared to take flight.

For this portrait, I used pastel on teal colored suede board.

Close-up of duck details

Duck Painting

Many more wildlife watercolor, acrylic and pastel paintings, graphite pencil, colored pencil and charcoal drawings and sketches of animals and pets can be found in my art gallery. See portraits of dogs, puppy, cats, kitten, horses, pony, fancy rat, birds, elephant, butterfly, rhinoceros, jaguar, moose, raccoon, red fox, rabbit, hare, lion, zebra, owl, wolf and more. Commission an original custom wildlife painting or drawing, dog portrait, cat portrait, horse portrait or other animal portrait today. These original, hand-made, custom pet portraits and wildlife paintings or animal drawings make wonderful memorial gifts for every dog, cat, horse or animal lover.



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