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Pencil drawing by Owen Garratt                          Limited Edition of 2007

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Image size: 9 1/4" x 13"                                       Framed size: 20" x 24"

Ducks Unlimited Canada 2007 National Award Winner!

We're pleased to announce that everyone's favourite Pencilneck ® Owen Garratt, was named to the 2007 Ducks Unlimited National Art Portfolio!

"After fending off inquiries for over 5 years of 'when are you going to draw your boys?', I finally stiffened the upper lip and gave it a try, and after several nail biting months, I drew my middle boy, Hudson with my brother-in-law's dog, Utah."

"The sticky thing about portraiture - and this IS portraiture - is that there's no 'futzing' room, it's either right, or it's not."

"And it's about a million more times intimidating when it's your own son."

"One starts to second guess oneself, 'What if I can't quite get it? What will it do to his self esteem as he grows up and sees how big Dad made his nose (or whatever)? And worst of all ... What will my wife say?!?' "

"Sooner or later, one has to 'rip the band-aid off' and commit, and I'm proud to say that, yes, my beautiful boy Hudson looks like he does in my drawing."