Peter Parnall "The Singers"
 
This Artwork is:
NEW
Hand Signed Lithograph 
Limited Edition (# received may vary from image shown )
CUSTOM FRAMED in a black frame
Double matted in black and white
Framed Size : 27" x 22"
Image Size: 20" x 14"
Hanging hardware included on back of frame
Framed in the USA
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Renowned for their vocal displays, humpback whales are among the most sought-after sights for the whale-watcher. Famous for their leaps and dramatic playfulness, they have provided many an exciting moment for dedicated observers. 
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Peter Parnall became interested in the land and its creatures as a boy.  His early memories are of stagecoach stops in the Mojave Desert and Texas' Big Band Country. Here, wild things are children's playmates- coyotes, lizards. Peter and his friends exchanged rattlesnakes rattles instead of baseball cards. 
Parnall's special fascination is with animal behavior. He has raised and studied dozens of wild creatures- hawks, owls, raccoons.  And so it is that his drawings portray not only the look of bird or beast, but the animal's essential nature- shy, bold, predatory, secretive. "I try," he says, "to get the essence of the animal — its temperament, personality." Parnall's drawings are also marvelously decorative. His arresting talent for design led him from his first ambition, that of being a veterinarian, to the life of an editorial and advertising art director in New York City. The lure of the land prevailed, however, and he moved his family back to the country in New Jersey, where he began illustrating books about animals on his Alfalfa Hill Farm. Living today in Maine on another farm, Parnall says, "In one form or another, animals take up most of my time. If I'm not drawing them, I'm training them.' Peter Parnall has illustrated over 80 books, some of which he has also authored, and has won many awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. His drawings are described as striking, stunning, attention-riveting. Their specialness resides in the artist's uncanny ability to portray the forest world as the birds and animals themselves might experience it. The viewer suddenly knows how it feels to be a hunter, how it feels to be hunted, and is led into a deeper understanding of the inexorable world of nature.