Comparison to Wagstaff's Style

Below the line are eight images, two each of:

'O'o (lithograph & Giclee)
'I'iwi (lithograph & Giclee)
'Akohekohe (original & Giclee)
Pueo (Giclee & Giclee)

In each case the image to the left is by Marian Berger, that to the right by N. Robert Wagstaff.

Four beautiful images by each of two talented artists.

I see the following style differences:

Marian's backgrounds are typically white, those by Robert are typically diffusely colored.
If you look carefully, the overall color intensity of the birds is roughly the same; the intense backgrounds give Robert's images an added punch.
At least in the selected images, Marian images have more feather detail than Robert's images.
Marian's birds are a greater portion of her compositions, while Robert gives roughly equal emphasis to the foliage.
Both Marian and Robert tend to paint their avian subjects in side view, with just occassional exceptions.

Furthermore, each pair has differences in feather and color detail. For example:

On the 'O'o: Marian's lower yellow "pom-pom" is in front of the top one, Robert's the reverse.
On the 'I'iwi: Marian's 'i'iwi wing has lighter markings on the wing, Robert's has a white patch under the forewing.
On the 'Akohekohe: Robert has a white patch on the wing.
On the Pueo: the facial details differ markedly between Marian's and Robert's images.

So what does all this mean? To me it is simply fun to make the comparisons, never forgetting that I am privileged to have these beautiful prints by two great artists.