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2.Virgil Ross- Warner Bros. cartoon characters, animation art , framed lithograph, 42 x 30” $50
4. Betsy Fowler I love you limited edition poster, framed 28 x 22”
$40
5. Betsy Fowler Giraffes limited edition poster, framed 32 x 22”
$40
6. Framed woodland animals jigsaw puzzle 26 x 30”
$20
9. Gingerbread Hearts poster – Artists make gingerbread for the heart fund, Toronto,
framed 36 x 24”
$20
10-12- 3 framed Academy Award posters, 39 x 26”
$20 each
13. A Rahn, lith. - Vick’s flower plate for 1871, color lithograph, framed, 28 x 24” James Vick importer and grower of
flower seed. Rochester, N.Y. Vicks flower plate for 1871.
$40
20. Thompson, fall foliage, reproduction of original painting, framed 40 x 31” $40
21. Gepp Nady ,Irises, print after watercolor on tissue, glazed, not framed 29 ½ x 19 ½”
$30
26 Framed reproduction of George Inness painting, 19 x 27”
$20
32. Entitlement of the Jury , lithograph on paper, 1920s, 17 x 27” paper – unframed. After the original 1861 painting
“Gentlemen of the Jury” by John Morgan (1822-85); first published by Henry Graves & Co. in 1863 as a mezzotint
engraving by W. Joseph Edwards.
$40
33. Betty Boop–after original art by Myron Waldman, edition of 2500- framed 16 x 19”
$20
35. Graciela Rodo Boulanger – Rooster for Tatania – reproduction – framed 14 x 11”
41. Sat Evening Post needlework – Santa – framed
$20
$20
42. Andrew Wyeth reproduction – Male Portrait with ceiling hooks, framed 20 x 18” $30
NO IMAGE -60. Sally Sorenson (Springbrook, WI) Fishing, etching, Artist Proof, framed 20 x 17 signed LRC
61. a,b,c, 3 engravings of river steamers by Menzo van Esveldt, framed 14 x 17”
69. Birds, color lithograph, framed 16 x 13”
$30
73. Lion King silkscreen print, edition of 5000, framed 15 x 16”
$20
$90 all
$50
75. Turner decorative “op art” – 24 x 24”
$40
79. Printed fabric wall art, figures and horses, 36 x 36” $20
123.Betsy Fowler, Compatible, ed. 205/300, print, 22 x 22” framed
$40
169. Terry Redlin, Evening Company, 1985, ed. 1147/1500, 21 ½ x 30” UNFRAMED
$150
171. Terry Redlin, Coming Home, 1986, ed. 1144/2400, 18 x 27” UNFRAMED
$150
170. David K. Stone, The Space Shuttle Discovery, 1988, ed. 24/950, 23 x 33” UNFRAMED
176. Howard Terpening, Cree Finery, 1990, ed. 385/1000, 22 x 17 ½”
(after a work painted in 1978) UNFRAMED
$100
$50
132. Charles Wysocki, Frederick the Literate, 1992, ed. 4273/6500, 121 ½ x 23” unframed
$100
160. Charles Wysocki, Ethel the Gourmet, 1992, ed. 1776/10179, 21 ½ x 23 ½ ” unframed
$100
162. Charles Wysocki, ‘Twas the Twilight Before Christmas, 1987, ed. 48067500, 19 x 18 1/2” unframed $100
186. Maija, Inherit the Wind, 1991, 26 ½ x 31 ½” ed. 698/950, UNFRAMED
187. Maija, Blue Moon, 1991, 31 ½ x 26” ed. 80/950, UNFRAMED
193. Maija, Blue Moon, 1991, 31 ½ x 26” ed. 322/950, UNFRAMED
188. Maija, The Guardians, 1991, 31 ½ x 26” ed. 80/950, UNFRAMED
$60
$60
$60
$60
189. Maija, Autumn Snow, 1991, 26 ½ x 31” ed. 767/950, UNFRAMED
$60
190. Maija, Twilight Magic, 1992,, 27 x 30 ½ ” ed. 693/950, UNFRAMED
$60
191. Maija, Spirit of the Wolf 1991, 26 ½ x 31 ” ed. 695/950, UNFRAMED
$60
192. Maija, Mourning Dove, 1991, 26 ½ x 30 ¼” ed. 695/950, UNFRAMED
$60
194. Ozz Franca, The Lovers, 1991, AP ed. 94/240, 28 ¾ x 22 ½” UNFRAMED
$60
195. Ozz Franca, Navajo Daydream, 1992, ed. 188/3600, 22 ¾ x 28 ½” UNFRAMED
$60
196. Ozz Franca, Early Morning, 1991, ed. 901/3600, 28 ¾ x 22 ½” UNFRAMED $60
197. Ozz Franca, Santa Fe, 1991, ed. 1477/1500, 28 ¾ x 23 ½” UNFRAMED
$60
198. Ozz Franca, Olympia, 1992, AP ed. 104/150, 28 ¾ x 22 ½” UNFRAMED
$60
199. Ozz Franca, Cecy, 1991, ed. 37/1500, 22 ¾ x 28 ½” UNFRAMED
$60
200. Ozz Franca, Red Wolf, 1991, ed. 741/1500, 27 ¾ x 27 ½” UNFRAMED
$60
246. Cinco de Mayo print after original art, ed. 6/250, 13 x 13” $20
211.a,b,c,d: four giclee reproductions of paintings on canvas, signed illegibly,
-2 figures ed. 53/100 – 27 ½ x 19 ½”
-landscape with mountains and trees, ed. 12/100, 19 ½ x 25”
-2 pink figures on beach, ed. 34/200, 26 x 19 3/8” Les Impressions CEPI
-2 figures with flowers, ed. 3/100, 19 x 27
$40 all
97. assembled jigsaw puzzle –Jane Wooster Scott, Sunday In New England – 20 x 27” UNFRAMED
$25
Betsey M. Fowler
Born Betsey Burhans in Peoria, IL to an opera singer mother and a physician father, Fowler began serious sketching and
painting at the age of ten. Subsequently she attended top art schools across the country and holds two masters degrees
in art. In the late 1960's, Betsey Burhans married Jim Fowler. Jim is a naturalist and PHD Zoologist best known and
famous for the co-star of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and the wildlife correspondent for the Today Show. He was
also a popular regular on the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Betsey expresses her love of nature in these
portraits of wildlife. Her extensive travel with her husband exposed her to many species of animals around the world.
Her drawings are done directly from the animals in the wild.
Ozz Franca (American, born Brazil, 1928-1991)
Born October 2, 1928, França (pronounced FRON-suh) grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and from an early age he showed
talent as an artist, as well as exceptional prowess as a competitive swimmer. At 14 he won first prize at the annual
Spring Salon Art Competition. At 15, he qualified for the Brazilian Olympic Swimming Team. With two amazing talents,
França was unsure what he should do with his life. Fate stepped in, and the Olympic Games were canceled the year
França was to compete due to the outbreak of World War II.
He held his first one-man show at the age of 18. Following that França came to the U.S, to accept a scholarship in Utah.
A year later, he moved to Hollywood and began doing movie illustration for Walt Disney. His projects included Lady and
the Tramp and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He moonlighted as a swimmer when movie parts were available. França
painted many subjects, but he is best known for his images of Native American women. França said he always painted
his subjects, which primarily were women, either in profile, looking toward the edge of the painting, or looking over her
shoulder, "so that anyone could walk into it." After creating a spectacular body of art, Ozz França died in 1991.
