{"id":14298,"date":"2020-06-21T09:50:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T13:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=14298"},"modified":"2020-06-22T10:59:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T14:59:16","slug":"finding-sanctuary-at-mass-audubon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/finding-sanctuary-at-mass-audubon\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Sanctuary at Mass Audubon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2015, internationally-recognized nature artist Barry Van Dusen started a statewide residency at the Museum of American Bird Art (MABA), in which he would visit, paint, and draw at all of Mass Audubon\u2019s wildlife sanctuaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Painted Turtle at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk by Barry Van Dusen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Four and a half years later, the fruits of his labor (and very great enjoyment) can be discovered in his first book, Finding Sanctuary: An Artist Explores the Nature of Mass Audubon<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This beautiful 192-page book–which features over 250 watercolors, sketchbook studies, and commentary–celebrates the richness, beauty, and ecological diversity of Massachusetts and the Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary system and provides fascinating insights into his artistic process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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American Kestrel at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton and Northampton by Barry Van Dusen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate the launch of the book, you can join Van Dusen, along with renowned artist\/author Julie Zickefoose, on a virtual book launch party<\/a> on Wednesday, June 24, from 7:00-8:00 pm. There will be a lively discussion, a preview of some of the watercolors, and an opportunity to ask questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register for the event<\/a> and purchase a copy of the book<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Four and a half years later, the fruits of his labor (and very great enjoyment) can be discovered in his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":14314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-culture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/Kestrel-at-Arcadia-at-72-dpi.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3IC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7953,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/7-ways-to-zip-to-mass-audubon-wildlife-sanctuaries\/","url_meta":{"origin":14298,"position":0},"title":"7 Ways to Zip to Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuaries","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"July 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Have you heard? 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