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This painting by Barry W. Van Dusen, titled Common Tern at Plymouth Beach 8-18-08, will be on display at Gateway National Recreation Area.

Sometimes, paintings can be more striking than photographs. And if you enjoy bird paintings and live in the greater New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, or are visiting there, there's an exhibit of artworks at Gateway National Recreation Area that you shouldn't miss.

The exhibit, Inspired by Birds, opens Sunday and continues to September at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Attending the opening from 3 p.m to 5 p.m. will be the two artists whose artworks are on display, Barry W. Van Dusen and Michael DiGiorgio.

Van Dusen, an internationally recognized wildlife artist, has illustrated many publications for the Massachusetts Audubon Society. His bird illustrations have appeared in books published by the American Birding Association, HarperCollins, Princeton University Press and Cornell University (Comstock). His paintings have been featured in Bird Watcher's Digest, Birder's World, Birds Illustrated (U.K.), Wildlife Art and Yankee magazines.

Van Dusen was elected a full member of Britain's Society of Wildlife Artists in 1994 and contributes annually to their London exhibition. His paintings appear regularly in the prestigious BIRDS IN ART show and in the Art of the Animal Kingdom at the Bennington Center for the Arts. In 2007, Van Dusen was chosen to create the UK Habitat Conservation Stamp, the British counterpart to the US Federal Duck Stamp. He was the first American to be so honored.

At the invitation of the Artists for Nature Foundation, Van Dusen has traveled to Spain, England, Ireland, India, Peru and Israel and worked alongside other wildlife artists to raise funds for conservation of threatened habitats.

Michael DiGiorgio is a nationally recognized artist whose painting style reflects his observations in the field. Mike’s paintings and drawings have appeared in a variety of books and journals, including: Birds of Brazil Field Guide Series; The Breeding Bird Atlas of Connecticut; Master’s Guide to Birding; Audubon Field Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western Regions).

DiGiorgio begins his artwork in the field, sketching birds, plants and habitat in the western United States, the West Indies and the Outer Islands of Britain. He is currently illustrating plates for the publication South America Vol. III.

In October 2004, DiGiorgio won the first ever endowment award from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia for recognition of his bird illustration work. His paintings have been exhibited at several museums and art expositions, including the Bennington Center for the Arts, Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Old Lyme Arts Academy and the Wesleyan University Art Gallery and Pegasus Gallery.

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