About Maijatheartist.com
Maija.... A Scandinavian woman who creates Pastels of Native American Indians, Wolves, Mountain Men and much
more! I have been in the art business for almost 30 years and am mostly self-taught. Majored in Art at The University of
Arkansas in the early 70's. As the daughter of an Air Force Colonel, who happened to have been a Commercial Artist in
New York at one time, and my Mother who was quite talented in art, (both of whom never pursued a career in it) ...I
figured maybe I would! It has paid off through the support of many fans of my work, with whom my career would have
been imposible,and my biggest supporter... my husband Kevin, without whose love and encouragement, I would be lost!
My Inspiration- My love for the Human Spirit, both in people and the Animal Kingdom. I am still very active in the art
world with my Southwest, Indian, Rugged Mountain Man, Animal, Indian Chief, Wolf and Native American Indians; that I
continue to do in pastel. My husband Kevin and I still live in our mountain retreat at the foothills of the Colorado Rocky
Mountains.
Samuel L. Margolies (1897-1974) was born in New York City. He attended Cooper Union Art School and the National
Academy of Design. In the 1930s he was involved with the Queensboro Society of Allied Arts and Crafts. He was a
printmaker for the W.P.A. program from 1935-1939. In 1939 he began work at the Bundy Corporation as a circuit maker.
His work is included in the collections of the Society of American Etchers, the Library of Congress, the Mobile Museum of
Art, the Georgia Museum of Art, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and in various federal buildings and
embassies in Washington, D.C.. He was a member of the Society of American Etchers of New York City. Margolies, who
had been an etcher, painter, teacher, writer, and lecturer, died in 1974.
Virgil Ross (A, 1907-1996) Ross witnessed firsthand the birth of such great animated stars as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
His 60 year career spanned work from Mintz to Schlesinger/Warner Bros. and through the era of low budget television
animation. Though men such as Chuck Jones and Tex Avery, whom Ross followed to Schlesinger Studios, dominate the
lore of Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes, Ross left an indelible stamp in the movements of the great
Schlesinger/Warner Bros. characters. So entwined with the world of animation, Ross even married an ink and paint girl
at Schlesinger’s. He remained at Warner Bros. until 1964, when he roamed to different studios including Filmation,
Hanna Barber, DePatie Freleng (where he followed Friz Freleng, the director to whose unit Ross worked for twenty
years). He passed away in May of 1996 after suffering a stroke. Ross worked as he advanced in years, though he spent
much of his later public life attending gallery and store openings dedicated to his and other’s work in the golden age of
animation.
David K. Stone, American (1922 - 2001)
Virtually everyone, and certainly every stamp collector, has at one time or another enjoyed the work of the awardwinning American artist, David K. Stone. His paintings have appeared in America's leading magazines; Saturday Evening
Post, Reader's Digest, American Heritage and McCall's, to name just a few. And, significantly, he has designed two
United States postage stamps -the 1970 Fort Snelling issue and the 1974 Fort Harrod issue
Without question, he is one of America's top artists and illustrators. One look at the original paintings he has created
and it is obvious why many have compared his work to America's greatest artists. Stone possesses a rare talent that
enables him to capture humor and sentiment in a manner that everyone, young or old, can enjoy.
Howard Terpening (American, born Oak Park, IL 1927)
Born in Illinois and educated at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the American Academy of Art, Terpning has
painted since he was in his early 20s. He first gained attention from some powerful Time and Newsweek covers. He
created advertising art and illustrated stories and articles in such publications as Ladies' Home Journal and Reader's
Digest. He documented Vietnam War scenes as a civilian combat artist, which he described as a "harrowing experience."
Film fans praised his (80) movie posters for such classics as The Sound of Music, Dr. Zhivago, The Guns of Navarone, and
the re-issue of Gone with the Wind. The focus of his imagery changed when Terpning moved from the East Coast to
Arizona in 1977 and the years since have been devoted to his award-winning Western painting. Living in what used to be
Apache country, he began studying historic photographs of American Indians, fascinated by the differences among
tribes. As his respect for them increased, so did his sense of duty to portray them as they really were. A contemporary
realist working in the narrative painting traditions of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, Howard Terpning
chronicles the history and stories of the American Plains Indians with unusual insight and exceptional detail.
Menzo van Estveldt (American, born Amsterdam 1896)
1920: On July 3, 1920 Menno Esveldt Czn. (23) boarded the ship S. S. Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, bound for
Maple Lake, Minnesota. He is listed as an unmarried farmhand who can read and write Dutch. His next-of-kin is listed as
his uncle M. Esveldt, living at Tolstraat 116, Amsterdam . His passage was paid by himself and upon arrival in the port of
New York, he was in possession of $200. He is listed as having never previously visited the U.S. before. He st ated his
intentions were to join his friend John C. Hamel o f Maple Lake, Minnesota. He stated has has no plans to return to his
country of origin, but intends to live "always" i n the U.S. and become a citizen. His height was measured at 6 feet 1 inch
and he is noted as having a fair complexion, brown hair and brown eyes. His country and city of birth are Amsterdam,
Holland. 1930 Minnesota Census: Menzo Van Esveldt (33) is listed as a commercial artist for an advertising company in
Minneapolis City (ward 12, block 568), Hennepin Co., living with his wife Gertrude (34). It states he immigrated to th e
U.S. from Holland in 1920 and is a naturalized citizen.
Charles M. Wysocki, Jr. (American, Detroit, MI 1928 – 2002 Joshua Tree, CA)
American painter, whose works depict a stylized version of American life of yesteryear. While some of his works
show horseless carriages, most depict the horse and buggy era. Charles M. Wysocki, Jr., was born in Detroit, Michigan,
the son of Charles M. Wysocki and Mary K. Wysocki. His father had been born in Poland, while his mother had been born
in Kansas of Polish born parents.
At Cass Technical High School in Detroit he studied art. In 1950 while working in local art studios, he was drafted into the
Army and spent a two-year hitch in West Germany. After his service he went to the Art Center School in Los
Angeles under the G.I. Bill, where he studied to be a commercial illustrator. After working in that field in Detroit for four
years, he returned to Los Angeles where he helped to form a freelance advertising agency.
In 1960, he met Elizabeth G. Lawrence, an art graduate of UCLA, whom he married on July 29 of that year in Los Angeles.
Through his wife whose family were early settlers in the San Fernando Valley, Wysocki came to appreciate a simpler,
more rural life than that of the big city. Together they made many trips to New England, which served to nurture his
interest in early American folk art. For a while, he continued his lucrative commercial art work while developing his
primitive art in his spare time. Eventually, though he devoted all of his attention to this new interest, His work was
marketed and licensed by AMCAL, Inc. and for a time by the Greenwich Workshop, Ltd. His books include An American
Celebration: The Art of Charles Wysocki.
