Migratory Waterfowl Stamp

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2008 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest

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2007 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp

The 2007 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, featuring the Long-Tailed Duck, was designed by Richard A. Alley, Jr. of Islesford. A panel of judges selected it among 7 paintings by Maine resident artists in the 23rd duck stamp art contest conducted by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Proceeds from the sale of the annual duck stamps and permits are used to finance waterfowl management programs or to acquire waterfowl habitat.

2006 duck stamp

The 2006 Maine duck stamp, featuring a Ring-Necked Duck, was designed by Jeannine Staples of Topsham. A panel of judges selected it among 15 paintings by Maine resident artists in the 22nd duck stamp art contest conducted by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Proceeds from the sale of the annual duck stamps and permits are used to finance waterfowl management programs or to acquire waterfowl habitat.

2005 duck stamp

The 2005 Maine duck stamp, featuring a Canada Goose, was designed by Daniel Cake of Auburn. A panel of judges selected it among 13 paintings by Maine resident artists in the 21st duck stamp art contest conducted by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Second Place was Jeannine Staples of Topsham, Thrid Place was Shari Ireland of Mapleton and Jenifer White Bechard of Penobscot and Brad McFadden of Orr's Island received Honorable Mention. Proceeds from the sale of the annual duck stamps and permits are used to finance waterfowl management programs or to acquire waterfowl habitat.

2004 duck stamp

Richard A. Alley, Jr. of Islesford, took first prize in the 2004 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest held this afternoon at the Augusta Civic Center. This year’s subject was the Barrow’s goldeneye. Alley’s oil painting featured drake and a hen airborne over a river. It received the highest score from the panel of 5 judges.

“It’s a tough species to work with,” said Alley of the Barrow’s goldeneye, “I had to work from several photos to create the scene.”

The painting features a drake and a hen lifting off along a river during an overcast day. It took Alley a couple of weeks to create the oil scene. Alley is a lobsterman most of the year, but during January and February, he takes the time to paint. Occasionally he continues through April, painting seascapes and landscapes.

This is the fifth time that Alley’s work has been honored as the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. Alley will receive a cash award of $1,000 and a sheet of 10 stamps with his design on them. Designs are judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and print. A Maine Migratory Waterfowl Hunting authority is required of anyone age 16 and over who hunts waterfowl in Maine.

2003 duck stamp

Jeannine Staples of Topsham took first prize in the 2003 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest held in late March at the Augusta Civic Center. This year's subject was the green-winged teal. Staples' acrylic scene featured a male green-winged teal in spring plumage feeding on the Muddy River which flows through Topsham. It received the highest score from the panel of seven judges.

"I wanted to keep it simple, I started out with a drake and a hen, but then decided to focus on just the male," said Staples.

The painting features a green-winged drake on the Muddy River during an overcast, spring day. An old duck blind sits on the bank, and there are still bits of snow and ice alongside the water. Staples produced the painting from a photograph she had taken earlier. She worked on the painting intermittently for two months.

This is the fifth time that Staples' work has been honored as the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. Staples will receive a cash award of $1,000 and a sheet of 10 stamps with her design on them. Designs are judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and print. A Maine Migratory Waterfowl Hunting authority is required of anyone age 16 and over who hunts waterfowl in Maine. Next year's subject will be the Barrow's goldeneye.

2002 duck stamp

Richard Alley, Jr., of Islesford, a lobsterman by trade and artist by hobby, took first prize in the 2002 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest. This year’s subject was the bufflehead duck, and Alley’s rendition of a pair of buffleheads flying over an early morning marsh garnered the most points from the panel of judges on March 28th at the Augusta Civic Center.

This is the fourth time that Alley’s work has been honored as the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. His black duck in 1999, white-winged scoter in 1995, and green-winged teal in 1988 took first place. Alley will receive a cash award of $1,000 and a sheet of 10 stamps with his design on them. Designs are judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and print. Migratory waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and older no longer need to purchase the state migratory waterfowl stamp and affix it to their license, instead they must purchase the authority on their check-off license. Next year’s subject will be the green winged teal.

2001 duck stamp

Jeannine Staples of Topsham took first prize in the 2001 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest. This year's subject was the wood duck.

This is the fourth time that Staple's work has been honored as the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. Staples will receive a cash award of $1,000 and a sheet of 10 stamps with her design on them. Designs are judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and print. The Maine Migratory Waterfowl Hunting Stamp is required of anyone age 16 and over who hunts waterfowl in Maine. Next year's subject will be the Bufflehead duck.

2000 duck stamp

Darby Mumford of Topsham, an art teacher at Lisbon Falls Christian Academy, took first prize in the 2000 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest. This year's subject was the eider duck. Mumford's colored pencil scene of a male and female eider reflected in the waters off of Flying Point in Casco Bay garnered the most points from the panel of five judges at the Augusta Civic Center.

"I entered a watercolor in the 1996 contest, so I was familiar with the contest. I had been fooling around with colored pencils in my class and I felt that this was an excellent medium for the eiders," said Mumford.

This is the first time that Mumford's work has been honored as the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. Mumford received a cash award of $1,000 and a sheet of 10 stamps with her design on them. Designs are judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and print. The Maine Migratory Waterfowl Hunting Stamp is required of anyone age 16 and over who hunts waterfowl in Maine. Next year's subject will be the wood duck.

1999 duck stamp

Richard Alley, Jr., of Islesford, a lobsterman by trade and artist by hobby, took first prize in the 1999 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest. This year's subject was the black duck, and Alley's rendition of a solitary black duck taking flight in a sunlit marsh garnered the most points from the panel of five judges at the Augusta Civic Center.

The black duck is a dark bird, so I wanted to use a light background," said Alley, who worked on the oil painting over a period of weeks this winter in his workshop. Alley's workshop on Little Cranberry Island splits time as a studio. When he is not repairing traps or painting buoys, you might find him painting on canvas.

This is the third time that Alley's work has been honored as the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. His white-winged scoter in 1995 and green-winged teal in 1988 took first place. Alley will receive a cash award of $1,000 and a sheet of 10 stamps with his design on them. Designs are judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and print. The Maine Migratory Waterfowl Hunting Stamp is required of anyone age 16 and over who hunts waterfowl in Maine.

Jeannine Staples of Topsham, Maine took top honors with her acrylic painting of a male and female surf scoter which is Maine's 1998 state duck stamp. Staples, has twice before won Maine's state duck stamp contest.

Additional Information:

Federal Duck Stamp Program (off-site)

Waterfowl Identification in the Central Flyway (0ff-site)

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Migratory Waterfowl Stamp