Little Chincha
by Ronald Osborne
Title
Little Chincha
Artist
Ronald Osborne
Medium
Painting - Water Painting On Wood
Description
Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents, slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies at high altitudes (up to 15,000 ft/4,270 m) in the Andes of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Along with their relatives, viscachas, they make up the family Chinchillidae.
The animal (whose name literally means "little Chincha") is named after the Chincha people of the Andes, who once wore its dense, velvet-like fur. By the end of the 19th century, chinchillas had become quite rare due to hunting for their fur
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February 20th, 2012
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Comments (38)
Marsha Reeves
Amazing painting on wood. Would love it if you described your process for preparing wood to accept watercolor!
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Little Chincha composition, lighting, shading, excellent color and artwork! F/L voted
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