201. Bev Doolittle, Hide and Seek, folio of 6 prints in box, each 10 1/8 x 14 ¾” ed. 13705/25000 UNFRAMED
$80
3.Bev Doolittle, The Sentinel, 1991, ed. 35000, 18 x 21 ½” framed
94. Bev Doolittle, The Sentinel, 1991, ed. 35000, 18 x 21 ½” UNFRAMED
124. Bev Doolittle, Doubled Back, ed. 5065/15000, 22 x 34” unframed $100
93. Bev Doolittle, Eagle Heart, ed. 44329/48000 20 x 19 UNFRAMED (3 PRINTS)
$60 each
125. Bev Doolittle, Season of the Eagle, ed. 7884/36548, 21 x 30 3/4” unframed
126. Bev Doolittle, Season of the Eagle, ed. 7884/36548, 21 x 30 3/4” unframed
$100
$100
91 Bev Doolittle, 16 x 14” each – 6 prints – (2 sets) – Two More Indian Horses UNFRAMED
$100 / set
129./130. Bev Doolittle, Sacred Ground, ed. 60070/69996, 15 ½ x 42 1/2” unframed (2 copies) $100 each
92. New Magic, 7704/50000, 14 x 14” UNFRAMED
$70
New Magic, ed. 11467/35000 pencil signed, framed 29 x 26” $100
96. POSTER - Bev Doolittle, “Wilderness Wilderness!” 29 x 21” UNFRAMED
128. Bev Doolittle, Sacred Circle, ed. 17181/40192, 27 x 26” unframed $100
$25
Bev Doolittle (American, born 1947, California)
Crowded with intricate visual detail, haunted by presences seen and unseen, Bev Doolittle’s paintings
captivate the viewer on many levels. Doolittle was born and raised in California. As a teenager she won a
weekend scholarship to attend the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. She met her
husband, Jay, at art school and they started married life with a painting trip to Bryce Canyon and Zion National
Parks in Utah. For the next five years the Doolittles were art directors for an advertising agency in Los Angeles.
"It paid well, but we didn't like living in the city. We wanted to be close to nature," says Bev.
Doolittle's distinctive talent began to fully blossom during a year-long journey she and Jay
embarked
upon in 1973. Traveling throughout the west in a camper, Bev had the luxury of time to develop her unique
style. Her signature painting, "Pintos", proved to be a dramatic departure point for Bev when her evolving
style and technique merged with her love of nature to create what would become virtually a new genre.
Doolittle's distinctive talent began to fully blossom during a year-long journey she and Jay embarked upon in
1973. Traveling throughout the west in a camper, Bev had the luxury of time to develop her unique style. Her
signature painting, "Pintos", proved to be a dramatic departure point for Bev when her evolving style and
technique merged with her love of nature to create what would become virtually a new genre.
She is often called a "camouflage artist" because her distinctive use of context, design and pattern help
viewers discover meanings which seem hidden only until they become obvious. "I use camouflage to slow
down the storytelling in a painting. But my messages about our wilderness and native peoples are never
hidden." As proof of her dedication to these issues, a portion of the proceeds from sales of Doolittle prints is
donated anonymously to environmental and other causes each year.
54. Neal Anderson 1989, 105/1500 Conservation Edition Duck stamp print framed 16 x 17” $50
55. Robert Bateman , 1590/3500 Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
56. Phil Scholer 8458/17400 Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
$50
$50
57. Ned Smith, 4526/7380 Ducks Unlimited print framed 18 x 20”
$50
62. Larry Hayden, 4535/16500 Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
$50
63. Phil Scholer, 1136/2025 Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
$50
64. Phil Scholer, 5437/6500 Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
$50
65. John Ruthven, 2671/4300, 1984 Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
66. Ken Carlson, 4535/9500, Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
$50
$50
67. David Maass, 2147/3900, Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
$50
68. John Ruthven, 202/9000, Ducks Unlimited print framed 16 x 17”
$50
212. Ohio 1986 Wetlands Habitat Stamp & Print, Lynn Kaatz, Canvasback Ducks, ed. 1422/2000, 12 x 14”
$30
213. Texas 1990 State Waterfowl Stamp & Print, Robert Bateman, American Widgeon, ed. 1659/6090, 12 x 14”
$30
214. Georgia 1985 Waterfowl Conservation Stamp & Print, Daniel Smith, Wood Ducks, ed. 9630/14100, 12 x 14”
$30
215. Minnesota 1989 Duck Stamp & Print, James Hautman, ed. 2305/2850, 12 x 14”
$30
216. Nevada 1987 Duck Stamp & Print, Sherrie Russell, Bufflehead, ed. 421/1990, 12 x 14”
217. Nevada 1988 Stamp & Print, James Hautman, ed. 422/1990, 12 x 14”
$30
218. New Jersey 1988 Waterfowl Stamp & Print, Bob Leslie, ed. 2136/10011, 12 x 14” $30
$30
219. Federal 1990-91 Duck Stamp & Print, James Hautman, Black Bellied Whistling Ducks, ed. 8488/14500, 12 x 14”
$30
220. Colorado 1990 Duck Stamp & Print, Robert Steiner, Canada Geese, ed. 7329/14500, 12 x 14”
$30
221. (two of these) Australia 1989-90 Duck Stamp & Print, Daniel Smith, Plumed Whistling Ducks, ed. 5746/8960 and
5747/8960, 12 x 14”
$30
222. Maine 1985 Migratory Bird Stamp & Print, David Maass, ed. 1145/23300, 12 x 14”
$30
223. Alaska 1981 Waterfowl Stamp & Print, Carl W. Branson, Spectacled Eiders, ed. 2677/4675, 12 x 14”
$30
224. Alaska 1986 Waterfowl Conservation Stamp & Print, James A. Meger, Steller’s Eiders, ed. 2677/3665, 12 x 14”
$30
225. Washington 1988 Stamp & Print, Robert Bateman, Harlequin Ducks, ed. 636/4594, 12 x 14”
226. Federal 1981-82 Duck Stamp & Print, John S. Wilson, ed. 13614/16000, 12 x 14”
$30
$30
227. Federal 1985-86 Duck Stamp & Print, Gerald Mobley, Cinnamon Teal Drake, ed. 9256/18200, 12 x 14”
$30
228. Federal 1986-87 Duck Stamp & Print, Burton E. Moore, Jr., Fulvous Whistling Duck, ed. 6845/16310, 12 x 14”
$30
229. Federal 50th Anniversary Migratory Waterfowl Stamp & Print (1934-84), William C. Morris,
ed. 2432/20400, 12 x 14”
$30
230. Federal 1987-88 Duck Stamp & Print, Arthur G. Anderson, ed. 12456/20000, 12 x 14”
$30
231. Federal 1988-89 Duck Stamp & Print, Daniel Smith, ed. 4586/22000, 12 x 14”
$30
