Renowned illustrator and forensic artist, Denny Rogers, provides unsurpassed accuracy in new reference The Illustrated Birds of Prey Featuring the Red-Tailed Hawk, American Kestrel & Peregrine Falcon
“Denny Roger’s superb drawings and vital information will certainly provide a welcome and much needed addition to any wildfowl reference library.” - Floyd Scholz, The Vermont Raptor Academy
(EAST PETERSBURG, PA) Elusive predators, the red-tailed hawk, American kestrel and peregrine falcon are exciting and intriguing subjects, yet can be swift and dangerous to approach, making accurate portrayals and observation of the birds difficult. In The Illustrated Birds of Prey, lifelong outdoorsman, Denny Rogers, overcomes this challenge for artists and bird enthusiasts with meticulous and comprehensive reference drawings documenting the raptors’ natural behavior.
Inside you’ll find a visual study that over-delivers anatomical detail including: line drawings of flight and contour feathers, underside and topside color charts with exclusive paint patterns by award-winning bird carver, Lori Corbett, over 200 pages of drawings in a variety of poses, and convenient scale charts to adapt the drawings to other sizes. For each bird, readers get to see the birds in their natural behaviors, compiled from photographs Rogers took while he had access to study live specimens and study skins.
Previously only available in “blueprint” form, Rogers’ illustrations are widely known for anatomical accuracy and have a popular following among woodcarvers, artists and sculptors. John Strutt, acclaimed artist and woodcarver who has received multiple honors including the induction of his work into the permanent White House collection by former President Ronald Reagan, says,
“I honestly believe that, without the reference provided by Denny, the quality of my work and my skill level wouldn’t be where it is today. My experience is just the story of one carver, but many carvers, sculptors, artists, craftsmen, and educators throughout America report the same results using Denny’s diagrams.”
About the Author: Author Denny Rogers, holds multiple degrees in visual communications, graphic design and illustration with a Master’s degree in product design/manufacturing from Illinois State University. He taught design and illustration at ISU, and has done doctoral work in bronze sculpture and foundry technology. Denny has crafted numerous limited-edition bronze sculptures of animal, religious, and presidential subjects in cooperation with The White House and Presidential archives. His life-size bronze statue of an American Bald Eagle in dramatic flight, Winged Magnificence, was chosen by President Ronald Reagan for his second inaugural and by Vice President Bush’s committee for the Texas Sesquicentennial. His woodcarvings have been featured in national woodcarving and art publications, and his animal physiology illustrated reference books have been used by woodcarvers around the world to secure contracts, win blue ribbons, best of show, state, national and world championships, and earn induction into the White House permanent collection and other prestigious world collections. Denny has worked as a museum exhibit artist and has used his design, sculpture, and construction skills as a special effects artist in the movie industry. Denny lives with his wife, Carol in rural Bloomington, Illinois.
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