Willow Bottom Ringneck bighorn-sheep Encore Canvas

Encore Canvas

The 1997 National Wild Turkey Federation Stamp features a group of turkeys on an early spring morning

as the backdrop for the 1999 Iowa Habitat Stamp

but during the spring mating season

Iowa in Jackson County on October 16

Willow Bottom Ringneck bighorn-sheep Encore Canvas"In our haste to improve the land we have lost much of our natural heritage including most of our prairies, forests and wetlands. For me each has its own beauty and attractions. It is the wetlands, with a few characteristic plants and animals, I chose as the setting for Willow Bottom Ringnecks. The roosters colorful feathers made it easy to use him as the focal point of the painting. I wanted him to look contented and confident as he soaks up the