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Dempsey
Essick Art is a Humm-dinger!
"Lilies for a Day" As Dempsey Essick's popularity as Hummingbird Artist has grown, so
has the demand for his hummingbird art. "Daylilies for a Day," features
the male Ruby Throat Hummingbird hovering over two blossoms in the field of
daylilies behind Ruby Potts' home in Advance. "In the world of
flowers," Ruby said, "the daylily flashes on the scene for a day
and is then gone." Ruby's field
of lilies was the subject of two prior Essick paintings, "Daylily
Days" and "Ruby's Daylily".
2007 Edition Size: 300 Giclees Giclee? What is it?
Image Size: 7 ½ x
10 ~ Overall Size: 10 ½ x 13 $45 unframed ~ A
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"Ruby's Daylily" In this painting Dempsey
has captured the beauty of one of Ruby's isolated daylilies. Photographed and
used for reference, he decided it would make a beautiful painting on its own.
Being the hummingbird fanatic he is, he added the mother hummer sipping
nectar to create the perfect painting. Appropriately titled, "Ruby's
Daylily", this piece is lovingly dedicated to the talented gardener Ruby
Potts of Advance, 2006 Edition Size: 300 Giclees Giclee? What is it? Image Size: 7 ½ x
10 ~ Overall Size: 10 ½ x 13 $45 unframed ~ A
sister piece to "Lilies for a Day" Hidden Hummingbird - Add to Cart |
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"Summer Hollyhocks"
When it comes to painting you could say that Dempsey Essick is a man
of all seasons. His snowy winter scenes
make you want to put on a sweater and turn up the thermostat. His fall foliage makes you long for a
thanksgiving turkey and pumpkin pie.
His spring scenes are reminiscent of newly planted gardens and the
sound of lawn mowers. But it is the
weeks of summer that he loves. Summer
is warmth. It is a time when the trees are green and all the flowers are in
bloom. It is a time when migrating birds, like the ruby throated hummingbird,
in one of the most remarkable migrations in the animal world, return to
decorate your back yard. When the
nights turn cold this tiny, and most remarkable bird, will head south by
stages, eventually crossing the
Hidden Hummingbird A sister piece to
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"Hummer's Choice" You
can’t ignore a hummingbird. Other birds, yes. You can be aware of sparrows in
the trees without actually looking at them. You might notice the flash of red
from a cardinal perched on the limb of an apple tree or even pause to admire
a bluebird sitting on a fence post, but a hummingbird absolutely demands that
you take note of its presence. They flash into view at almost supersonic
speed then stop, astonishingly, in mid air. You just cannot ignore that. The Ruby Throat in Dempsey Essick’s painting, “Hummer’s Choice”, has stopped to milk the nectar from a beautiful Rose of Sharon blossom. Dempsey has captured the moment as only he can. Each leaf, each fold, even the texture of the blooms are reproduced with such realism that one can almost hear the beat of the hummer’s wings. 2003 Edition Size: 300
Prints Size: 7 ½ x 7
½ Overall Size: 8 ½ x 8 ½ $45 unframed Hidden Hummingbird
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"Summer Fragrance" In celebration of summertime
Dempsey Essick has portrayed a cascade of petunias overflowing their container
and spilling across an old porch railing. It is the time of year when days
are long, nights are warm and there is an abundance of nectar for the
ruby-throated hummingbird. On a visit with Irena
McCormick, in 1993 Edition Size: 990
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"'Hummer" Everyone is fascinated by
hummingbirds. They streak across your
field of vision then they stop abruptly in mid-air to investigate a colorful flower. You can't
help but watch as the tiny bird moves up and down, backward and forward, then plunges its long beak into an inviting blossom in
search of nectar. When you are close enough you can hear the hum of the wings
which beat so fast they are just a blur. Hummingbirds are pugnacious
little rascals. They will attack, with their long sword-like beak, birds
three times their size. They are not intimated by humans. If you hold up a
vial of sugar water, they can easily be enticed to perch on a finger. 1998 Edition Size: 700 Overall Size: 11
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"Camellia and Friends" For
Beth Three days before her 17th birthday, Beth
Essick received a rare and unexpected gift. She found a ruby-throated hummingbird on the back patio of her family's home. She
picked up the apparently uninjured miniature creature and petted it for about
five minutes during which time it made no effort to escape. In fact, it
seemed to nuzzle up to Beth's finger when she would stroke its neck. 2000 Edition Size: 1000 Prints
Overall Framed
Size: 5 ¼ x 6 $25 with easel,
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Hummer 'a Nesting
They are so tiny that you would be considered unique if you'd ever seen one -
a hummingbird nest that is. Made from scraps of foliage and spider
webs, the nest is quite comfortable during the mother's laying in. Amazingly
enough, the tiny nest that measures 1 ½ inches wide expands as the baby birds
grow. In preparation for the painting, Dempsey was lucky enough to be able to
study an actual hummingbird nest loaned to him by a customer. 2006 Edition Size: 300 Prints
Overall Framed
Size: 5 ¼ x 6 $25 with easel,
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