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I can watch these cute little birds for hours, and I love painting them in acrylic on an absorbent ground using a watercolor technique to give them a soft quality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emil Morhardt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44155045019872,"sku":null,"price":975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/4883\/6320\/products\/orig_emil-morhardt-acrylic-painting-sanderling-22.jpg?v=1692986596"},{"product_id":"acrylic-painting-raven-skeptic","title":"Raven Skeptic","description":"\u003cp\u003eRavens look highly intelligent, says artist Emil Morhardt. This one was slowly and purposefully striding back and forth about ten feet away, cocking its head and regarding me with what sure looked like skepticism. 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I painted this with tiny, isolated brush strokes to evoke his plumage without actually trying to paint individual feathers. Then I used multiple glazes to add the color patchwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emil Morhardt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44155055767776,"sku":null,"price":1925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/4883\/6320\/products\/orig_emil-morhardt-acrylic-painting-a-watchful-great-horned-owl.jpg?v=1692987010"},{"product_id":"acrylic-painting-a-pair-of-curlews","title":"A Pair of Curlews","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese two long-billed curlews are gazing at us with an unmistakable curiosity, says artist Emil Morhardt. Like many shorebirds, when I sat on the beach quietly in their vicinity they eventually stopped feeding and wandered over to see what was going on. 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