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This majestic bird of prey is the Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)

I painted this to convey the present condition of this critically endangered specie.

It is estimated that there are only several hundreds left of these beautiful raptor and that their population is on the decline in the wild.

It is my dream to see them once again take their flight and soar our skies...

NOW is the time to save them...

For more information on their conservation you can visit The Philippine Eagle Foundation website [link]

Special thanks to Mr. Neon Tomas Buenaflor Rosell II for allowing me to use his photo for reference.

Paper: Canson Mi-Tientes
Medium: Van Gogh Watercolor

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:iconjust-joking:
oo, mabilis talaga, nxt tym nyan, papasok na sa sch. :(
ok naman kami dito, 2 taon pa, then mayb Canada na, will keep u posted ;)

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:iconmeihua:
wow, great painting!

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:iconalexisathene:
Yay! I'm happy from picture with this large, beautiful and majestic bird! You painted him very good! :O
But you know? In my opinion bakground should be in light colours.

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:iconariesct:
Thank you very much for the kind comments and I appreciate your opinion.:-) I used a dark background to convey their present condition of helplessness unless we humans don't act quickly to save them.

Thanks for the fave! :-)

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:iconariesct:
thank you very much :-)

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"Do not mourn the loss of lead from a pencil; Rather, rejoice in the mark it has made"... (unknown) :pencil:

my gallery ~AriesCT :gallery:
:iconalexisathene:
Backround is dark because these birds're very rare... :( It's very sad. I see a many big eagles are endangered.
I have got own pic with phillipine eagle, but it isn't realistic like your.
:iconariesct:
Thanks for your kind words.:-)
Sad but true. Yes, many eagles are endangered because of the rate of forest destruction happening around the world.

Thank you for pointing me out on your Philippine Eagle painting. It is very nice! Unfortunately I don't understand what is written under the artist comment since it's not in english :-)

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"Do not mourn the loss of lead from a pencil; Rather, rejoice in the mark it has made"... (unknown) :pencil:

my gallery ~AriesCT :gallery:
:iconalexisathene:
Eh.. human is very intelligent and he is greed. But now more people understand that nature is very important, and we can't destroy it!

In my artist's comment are a some informations about phillipine eagle and other less important things. :)
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Woah, this is a very beautiful piece, AriesCT.:-) Approximately how long did this watercolor take to complete?:-?

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Hi 8y7-D2j

Thanks for the kind comments and the fave.:-)

I only paint during my free time so that's about an hour or two on average daily. This probably took about 14 hours to complete.

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"Do not mourn the loss of lead from a pencil; Rather, rejoice in the mark it has made"... (unknown) :pencil:

my gallery ~AriesCT :gallery:

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