232. Canada 1985 Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp & Print, Robert Bateman, Mallards, ed. 12833/41740, 12 x 14”
$30
233. Federal 1989-90 Duck Stamp & Print, Neal Anderson, ed. 4970/20000, 12 x 14”
$30
234. Quebec 1988 Wildlife Foundation Conservation Stamp & Print, Jean-Luc Grondin, Ruffed Grouse,
ed. 2358/2510, 12 x 14”
$30
235. United Kingdom Duck Stamp & Print, Rodger McPhail, Geese, ed. 1652/9000, 12 x 14” $30
236. Hawaii 1996-97 Duck Stamp & Print, Patrick Ching, ed. 2076/12750, 12 x 14”
$30
237. United Kingdom Duck Stamp & Print, Daniel Smith, European Widgeons, ed. 1595/6000, 12 x 14” $30
238. Iceland 1991 Waterfowl Conservation Stamp and Print, David Maass, Barrows Goldeneyes,
ed. 1345, 12 x 14”
$30
239. Texas 1991 Duck Stamp & Print, Daniel Smith, Wood Duck Drake, ed. 1214/5650, 12 x 14”
240. Arizona 1987 Duck Stamp & Print, Daniel Smith, Pintails, ed. 7843/10400, 12 x 14” $30
$30
241. Arizona 1988 Waterfowl Stamp & Print, Sherrie Russell, Green Winged Teal, \
ed. 585/9000, 12 x 14” $30
242. Idaho 1987-88 Migratory Waterfowl Stamp & Print, Robert Leslie, Cinnamon Teal,
ed. 3200/11370, 12 x 14” $30
243. (two of these)
USSR Duck Stamp, Ivan Nikolaevich Kozlov, Mandarin Ducks, ed. 3660/5000, 14 ½ x 13 ¾”
$30
244. Waterfowl Conservation 1985 Stamp & Print, Daniel Smith, Emperor Geese,
ed. 10137/14650, 12 x 14”
$30
23. Edie Harper, Family Portrait, limited edition print, 69/750 framed 17 x 17” $60
24. Edie Harper, Wow!, limited edition print, 682/750 framed 23 x 16”
$60
36. Charles Harper, Piscene Queues, ed. 88/1000 limited edition print - framed 16 x 32”
$100
37. Charles Harper, Flamingo a go-go, 1988, ed. 166 /500 limited edition print - framed 27 x 26 ½”$100
38. Charles Harper, Manatee in the Mangroves, ed. 32 /500 limited edition print - framed 25 x 19” $100
39. Charles Harper, Prickly Pair, ed. 316 /1500 limited edition print - framed 21 x 20” $100
40. Charles Harper, Watermelon Moon, ed. 32 /1500 limited edition print - framed 22 x 28” $100
43. Charles Harper, Brrrirtday, ed. 914/2000 limited edition print - framed 26 x 22”
$100
44. Charles Harper, Frog eat frog, ed. 1356/2500 limited edition print - framed 22 x 23”
$100
45. Charles Harper, Lovey Dovey, ed. 1647/2500 limited edition print - 22 x 22”
$80
46. Charles Harper, Blackberry Jam ed. 505/1000 limited edition print - 24 x 26”
$80
47. Charles Harper, Beetle Battle, ed. 412/750 limited edition print - 21 x 26” $80
48. Charles Harper, Wood Duck ed. 32/1500 limited edition print - framed 27 x 18”
$100
49. Charles Harper, Pelican in a downpour, ed. 32/1500 limited edition print - 23 x 28” 80
50. Charles Harper, Pandas, limited edition print - framed 27 x 18”
$100
51. Charles Harper, Devotion in the ocean, ed. 1647/2000 limited edition print - framed 23 x 19”
52. Charles Harper, Catnip, limited edition print - framed 22 x 19”
$80
53. Charles Harper, Loonrise, ed. 389/500 limited edition print - framed 24 x 35”
$110
$100
86. Charles Harper Racc Snack, ed 316/1000 30 x 16” framed
$100
87. Charles Harper Herondipity, ed 483/500 36 x 27” framed
$100
88. Charles Harper Tailgator, ed 569/1000 32 x 19” framed
$100
98. Charles Harper Armadittos, ed 1121/1500 17 x 17” UNFRAMED
$60
99. Charles Harper Sugar Free, ed 166/1000, 15 x 23” $125 UNFRAMED $80
100. Charles Harper Cardinal Cradle, ed 328/500 16 x 14” UNFRAMED $50
101. Charles Harper Drink up, ed. 992/1000 10 x 29” UNFRAMED
$60
102. & 103. Charles Harper Big Rac Attack, ed 483/500 17 x 26” UNFRAMED – creases $40
104. Charles Harper Wingding, ed 974/1000 20 x 15” UNFRAMED – creases
$40
105. Charles Harper Rac n’ Ruin , 1981 ed 1155/1500 16 x 20” UNFRAMED
$60
106. Charles Harper Last Aphid, ed 40/1500 20 x 20” UNFRAMED
$60
122. Charles Harper, Tiger, ed. 1155/2500, 24 x 24” UNFRAMED
$60
180. Charles Harper, Clair de Lune, 1992, ed. 43/550, 15 x 20”UNFRAMED
$60
CHARLES “Charley” HARPER (American,1922–2007)
Harper was raised on a farm in rural West Virginia where he was first inspired to create. Harperleft to
study art, first at West Virginia Wesleyan and then at the Art Academy of Cincinnati where he met his wife,
artist Edie Harper. After two years at the Art Academy, Charley was drafted into the Army during World War II
and served nearly three years. Charley used the GI Bill to go to school in New York at the Art Students League
but left New York after a month and returned to the Art Academy where he finished his studies. After
graduation, he received the Stephen H. Wilder Traveling Scholarship from the Art Academy. Charley and Edie
wed, and then spent the next six months honeymooning and touring the country—drawing, painting and
taking in nature. This trip proved to be one that provided creative inspiration for both Charley and Edie.
Charley’s 60-year career as a graphic designer, painter and illustrator brought his unique, modernist
style to a wide range of publications. Harper is best known for his unique style combining straight and curved
lines and flat areas of carefully selected colors. Harper brought an entirely new perspective to the chosen
subject matter of birds and wildlife, a genre dominated by naturalism and realism. His work illustrated classic
books - The Golden Book of Biology (1961, Golden Press) and The Animal Kingdom (1968, Golden Press), Betty
Crocker’s Dinner for Two (1958), Charles Harper’s Birds and Words (1974, Frame House Gallery, 2008, AMMO
books), Ford Times and Sohioan publications, and ads for Morten Salt, Libby’s Pineapple, Proctor & Gamble,
and the U.S. National Park Service,
Harper referred to his approach as “minimal realism.” Recent publications and exhibitions have
introduced Harper’s modernist vision of nature to an entirely new generation of artists and critics. Harper’s
exceptional skill and creativity elevated any book, advertisement or brochure to a true work of art and his
work resonates as fresh and contemporary as any painters of his generation.
Edie Harper (1922-2010) and Charley Harper met as students at the Art Academy of Cincinnati – her
works often had a Christian religious theme, and were executed in a modernist, abstracted style.
