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Mackinder's (or Kenyan) Eagle Owl

The Mackinder’s eagle owl (Bubo capensis mackinderi)

Watercolor, 31″ x 23″, on Legion Special Handmade, rough 300lb: $4,500

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About MacKinder’s Eagle Owls

The Kenyan, or Mackinder’s eagle owl, is a subspecies of the eagle owl. Mackinder’s eagle owls in central Kenya are generalist predators capable of exploiting an agricultural niche that is devoid of most other predators.  

This is a large owl, (the largest of the eagle owls), though intermediate in size among other large Bubo owls. Its total length ranges from 46 to 61 cm (18 to 24 in). Males weigh from 905 to 1,387 g (1.995 to 3.058 lb) while the larger females range from 1,240 to 1,800 g (2.73 to 3.97 lb).[4] The wing chord measures 34.3–41.8 cm (13.5–16.5 in) while the tail measures 15.5–26.6 cm (6.1–10.5 in). This owl is dark brown above with prominent ear-tufts and yellow or yellowish-orange eyes. It is dark below with the sides of the breast being blotchy brown and the paler chest overlaid with white, black and tawny-fulvous markings, variously. The facial disc is fulvous-brown, with a distinct black or dark brown frame that becomes broader towards the neck. Both the tail and wing feathers are barred with light and dark brown. The toes and tarsi are densely feathered, with the little visible skin being brown above and yellowish below the feet.

The song of the male Cape eagle-owl consists of a powerful, explosive hoot, followed by a faint note: boowh-hu.[4] The female’s voice is similar but slightly higher pitched. Pairs on occasion will duet. When alarmed, both sexes let out a barking wack wack wack.

 

About the MacKinders EO at KBOP

The male Mackinder’s rescued by Kenya Bird Of Prey Trust was discovered tangled in horticultural plastic and had poked its eye out. It is comfortably housed next to some verreux eagle owls in their Naivasha sanctuary, and is begrudgingly tolerant of human interaction (as opposed to a verrueax, raised from a chick, which has become part of the human family at the trust.

Range Map of the MacKinder’s Eagle Owl

About the painting:

I saw the MacKinders on a trip to the trust and was impressed by its sheer bulk and presence, though he was a bit camera shy, so I resorted to Getty images for a stock photo as my core reference.

After blocking in the deep indigo/purple background I began the painstaking process of laying in wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry feathers, one at a time to build the particular, ruffled appearance. The reflections in the eyes were especially successful (IMHO), and I was pleased by the dull, rough texture of the beak. Without strong side lighting to create cast shadows in my reference I was less able to build a strong sense of depth or solidity, but I’m happy enough with the detailing and textures.

I gave him his missing eye back too, for aesthetic reasons.

PRESENTATION DESIGN

Genesis-DC

Investor Pitch Deck

Rationale:

Genesis-Dc is a planned, purpose-built smart city using eight Regenerative (beyond Sustainable) Technologies and incorporating Collaborative, Connected Communities. The city will feature an interconnected network of the world’s Largest Bio Domes, designed by global leading Architects, Grimshaw.

The pitch deck needed to summarize a complex business model and present groundbreaking new technologies, while illustrating the value of its unique approaches to community building, transport and green living.

The result was an animated, interactive pitch deck (with a supporting static deck for investor review). The Pitch Deck featured an embedded video fly-through of a complete architectural model of the city, as well as interactive diagrams presenting technologies and community features.

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SAMSUNG

20+ new product launch presentations

Rationale:

Samsung wanted a distinctive style of charts, icons, and illustrations to work within their set palette and backgrounds, so over four months, a design and illustration team produced over 20 slideshows, each of around 35 – 40 slides. The vector illustrations included orthogonal models and character and object silhouettes in shades of translucent grey.

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REUNION WORKS:
Stakeholder and strategic partner presentations

Rationale:

Reunion Works, a franchise reunions marketing and events management platform, needed a distinctive palette and illustration/diagram system to communicate its complex business model in a recognizably branded style.

Three separate presentations were developed, one hosted online as an interactive HTML presentation.

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BULLPEN RESEARCH:
Interactive 10-step process diagram.

Rationale:

Bullpen is a Kenyan academic and marketing research firm with a comprehensive 10-step workflow process. The firm wanted to differentiate themselves by visually presenting their organized approach to research with an interactive diagram, walking viewers through each color-coded step.

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FIX & FOGG:
Japanese market entry report & transformational teams recommendations.

Rationale:

Fix & Fogg brand, ranked among the best nut butters in the world, is a small NZ enterprise based in Wellington.

They are a certified B corporation and are committed to sustainability across their supply chain. Their dedication to superb quality, their innovative and über-healthy exotic nut butter products, and their competitive pricing set them apart in a fragmented market, dominated by value brands.

The Team Strategy Recommendations presentation is an academic exercise promoting transformational team management and synergy strategies, designed to leverage Fix & Fogg’s small, family-style flat organizational structure.

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VILLAGE WATER:
Kenyan transformational, sustainable community water purification project

Rationale:

Village Water was proposing a unique, informal-reseller-driven, Point-Of-Use (POU) water purification project, targeting water stressed communities across East Africa. To communicate and simplify the complex business model and to present findings from primary research, a set of illustrated presentations was produced to communicate the value proposition to strategic partners and investors.

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