"The Showman" Original Oil Painting of Gobbling Wild Turkeys

Few sights in the spring woods are as unmistakable as a mature gobbler in full strut - especially when he's strutting right into your setup. This painting captures that moment head-on—the puffed breast, brilliant red, white and blue head, and bronze fan stretched wide behind him. I kept the brushwork loose and expressive to keep the attention on the attitude of the bird.