22. Kit Walling b/w photo, Lago Aitlan, Guatemala- framed 17 x 14”
$20
25. Sally Sorenson (Springbrook, WI) Untitled – Road –acrylic painting on Masonite,
framed 23 ½ x 19 ½” signed LRC
$60
27. Balinese painting on canvas, “DW PT Astawa” “P Jitera” framed 28 x 18”
$60
28. Balinese painting on canvas, 28 x 18” “IGST – RAI” framed 33 x 19”
$80
29. Sascha Brastoff, Dancer, pastel on black paper, framed 33 x 27”
$100
30. Sascha Brastoff, Two Dancers, pastel on black paper, framed 33 x 27”
$100
31. a,b,c. - Three oriental woodblock prints printed in gold on dark gray paper,
each mounted to 16 x 23”
$40 all
34. It started with a word – Apple? – original 1999 drawing by Faw (?) -15 x 12”$40
70. T. Golden, abstracted landscape watercolor, framed 20 x 18”
$30
71. T. Golden, figure in landscape watercolor, framed 16 x 20”
$40
72. Balinese painting on canvas, 28 x 18” “DP Subrata – KTL framed 29 x 21”
$60
74. Wall sculpture, paint over wood and cardboard mounted to canvas, 25 x 18 x 3”
80. K Reuger, Red ceramic, 2006 6 x 11”
$30
$40
78. Samuel Margolies, Foraging, etching, AAA, ed. 250 – signed LRC – framed 21 x 17 ½” $90
82. Maija – pastel on paper, 38 x 34” framed
$200
83. African dance mask – brass, beads, wood, 30 x 17 x 6”
84./85. Rain sticks, Chile, 30 and 19” long
$40 and $20
$200
89. Frances Alice Keffer (1881-1953) Canterbury Bells, oil on canvas, 30 x 30” signed verso and recto $400
NYC framer label verso –small areas of paint loss at LRC
90. Jozefina Glass works, Krosno, Poland, Blue glass compote on curved glass legs, 15” high x 12” diameter
$50
91. Carved wood swith figures, (China?) 34 x 15 x 8”
121. Wall art lion, 19 x 28” Masonite, rope, paint, yarn
$40
$35
203. Marjory Yovin, Boca Raton, FL, 2 watercolors of flowers, 4 ½ x 3” UNFRAMED
$40 both
204. Connie A. Segall, Untitled (woman in green dress /white hat, from back), watercolor on paper, 18 x 22”
UNFRAMED signed LRC
$120
205. Connie A. Segall, Untitled (woman in green dress /white hat, from front), watercolor on paper, 18 x 24”
UNFRAMED signed right of center
$120
206. Five (5) batiks, unsigned, Houses and Mosque,– 23 x 17” and 4 market scenes, each 11 x 9 1/2”
$50 all
207. Raye, Two Babies, Dark Skinned and Light Skinned, pastel on board, image 14 ¾ x 15 1/8” – board 15 ¾ x 18 ¼”
signed “Raye” LRC
$50
208. a,b,c,d- Four Japanese prints, 14 5/8 x 3 1/8” each
$40 all
209. Chinese, after Ancestor portrait on scroll, 32 x 14” $40
210. Chinese, after Ancestor portrait on scroll, 32 x 14” $40
NO PHOTO - 58. Jaclyn M. Sathers (Duluth, MN area) Untitled (kids at beach), 2001,
watercolor, framed 17 x 21”
$30
NO PHOTO - 59. Paper Crane and egg drawing, pencil on paper, framed 20 x 20”
$50
Sascha Brastoff (American, Cleveland, OH 1917-1993 Los Angeles)
American designer who worked in front of and behind the camera on a few films, Brastoff is better known for his
terra cotta, ceramic, and jewelry designs. One of eight children, he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio where he trained and
danced with the Cleveland Ballet as a teenager. He attended Western Reserve School of Art, then moved to New York
City to pursue his artistic hopes, supporting himself as a department store window dresser. By age 22, he had had a
successful show of his terra cottas and had sold items to some of the most prestigious museums in New York. Soon after
the U.S. entry into World War II, he joined the Army Air Corps and was assigned first as a designer and then as a
performer to the Air Force show "Winged Victory," in which he stopped the show with his impression of Carmen
Miranda, an act he repeated in the film version. His work in "Winged Victory" landed him a postwar contract with 20th
Century Fox, and he designed costumes, coincidentally, for Carmen Miranda.
In 1947, he opened his own decorative ceramic factory in Los Angeles, a successful endeavor that lasted until an
emotional breakdown resulted in Brastoff's departure (though the company continued producing his designs under his
name). The remainder of his life was spent in various design activities, primarily in jewelry and sculpture. Brastoff died in
1993 of prostate cancer. For many years he was the companion of "Winged Victory" costume designer Howard Shoup,
who predeceased him.
JOZEFINA Glass Works in Krosno, Poland , was founded in 1980 by Jozef Jankowski. We are located in one of
the oldest glass and crystal producing areas of Eastern Europe. We are a state-of-the-art Polish company which makes all
its hand made artistic glass in Krosno. JOZEFINA has always worked in colored glass made with the highest quality
craftsmanship and created with two things in mind: beauty and function. The glassblowers work in teams. Each piece is
hand blown and hand finished. These old and traditional techniques give each piece of JOZEFINA its wonderful
character. JOZEFINA is a "two generation" family employing 275 people.
Francis Alice Keffer (American, 1881-1953)
Born in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 6, 1881. Art Supervisor, Des Moines Public Schools. Keffer studied with Frank
Brangwyn in Des Moines and London; with Alexander Robinson in London; at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn; and with
Ossip Linde in Westport, Conn, where she was also his studio assistant.
She moved to San Diego in about 1920. She taught there for several years, and appears to have divided her time
between San Diego and Hillsdale, NJ until the early 1940s. She painted still lifes and many views of the La Jolla and
Torrey Pines coast. She was the sister of artist Florence Hale.
Exhibitions: Des Moines Women's Club, 1912 (award); National Academy of Design, 1919; San Diego Art Guild,
1940-42; Montclair (NJ) Art Museum; Art Institute of Chicago; San Diego Art Guild; New York Watercolor Society;
National Association of Women Painters & Sculptors.
Keffer died in San Diego on March 21, 1953.
Connie Segall (American, Tulsa, OK, born 1934)
Segall lives life on her own terms- she has neither answering machine nor computer. She wears no watch. She
goes to bed at 4 p.m. and gets up at 1 a.m. Then she walks her three dogs and has coffee, goes to an all-night gym to
swim and comes home to rest. At about 5:30 a.m., she starts painting. She paints on-and-off all day.
Her ranch-style home is one large artist’s studio. The walls are covered floor to ceiling with her paintings. Acrylics and
watercolors — she specializes in painting women and cats — are stacked and piled everywhere. Oversized paintings are
leaned against every surface.
“I am very thankful to be able to do what I enjoy most. I’ve always drawn, but I quit doing art for 10 years when
my kids were little. My father, who was a dreamer, and grandfather were both painters. It was hard to start again after
10 years, so I went to Philbrook to take a watercolor class. I peeked into a life drawing class on my way and got
goosebumps, so I took that instead.”
Sally Sorenson (American, b. Wisconsin)
“I am originally from central Wisconsin. I attended U.W. Green Bay and U.W. Milwaukee, where I received a
B.F.A. and majored in Printmaking. I have been a printmaker for 38 years.
I was once a studio/gallery owner and I have been a professional framer for 20 years. My etchings and drawings have
been included in over 45 juried shows, and I have illustrated 2 books of poetry.
My mediums of choice are Printmaking and Drawing, specializing in Etchings and Colored Pencil drawings. I also
create Block Prints and Monoprints. All original prints reflect a wide range of subjects, in an ever-evolving, unique
style. Etchings are hand printed by the artist on a Griffin Press in small editions, usually 25, plus artist’s proofs.
I have created Acrylic Paintings that feature bright, alternative hues and depict wandering roads, and area
landscapes. Also in my inventory are a series of decorative palm tree paintings and a series depicting the Prickly Pair
cactus.”
