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European Starling Pestilence, 8" x 10"
an original acrylic painting © Terry Pyles 2007 |
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| The "American Acclimatization Society" for European Settlers introduced 60 European Starlings in NYC's Central Park in 1890 and 40 more in 1891. The chief instigator of this disasterous plan was, Eugene Scheiffelin, who desired to introduce every bird mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare to the US.
Estimates put Starling populations well above 200,000,000 in the US. All descendants of the original 100 birds. They're as far north as Fairbanks, Alaska now, busy killing off and displacing native bird species. Starlings cause billions of dollars in waste each year, damaging crops, aircraft, buildings, infrastructure and on and on. After having dealt with some Starling problems of my own and after a little research I came up with the idea for this painting. The Mona Lisa motif represents the European origin, the volcano and tornado represent the apoclyptic nature of the damage they reap. The AK-47, the most ubiquitous gun on the planet and a terrorist's favorite weapon puts the cap on the whole little package of winged destruction. |
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| Canvas giclees closely mimic the original paintings, it's difficult to detect any difference. Canvas giclees come ready to frame, are printed to order and are personally processed by the artist, from printing to hand applied U/V finish. Allowing for drying time the process takes 2-3 days before they can be shipped. | |||||