He draws inspiration from his own taxidermy mounts or wildlife art books. His average feather painting takes about an hour and Rivette guesses he's painted about 75 feathers so far.

Lackawanna College Environmental Institute will exhibit "Feather Paintings by Allen E. Crothamel" today through Wednesday, Dec. 17. An opening reception will be held 5 to 7 p.m. today at the ...