Category: Birds

Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet
Always a fan of any bird, this amazing Rainbow Lorikeet has one of the brightest combination of colored feathers – turquoise, lavender, purple to black, orange, green to yellow. I met this particular bird in an aviary where you could feed him from a paper cup of nectar. The trick was fending off the flock that descended upon the visitors when it was feeding time.

24×36”
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Black Metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges, painted red-orange

Original $1728

Signed limited edition print available 10×6.667” on 13×19” paper Standard $95

Keywords: bird, parrot
Colors: orange, purple, blue, green, yellow

Take Flight

Take Flight by Linda Richter
Take Flight

Take Flight
Serene and peacefully, the sun was raising beyond the low hills of Bonaire. Parent and child pairs of flamingos took flight at dawn from Slagbaai behind the plantation house. We had camped overnight in the Washington Slagbaai National park which gives an amazing opportunity to experience the daily life cycle in the salines.

24×48”
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Black Metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges, painted light Naples yellow
Original $2304

Signed limited edition print available 6.532×13” on 13×19” paper Large $125

Keywords: bird, flamingo
Colors: orange, pink, grey, green, yellow

Yellow Orioles at Slagbaai

Yellow Orioles at Slagbaai
Yellow Orioles at Slagbaai

Yellow Orioles at Slagbaai
Less common than the similarly colored trupials, the yellow orioles (Icterus nigrogularis) can be differentiated by their yellow heads. Our little charmers are considered the sub-specie curasoensis restricted to the southern Caribbean Dutch islands.

I have never seen one on the southern end of Bonaire where I now live. We occasionally got them in Hato, about mid-island, but these particular birds were seen during a camp out in the Washington Slagbaai National Park which takes up the northern third of our island. They perched on the patio walls, or hopped along the tiles looking for crumbs, I imagine.

18×44”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges, painted solid warm neutral
Original $1584

Signed limited edition print available in 5.3×13″ Large $125

Keywords: bird, oriole
Colors: yellow, black, turquoise, blue

Attention

Attention
Attention

Attention
A red macaw has ruffled up his neck feathers and pulled his head back. His full attention is dead center and right on you. “Well?” he seems to ask, “What do you want?” He has not quite decided if you are bothering him yet.

The red macaw is a Red-and-green Macaw, also known as the Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus).

20×28″
Oil on stretched canvas
Black Metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges – scene painted around
(leaves, sky, feathers)
Original $1120

Signed limited edition print available in 11×8″ Large $125

Keywords: bird, macaw, parrot
Colors: green, red

Richter Art 2012 Calendar

Richter Art 2012 Calendar
The 2012 Richter Art Calendar is an art wall calendar featuring 12 images of Linda Richter’s oil paintings and Jake Richter’s digital paintings. Each month’s image is protected by a gloss varnish.

Jake’s Images include:
~ Flamingo Parade
~ Lost Gentoo
~ Eagle in Flight
~ Tender Moment

Linda’s images include:
~ Contemplation
~ Walking Flamingos
~ Trupial Brunch
~ Reflections Captured
~ Macaws, Interrupted
~ Flamingo Sunset
~ Fishing Lessons
~ Who’s There?

This year we have added two mini-calendars for January and February 2013 at the back of our calendar for future planning.

The 2012 Richter Art Calendar sells for US$6.95 and is available now at the Richter Art Gallery on Bonaire. The calendar is available via the on-line shopping site atwww.CaribbeanArt.com for those in North America and Holland.

Calendar details:
~ Saddle Stitched binding
~ Full Brilliant Color
~ Gloss Varnish to all the artwork
~ Handy 6×6″ folded for easy mailing
~ Full 12×6″ when open, vertical

Macaws, Interrupted

 

Macaws, Interrupted

Macaws, Interrupted
Two macaws sit close together on branch with their backs turned as if they had been conversing privately. Something drew their attention; they paused to look over their shoulders to see what it was. It is hard to believe the chatty parrots stopped for even a moment.

The red macaw is a Red-and-green Macaw, also known as the Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus). The blue macaw is a Blue-and-yellow Macaw, also known as the Blue-and-gold Macaw (Ara ararauna).

44×22”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black Metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges – painted turquoise
Original $1936

Signed limited edition print available in 6.5×13” Large $125

Keywords: bird, avian, parrot, macaw
Colors: blue, turquoise, red, green

Swept Along

 

Swept Along

Swept Along
Deep in the heart of the mundi, a flash of blue and green sweeps regally by. Is that a peacock on Bonaire? Strutting about with the goats and cruising past the giant cactus on a Bonairean kunuku (ranch) are these birds which I have generally associated with tropical lush greenness. Unlike the stereotypical peacock pose, this guy has his tail feathers down and trailing behind – soft and flowing. An almost monochromatic, simple background accentuates the long line of the tail feathers with the horizontal lines of the building, walkway and strip of rocky ground.

48×30”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black Metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges – painted turquoise
Original $2880

Signed limited edition print available in 8×13” Large $125

Keywords: bird, avian, peacock
Colors: blue, turquoise, green, gray

Wading Flamingo

 

Wading Flamingo

Wading Flamingo
This is a very tall, narrow panel like a window into the flamingo’s world. A single flamingo is ankle deep in the shallow tidal pools along the shore. The high noon sun has eliminated most of the shadows but that cast by the flamingo’s neck on its back. The flamingo’s bright plumage glows with color in the strong sunlight.

This painting depicts a flamingo at life size, up close and personal, but unafraid.

18×46″
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges – painted solid light blue
Original $1656

Signed limited edition print available in 16×6.3″ Special $155

Keywords: flamingo, bird, avian, beach
Colors: orange, beige, blue, gray

Keel-billed Toucan

Keel-billed Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan

Keel-billed Toucan
The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus, also known as Sulfur-breasted Toucan, or the Rainbow-billed Toucan) is a colorful Latin American Bird with a large bill. Bright, lively, and very colorful, this toucan evokes childhood memories – a bowl of colorful cereal and a fast talking cartoon bird.

18×18”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater
Gallery wrapped edges  painted a solid yellow
Original SOLD

Signed limited edition prints are available in standard size 8×8″” print area $95.

Keywords: toucan, bird
Colors: yellow, orange, green, black

Chogogo

Chogogo
Chogogo

Chogogo
Chogogo is the local name for flamingo. This flamingo searches the water’s surface in the dimming light of evening. The heat of the day is over and the turquoise waters have darkened.

26×36”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges – painted solid color
Original $1872

Signed limited edition print available in 8.3×11.5” Large $125

Keywords: flamingo, bird, seabird
Colors: pink, orange, turquoise, blue