Limited Edition Nature Prints from Delmarva USA - By: J.C. Banks

Along the Atlantic Coast, lies a region known as Delmarva. The area includes Delaware, part of Maryland and the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Delmarva Peninsula is known for its unspoiled barrier islands, wildlife refuges and abundance of nature. This unique environment attracts artists of all types who visit and create works of art based on their observations.

One Virginia artist uses aerial photography to capture images of nature. Highcamera Aerial Photographic Service offers collectible prints that include aerial photographs of the 2009 Chincoteague Pony roundup, Virginia barrier islands, coastal towns and Chesapeake Bay destinations. The artist showcases the collection in a series of online galleries within the Highcamera website.

This artist's most collectible work is likely to be aerial photographs which depict wild ponies being led along the beach at Assateague Island in preparation of the 2009 Chincoteague Pony Swim, Penning and Auction. The 2009 roundup was the first time that aerial photographs were taken of this world famous event.

Aerial images were captured by the artist after an extensive permitting process by the National Park Service and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. The world famous Chincoteague ponies are rounded up annually during the Pony Penning on the last Wednesday and Thursday of July. The rare images are available from the artist as signed and framed prints in a variety of sizes.

Another Delmarva artist, Wally Makuchal, Jr. offers limited edition prints of state duck stamps. In 2009 the artist offered prints entitled 'Icey Refuge'. The prints depict a pair of Blue-winged Teal enjoying a quiet winter morning alongside a partially frozen Delmarva pond.

The original work took top honors at the 2009-2010 Maryland Migratory Gamebird Stamp Design Competition held in Laurel, MD, also known as Maryland's 'duck stamp contest'. The Maryland duck stamp program is the fourth oldest of it's kind in the U.S. and is in it's thirty-fifth year of raising funds to preserve and restore precious waterfowl and other wildlife in the state.

The edition size is limited to 1400 standard and 160 artist proofs reproduced in fade resistant inks on acid-free paper. The image is approximately 7 by 9.75 inches and overall paper size is 12 by 14 inches. Prints are signed and numbered by the artist, and enclosed in an acid-free protective folder. Original pencil and color remarques will be available on either edition. Prints will be available in early October of 2009.

Wally Makuchal Jr. has won several state stamp competitions. He won Maryland in 1999, the Florida duck stamp in 1996 and in the same year, the Maryland trout stamp. Wally owns and operates Makuchal's Signs in Girdletree, MD and paints in his spare time.

The Delmarva Peninsula is known for its unspoiled barrier islands, wildlife refuges and abundance of nature. This unique environment attracts artists who create works of art based on their observations.

Aerial photographs of Virginia can be purchased by visiting
Highcamera.com.

Limited edition waterfowl prints can be found at Maryland Duck Stamp Prints.