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DELAWARE NATIVE WINS 2010 LOUISIANA DUCK STAMP COMPETITION
Release Date: 11/05/2009
Richard Clifton of Milford, Del., beat out 16 other competitors and was recognized at the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission's Nov. 5 meeting as the 2010 winner. Kip Richmond from North Carolina came in second place, and third place went to 2008 winner Tony Bernard of Lafayette, LA. Last year, Anthony Padgett of Indiana won the contest.
Clifton has painted 25 duck stamps from various states, the 1996 Australian Duck Stamp and the 2007-08 Federal Duck Stamp.
Clifton's painting of a pair of pintails flying over water as a duck hunter is positioning decoys on the water from a pirogue will grace next year's Louisiana Duck Stamp.
After five years of the "Retrievers Save Game" series in which a retriever was the focal point of the painting, LDWF resumed featuring migratory waterfowl species for this year's competition. The artists competing were allowed to choose any waterfowl species known to winter in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp program was established in 1988 by the Louisiana Legislature to generate revenue for conservation and enhancement of state wetlands and other worthy programs that benefit Louisiana's ducks and geese. This program has generated over $10.5 million for wetland conservation in Louisiana since 1989, with over $500,000 from last year's stamp sales alone.
The 2010 stamp, featuring Clifton's work, is expected to go on sale June 1, 2010. The artist will retain the original artwork and will have reproduction rights to the image for prints and other commodities after LDWF has used the image to produce the stamps.
Judges for the competition included Luke Laborde, R.C. Davis, E.J. Deubler and Dr. Clint Jeske. Laborde is a Director Emeritus of Ducks Unlimited where he directed the National Art Program for five years. He currently is a PhD student at LSU on a Delta Waterfowl scholarship, doing research on human dimensions in waterfowl management. Davis, a professional artist in Amite, is a past winner of the Louisiana Duck Stamp contest for the 1998-99 stamp design. Deubler is an electrical contractor in Harahan and current State Chairman for Ducks Unlimited. Dr. Jeske is a research ecologist specializing in wetland birds for the USGS National Wetland Research Center in Lafayette as well as a decoy carver.
For more information, contact Larry Reynolds at lreynolds@wlf.louisiana.gov or 225-765-0456. 2009-333
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