This update of John James 探花精选鈥檚 California quail, painted by portrait artist Marc Burckhardt on a wood panel, faithfully recaptures the bird鈥檚 appeal. 鈥淭he quail looks like an antique to me, with its odd plume,鈥 he says. The context, however, is thoroughly contemporary. 鈥淭he thought of it now living in urban environments,鈥 says the artist, 鈥減icking through the leftovers of our modern age, struck me as both a reflection of its endurance and our indifference to the natural wonders around us.鈥