Hughes. Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata) 1999, oil on canvas

HUGHES, NIGEL

Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata) 1999, oil on canvas, 965 x 760 mm., framed

Categorised as vulnerable / rare on the IUCN Red List. The curassows, guans and chachalacas constitute the most endangered bird family in the Americas.

Nigel Hughes FLS, FRGS has long been interested in the family Cracidae, New World equivalent of the pheasant, comprising curassows, guans, and chachalacas. Over eighteen field trips, Mr Hughes studied and painted them together with their natural habitat, which is how the birds are depicted, life-size, in these characterful paintings. Mr Hughes has exhibited at Missouri Botanic Garden, Houston Museum of Natural Science in Texas, and the Fine Art Society in London.