Marjory Yovin is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has studied with many well-known
artists such as Dong Kingman, Miles Batt, Linda Darty, Alan Revere, Sydney Lynch, and Andy Cooperman. She was one of
the founding members of the Palm Beach Watercolor Society and has won numerous awards for her art including Best
of Show in open juried shows with the Palm Beach Watercolor Society, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, and Florida
Society of Goldsmiths. She is currently a staff member of the Boca Raton Museum of Art and is teaching an enameling
class and a metal class. Marjory has been fabricating jewelry for over twenty years and never tires of the excitement and
challenge to design a piece of jewelry. She has won numerous awards for her jewelry and enameling design. She began
her career as a watercolorist and is one of the founding members of the Palm Beach Watercolor Society. Her awardwinning art is in many corporations and private collections throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. She
teaches at the Boca Raton Art Museum School.
1.Owen Gromme 1980 retrospective at Milwaukee art museum - Framed poster 31 x 23”
$30
7. Terry Redlin, Afternoon Glow – Honkers &Campers at Peace w/ Nature, ed.341/960,
pencil signed, framed 27 x 25”
$150
8. Terry Redlin, Afternoon Glow – Canadian Honkers Reflecting in the Light of the Lantern, ed.216/960,
pencil signed, framed 27 x 25”
$150
14. Terry Redlin, Afternoon Glow – white tailed deer visiting the morning campsite, ed.343/960,
pencil signed, framed 27 x 25
$150
15. Terry Redlin, Afternoon Glow – Mallard pair and campers settling in for the night, ed. 342/960,
pencil signed, framed 27 x 25”
$150
16 David Maas, Pheasants/Snow, 1983, limited edition gicclee print, 636/950 framed 32 x 29” $100
17. David Maas, Birds/Snow, 1982, limited edition gicclee print, 636/950 framed 32 x 29”
$100
18. Scott Zoellick, Loon, 175/600, limited edition gicclee print, framed 29 x 35”
$100
19. Carl Brenders (b. Belgium) Wolves, limited edition gicclee print, 368/950 framed 30 x 34” $100
81. Owen Gromme, Loons, ed 614/950, 28 x 40 framed
$100
107. Carl Brenders, The Red Fox, 1992, ed. 1573/5000, 27 x 37” UNFRAMED
$60
108. Jorge Mayol, Mountain Retreat, ed. 346/950, 24 x 37” UNFRAMED
$60
109. Robert R. Copple, Totems of the North, ed. 955/980, 25 x 32” UNFRAMED $60
110. John Seery-Lester, Dark Encounter, 1547/3500, 34 ½ x 19 ½” UNFRAMED $60
112. John Seery-Lester, Dark Encounter 1204/3500, 34 ½ x 19 ½” UNFRAMED $60
143. John Seery-Lester, Dark Encounter 1548/3500, 34 ½ x 19 ½” UNFRAMED $60
111. John Seery-Lester, Black Jade 1992, 68/1950, 21 x 37” UNFRAMED
119. John Seery-Lester, Black Jade 1992, 1552/1950, 21 x 37” UNFRAMED
$60
$60
113. Jon van Zyle, Wind Song Timber Wolf, 392/980, 23 x 37” UNFRAMED
$60
114. Carl Brenders, Den Mother Wolf Family , 1992, ed. 361/25000, 27 x 36” UNFRAMED
$60
115. Brian Jarvi, Risky Crossing, 1989, ed. 105/780, 24 ½ x 33 ½ ” UNFRAMED $60
116. Mike Casper, Echoes in the Mist, 1990, ed. 299/600, 23 x 15” UNFRAMED $60
117. Larry Hayden, 1983 Hunting Heritage Print; Mallards, ed. 1416/2400, 21 x 24” UNFRAMED$60
118. Robert R. Copple, Building for a New Generation, 1991, ed. 414/980, 26 x 30” UNFRAMED
$60
131. Jorge Mayol, Edge of the Woods, ed. 377/950, 27 x 37” unframed $60
133. James A. Meger, Night Music-Timberwolf, 1993, ed. 1536/5000, 27 1/2 x 21” unframed
$60
134. James A. Meger, Night Watch-Timberwolf, 1993, ed. 80/2500, 25 x 21 1/2” unframed
$60
135. James A. Meger, Silhouette, 1991, ed. 534/1500, 27 x 19 1/2” unframed
$60
136. James A. Meger, Hidden Game-Timberwolf, 1990, ed. 489/500, 21 x 18 1/2” unframed $60
137. James A. Meger, Alpha-Timberwolf, 1990, ed. 1859/2842, 28 x 21 unframed
$60
138. Don Kloetzke, Midnight at Holy Hill, 1991, AP ed. 127/150, 29 x 21” unframed
$100
139. Jim Foote, Ducks, 1980, ed. 97/580, 22 x 30” unframed
173. Jim Foote, Ducks, 1980, ed. 118/580, 22 ½ x 28” UNFRAMED
$50
$50
140. Charles Frace, Chinese Treasure, ed. 2807/3000, 27 x 28” unframed
$60
141. Charles Frace, Surprise ed. 145/3000, 22 x 32” unframed
142. Charles Frace, Surprise ed. 28/3000, 22 x 32” unframed
$60
$60
144. Jorge Mayol, Solo Singer-Grey Wolves, 1990, ed. 311/1950, 24 ½ x 33” unframed $60
146. Peggy Bang, Winter Friends-Chicadees, 1985, ed. 948/9500, 20 x 16” UNFRAMED $30
147. Persis Clayton Weirs, Crystal Morning-Loons, 1989, ed. 139/950, 23 x 31”UNFRAMED
$60
148. Brian Jarvi, Solitary Whitetail, 1988, ed. 312/780, 28 x 18 ½” UNFRAMED
$70
149. Judy Larson, Crow Ponies, 1991, ed. 1839/2950, 22 x 25” UNFRAMED
$6
150. Carl Brenders, The Companions, 1989, ed. 16427/18036, 24 ½ x 32” UN FRAMED
168. Carl Brenders, The Companions, 1989, ed. 16431/18036, 24 x 32” UNFRAMED
$60
$60
145. Carl Brenders, One to One Gray Wolf, 1991, ed. 8080/10000, 26 ½ x 32” UNFRAMED
151. Carl Brenders, One to One Gray Wolf, 1991, ed. 4660/10000, 26 ½ x 32 UNFRAMED
152. Carl Brenders, One to One Gray Wolf, 1991, ed. 5956/10000, 26 ½ x 32 UNFRAMED
$60
$6
$60
153. Judy Larson, Where Wolves, 1990, ed. 4642/4627, 24 x 28” UNFRAMED
$60
154. Mario Fernandez, A Wondering Moment-Loon, 1984, ed. 54/780, 16 x 29” UNFRAMED
$40
155. Charles Frace, Peace on Ice, 1990, ed., 22 x 29” unframed
$40
156. Bonnie Marris, A Little Pig with a Big Heart, 1996, ed. 192/1000, 22 x 20 UNFRAMED
$40
157. Dan Pierce, Eyes in the Pines, 1989, ed. 136/750, 13 x 23” UNFRAMED
$40
158.Rick Kelley, Evening Reflections, 1986, ed. 490/500, 18 ½ x 29” UNFRAMED
159.Rick Kelley, First Morning, 1987, ed. 64/750, 18 ½ x 29” UNFRAMED
$40
$40
161. Jon van Zyle, ltd. ed. exhibition poster, ed. 20/100, Wildlife of the World Gallery, Aspen; 16 x 24” UNFRAMED $40
163. Robert Bateman, Clan of the Raven, 1990, ed. 925/950, 16 ½ x 28” UNFRAMED
$60
164. Rick Kelley, Break of Dawn, 1987, ed. 788/950, 18 ½ x 25” UNFRAMED
$60
165. collaborative print: Don Kloetzke, Scott Zoellick, Jerry Gadamus, Tim Schultz, Mike Capser, Don Moore; Tranquil
Waters, 1989, ed. 309/1000, 21 x 29” UNFRAMED
$60
166. Brian Jarvi, Spring Courtship, 1989, ed. 101/780, 14 x 33” UNFRAMED
$60
167. Bradley J. Parrish, Polar Bear 1989, ed. 304/950, 22 ½ x 28” UNFRAMED
$60
172. Persis Clayton Weirs, Reflections-Wolves, 199, ed. 82/1200, 22 ½ x 30 ½ “ UNFRAMED
$60
174. Scott Zoellick, Autumn Day Woodies, 1988, ed. 549/800, 21 x 29” UNFRAMED
$60
175. Owen Gromme, Evening Grosbeaks in Winter, 1985, ed. 351/850, 20 ½ x 25” UNFRAMED $40
177. Carl Brenders, Red Fox Study, 1992, ed. 1183/1250, 16 x 19” UNFRAMED
$40
178. Carl Brenders, Study for One to One, 1990, ed. 1630/1950, 14 x 16” UNFRAMED
$40
