WILDFOWLER GETS STAMP OF APPROVAL.Byline: Jim Matthews James R. "Jim" Matthews is an elected public official in Pennsylvania. Matthews is a member of the Republican Party. He currently serves on the Board of Commissioners of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Special to the Daily News For the first time in the 65-year history of the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest, a painting with a hunter in the design has won. The hunter and his dog in their boat may be but a small part of the depiction of two greater scaup scaup Any of three species (genus Aythya, family Anatidae) of diving ducks. The greater scaup, or big bluebill (A. marila), breeds across Eurasia and most of the Nearctic region. The lesser scaup, or little bluebill (A. affinis), breeds in northwestern North America. winging across a windswept wind·swept adj. Exposed to or swept by winds: windswept moors. windswept Adjective 1. waterway. But it is symbolic of how hunters have largely been in the background of the effort to conserve wetlands and waterfowl waterfowl, common term for members of the order Anseriformes, wild, aquatic, typically freshwater birds including ducks, geese, and screamers. In Great Britain the term is also used to designate species kept for ornamental purposes on private lakes or ponds, while in . ``I've been surprised to the reaction to the hunter in the painting,'' said Jim Hautman of Plymouth, Minn., whose artwork won the competition for the 1999-2000 hunting-season stamp. ``Of course, the hunters like it, but even a lot of non-hunters like the hunter in the painting.'' The youngest of three brothers, Hautman became the fourth artist to win the contest three times. His brothers each have won the competition once. ``Hunting and painting all go hand in hand to me. It's hard to explain to people who don't hunt . . . but no one hunts something they don't love. You don't go out and hunt something you hate,'' he said. ``Hunters already get it; they understand. And non-hunters may never get it. The real irony is that anti-hunters and hunters want the same thing - better habitat and more animals.'' Waterfowl shooters are required to purchase the $15 stamp (it's a hunting document, not a postage stamp postage stamp, government stamp affixed to mail to indicate payment of postage. The term includes stamps printed or embossed on postcards and envelopes as well as the adhesive labels. ) and carry it with their hunting license; 98 percent of the proceeds goes to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, which purchases wetlands for the National Wildlife Refuge  National Wildlife Refuge System. The stamp contest is the nation's only federally sponsored art competition, according to according toprep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. organizers. Hautman's winning design and the other top 20 paintings from this year's judging will be displayed Friday through Sunday during the Wildlife Art Festival at the San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. It is one of only two spots across the country where the stamp art will be exhibited. Hautman and 27 other prominent wildlife artists will be on hand to show off their paintings, sculptures, carvings and limited edition prints. Admission: $6 for adults; $5 for students, seniors 60 and older, and ages 13 to 17; $4 for ages 5 to 12; and free for children 4 and under. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: (909) 307-2669 or (888) 247-3344. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Jim Hautman's winning entry in the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest will be displayed Friday through Sunday in Redlands. Special to the Daily News |
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