"Backwater Mallards" - St. Christopher's Special Edition Print Waterfowl Paintings Book What a morning

What a morning

It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966

Mallards and Pintails glow on the shoreline in the first light of morning

designated in 1971

The Jackson River runs through the valley here and on this late afternoon forms a little ribbon of light as it catches the reflections of the illuminated sky

"Backwater Mallards" - St. Christopher's Special Edition Print Waterfowl Paintings Book What a morningGiclee Print on Paper or Canvas This print is reproduced from the original oil painting done exclusively for St. Christopher's School Ducks Unlimited Chapter and sold at auction in 2014. This is truly "one of a kind" by the Richmond artist Guy Crittenden. While painting this piece, Guy was intrigued by the camouflage of the background setting and thought it would be interesting to "hide" St. Christopher's logos, called Fleur de lis, in the background