Buffleheads in Spring
Signed lower right: cindy house / 2025
Description
In Buffleheads in Spring, Cindy House captures the quiet vitality of a New England landscape emerging from winter. Detailed ripples move across the water’s surface, reflecting the season’s changing light, while fresh spring green pines frame a scattering of bufflehead ducks resting and drifting across the pond. House’s dual background as a wildlife biologist and acclaimed avian artist is evident in both the accuracy of the birds and the sensitivity with which she portrays their environment. After a distinguished career illustrating major bird field guides, House turned her focus to fine art, creating evocative pastel landscapes in which birds serve as living elements within the broader ecosystem. The painting reflects her enduring interest in preserving and celebrating the beauty of the natural world, inviting viewers to pause and appreciate a fleeting seasonal moment.
Provenance
From the collection of the artist, Charlestown, Rhode Island.
Inscriptions
Labels
1). Rockport Art Association and Museum exhibiton label (see ‘Exhibiton History’)
Exhibitions
1). National Juried Show 2025, Rockport Art Association and Museum, Rockport, Massachusetts: November 15 – December 31, 2025
Literature
Condition
Excellent.
Frame Details
Description
In Buffleheads in Spring, Cindy House captures the quiet vitality of a New England landscape emerging from winter. Detailed ripples move across the water’s surface, reflecting the season’s changing light, while fresh spring green pines frame a scattering of bufflehead ducks resting and drifting across the pond. House’s dual background as a wildlife biologist and acclaimed avian artist is evident in both the accuracy of the birds and the sensitivity with which she portrays their environment. After a distinguished career illustrating major bird field guides, House turned her focus to fine art, creating evocative pastel landscapes in which birds serve as living elements within the broader ecosystem. The painting reflects her enduring interest in preserving and celebrating the beauty of the natural world, inviting viewers to pause and appreciate a fleeting seasonal moment.
Provenance
From the collection of the artist, Charlestown, Rhode Island.
Inscriptions
Labels
1). Rockport Art Association and Museum exhibiton label (see ‘Exhibiton History’)
Exhibitions
1). National Juried Show 2025, Rockport Art Association and Museum, Rockport, Massachusetts: November 15 – December 31, 2025
Literature
Condition
Excellent.
