tony buckland creates minimalist portraits in birds of minnesota series

tony buckland creates minimalist portraits in birds of minnesota series
all images courtesy of tony buckland

tony buckland of minneapolis based mono distills feathered friends to their bare minimum in the ‘birds of minnesota’ series. the illustrative collection includes over two dozen birds all found within the northern state. defining characteristics of each are reduced as much as possible, but always retain their corresponding creature’s essential identity. 

scarlet tanager

purple finch 

american redstart

northern cardinal

red-breasted nuthatch

yellow-headed blackbird

baltimore oriole 

black-billed magpie

red-winged blackbird

american goldfinch 

indigo bunting

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