179. Ed Posa, Serene Encounter, 1992, ed. 195/750, 11 ½ x 28 ¾” UNFRAMED
$40
181. Phil Scholer, North Country Loon, 1983, ed. 1156/1500, 20 x 16” UNFRAMED
$40
182. David Maass, Wood Ducks, 1989, ed. 585/1187, 20 x 17” UNFRAMED
$40
183. Mario Fernandez, Monastery Rock Tufted Puffins, 1988, ed. 120/980, 16 ½ x 21” UNFRAMED
184. Owen Gromme, Goldfinch, 1978, 18 ½ x 14 ½” UNFRAMED
$40
$40
185. Thomas Kinkade, Yosemite, 1989, ed. 495/4185, 14 x 16” UNFRAMED
202. Jim Foote, Green Winged Teal, ed. 172/650, 13 x 18” UNFRAMED $30
245. Thombrough Ducks in Flight, ed #256, 11 x 14” matted
$10
$100
247. Mario Fernandez, Anna’s Hummingbirds, ed. 187/980, 17 x 10”
$30
248. Mario Fernandez, Summer Memories, ed. 55/980, 17 x 10”
$30
Neal Anderson
Neal paints almost exclusively in gouache — a gum and honey based tempera paint. He strives to depict each subject in
its natural habitat, and says, “I want it to be correct in detail, yet I also want it to look good from a distance.”
Anderson attended two years of commercial art school in Omaha before returning to his native Lincoln. He worked with
a graphic design company before striking out on his own. He started by providing illustrations for NEBRASKA land
magazine, and his illustrations have also appeared in KANSAS WILDLIFE and WYOMING WILDLIFE magazines, as well as
two novels. Neal’s 1994-95 Federal Duck Stamp Contest wins fulfilled a lifelong goal for this dedicated artist to whom
conservation stamp contests have provided many honors and distinctions. Neal won the 1984 and 1988 Nebraska
Conservation Stamp contests, and was commissioned to paint the 1984 National Arbor Day Stamp, the 1984 “First of
State” Nebraska Trout Stamp and the 1986 “First of State” Nebraska Wood Duck Stamp. Named their “Artist of the
Year,” Neal was selected by Nebraska Ducks Unlimited to design their sponsor prints in 1984, 1990 and 1994. He is one
of only four to serve as 1994 Ducks Unlimited National Flyway artists, and is currently a DU state regional artist. He also
designed the 1988 Kansas Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Print, the 1989 Missouri Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Print, and the
1990 North Dakota Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Print. In 1991 Neal was commissioned to paint the “First of State” Nebraska
Duck Stamp, and has since designed their 1992, 1993 and 1994 duck stamps.
Neal has made a strong commitment to wildlife conservation. For over 17 years he has been an avid supporter of
organizations such as Pheasants Forever, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Safari Club International, Quail Unlimited and
Ducks Unlimited. His donations of original art and limited edition prints have greatly aided these groups in their fundraising efforts for wildlife habitat projects.
Peggy Bang is a professional artist and photographer who works from her home studio in San Antonio, Texas. She was
born and raised in the Minnesota lake country. Her drive to express herself through drawing and painting began at a
very early age. She credits her talent to genes passed down from her grandfather, a Danish immigrant inventor who
excelled at intricate woodcarvings; in fact some of his carvings still adorn old homes in Spencer, Iowa where he lived and
worked. Her father also demonstrated that same eye for detail in his many large hand painted signs for theatre fronts in
the 30's.
Ms. Bang has been capturing the hearts of collectors for many years with her uncanny ability to communicate the
essence of her chosen subject matter. She has been painting and publishing her work for over three decades. While still
residing in Minnesota, she completed and published a series of wildlife paintings. Her art of the Cocker Spaniel has been
purchased by collectors all over the globe.
Peggy is very diverse as an artist. Her scenes of Mexico emanate with her love of the region and its people. Attention to
detail juxtaposed against an impressionistic background creates a lively interest. Each brushstroke, minute or bold, is
charged with meaning and intent.
Robert Bateman (Canadian, born 1930, Toronto)
A painter, naturalist, and conservationist, Robert Bateman is one of the world's most celebrated contemporary wildlife
artists. He was drawn to the wilderness as a child and further explored his love of nature and his study of natural
ecosystems while working at a wildlife research camp in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. With a degree in geography
from the University of Toronto, he taught high school for 20 years, painting wildlife and nature in his free time. While
Bateman began his career as an abstract artist, in the mid-1960s, he turned towards realism to capture wildlife in its
various habitats after being inspired by the work of Andrew Wyeth. His work fuses a realistic style with dynamic
compositions, and captures both the particularities of the natural world and his conservationist spirit. Bateman has
become a spokesman for many environmental issues and uses his artwork and limited edition prints in conservation
fundraising efforts. He features animals that face ominous challenges as humankind continues to abuse the natural
world. "I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth," Bateman states.
"Its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to absorb it. And
then I'd like to put it together and express it in my painting."
Carl Brenders (Belgian, born 1937, Antwerp)
As a contemporary artist working in the photorealistic style, Carl Brenders creates his mixed media paintings with a
combination of watercolor and gouache. He chooses his subjects from thousands of photographs he has taken in the
wild and then makes numerous pencil sketches to prepare for his finished piece. He draws his final composition in
minute detail and then paints the background and animals. He renders the habitat and environment in each work as
accurately as the animal itself.
Brenders studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Antwerp and worked as a commercial artist during the 1960s and '70s,
creating illustrations for a series of books called The Secret Life of Animals. After making a trip to the United States and
visiting the Yellowstone area, he exhibited at Trailside Galleries in Jackson, Wyoming, in 1983 and began his successful
career as a wildlife artist. Brender's work is regularly included in the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's "Birds in Art"
exhibition among others, and he has become popular with collectors in the United States, Belgium, Canada, Germany,
France, Spain, Holland, Argentina, and Japan.
