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But that trend exists outside of the twee boutiques, infiltrating our culture for a much better cause at Portland's two-day Wild Arts Festival, where 6-inch-by-6-inch bird paintings have become a ...

Looking at the painting above, it's easy to imagine the artist spent days, weeks maybe, observing the rain forest to get the details right. Off to the right, a large bird perches on a branch.

Six watercolors in the exhibition are tall (roughly 40- by 60-inch) compositions inspired by the long vertical scrolls with flowing vegetation common in Asian art. These paintings include “Great Blue ...