Ken Carlson (American, born 1937, Morton, MN)
When Ken Carlson was a young boy, he was confined to bed for a year following an attack of rheumatic fever. During
that year he taught himself to draw. While many young boys dreamed of becoming baseball heroes like Joe DiMaggio
when they grew up, Ken Carlson had aspirations of becoming an artist like Bob Kuhn. Carlson won a scholarship in an art
contest to the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis, where his teachers included the renowned animal illustrator,
Walter Wilwerding (1891-1966). After high school, he attended the Minneapolis School of Art for a year, then joined a
commercial art firm. Although commercial art was not his main professional focus, Carlson accepted a commission to
illustrate for the publication Birds of Western North America (McMillan, 1972). After two years on the project, he
returned to painting animals in oils on large-scale canvases. When painting in his studio, he uses photographs to
supplement his field observations of animals. Ken Carlson is widely recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of
North American wildlife. His work has been exhibited in public museums such as the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art
Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, and the Genesee County Museum in Mumford, New York, as well as the National
Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming.
Mike Capser
The openness of Mike Capser’s art, prints and posters offer an expansive world for imaginations to explore. The graceful
beauty of this imagery comes naturally to the watercolorist who lives with his family under the wide-open skies of
Montana. Capser paints, draws, and sculpts contemporary, western and wildlife subjects.
A critical part of his art, prints and posters is based on painstaking research and inspiration from hunting, studying and
sketching in the wild, untouched land of his childhood. He relies on much of his rich, personal experiences with the west
to get the right feeling for his subjects.
He has received numerous awards and honors for his art, prints and posters and has been accepted in many shows. He
was chosen as featured artist for the 1996 Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show and a special guest artist at the 1995 Michigan
Wildlife Habitat Foundation’s annual Art Festival. He has been juried into the annual C.M. Russell Show in Great Falls
Montana, and the prestigious Birds in Art Exhibition in Wausau Wisconsin. Several publications featured Capser,
including the fall 1995 InformArt, and U.S.Art magazine, which named Capser among its top 25 artists in 1994 and 1996.
Robert R. Copple was born in Los Angeles, CA. Robert graduated from Cornell University with a major in both painting
and photography and a minor in ornithology/biology/fields studies. He has since devoted himself full-time to producing
original art in varied media including sculpture. Throughout his career, he has continued to push the boundaries of his
art by creating a new art form combining his painting and photography into a mixed media series called “Illusionary
Images” the first of its kind in the art market. Concurrent with his artistic work is Robert’s activity as an advocate for
nature- in national appearances, speaking engagements, and shows to demonstrate his personal concept and passion
for the importance of the natural world and its preservation.
Beginning this commitment at age 16, Robert had his first one-man show in San Francisco and won California’s Nongame wildlife Decal competition. By age 18 he had four limited edition prints available in the art market. A year later,
Robert became the youngest painter to be juried into Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Exhibition in Wausau,
Wisconsin. At twenty-one he was the only undergraduate guest speaker to have a one-man show at Cornell Laboratory
of Ornithology.
Since then, Robert has been honored as Artist of the Year, or Featured Artist at numerous galleries, shows, and charity
events. Most recently, he was chosen as Disney’s First featured Artist at their Signature Wine and Food Festival in 2010.
Museums, which have exhibited Robert’s work includes the Smithsonian, Washington D.C., Los Angeles County Museum
of Natural History, the San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands Ca, the Colorado Historical Museum in Denver, and
the C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls Montana. He continues to participate in numerous art shows and exhibitions
through the U.S. annually.
Over the years, Robert has been featured on TV shows like Good Morning America, The Discovery Channel, The Outdoor
Channel, Disney TV, local news and other cable shows. In addition, his art has graced the cover and pages of many
magazines. Robert art has been used to raise money for numerous organizations like The Audubon Society, Sierra Club,
Humane Society, Ducks Unlimited, National Elk Foundation, Safari Club, Make A Wish Foundation, American Red Cross,
Boys and Girls Club, The Staples Center Foundation, and many more. Currently, Robert continues to broaden his artistic
horizons by drawing on personal experiences of love and romance, while creating art for two of his new series of
paintings entitled “The Taste of Romance,” and “Dreamscapes.”
Mario Fernandez (America, born Havana, Cuba 1946),
Mario Fernandez was born in Cuba on February 25, 1946 and was imprisoned - for political dissent- by the Castro regime
at the age of sixteen. In 1965 Mario found new freedom in the United States of America and started to develop his
successful career. The work of Fernandez is destined to become a true American classic. His works continue to
appreciate in value and in the hearts of those who have made this unique and gentle man a part of their lives.
Originals are in the collections of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne of Great Britain,
His Majesty, King Juan Carlos of Spain, and other notables such as Wayne Newton, Gloria Estefan, Janet Jackson, Roger
Whitacker, Laurance Spelman Rockefeller*, Sigfried and Roy, Burt Reynolds, to name a few. On June 3, 1990, Fernandez
presented an original work, "The Spirit of the Summit" to President and Mrs. Gorbachev of the USSR, as a tribute to "a
man that has changed the world!". At the conclusion of the Desert Storm conflict, he presented works to United States
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and His Royal Highness
Prince Khalid bin Sultan Abdul Azis of Saudi Arabia.
Fernandez has published close to 200 limited editions of his paintings, sculptures and collectible works of art. Although
his best know work is in realistic images of nature, Mario's mastery continues to experiment with other subjects and
techniques. The realistic, surrealistic, and nature art forms developed by Fernandez have achieved international
prominence.
Mario's fame is often illustrated through his representation of eagles. "The Courtship Flight" for example, was "Painting
of the Year" in 1987. Mario states: "Over the past few years I have been fortunate to have created a number of paintings
and sculptures featuring the American Bald Eagle. These paintings were not only faithful portrayals of this magnificent
bird, but an expression of my deep respect and admiration for the nation that it represents. They are an expression of
my personal gratitude for the Freedom that our national symbol has come to characterize both throughout the world
and in my own life." Mario's masterful eagle works communicate undeniable commitment and passion. Some of his
accomplishments include monumental bronze sculptures and a little book entitled "If I Could Only Fly." A full size
sculpture of his "Courtship Flight" painting greets visitors at an office tower in Cleveland, Ohio, and another monumental
sculpture titled "The Guardian" is a majestic larger than life eagle stands watch at the Minnesota State Bank in South
Saint Paul, Minnesota. The book, written and illustrated by Mario combines magnificent nature portraits with
compelling verse that comes straight from the heart.
James (Jim) Foote, 1925-2004)
Born into a family of physicians, at an early age Foote decided that he preferred to study and work with nature. He
began carving duck decoys as a boy as part of his love of hunting and fishing. After enlisting as part of the Navy Air
Corps at 17 and serving in World War II, Jim returned home and enlisted as a student at the University of Michigan.
He received two degrees from the university: a Bachelors degree in Forestry and a Masters degree in Wildlife
Management. He worked then as a biologist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, quitting after 27 years
to devote his time to wildlife art. In his forties he became seriously involved with professional bird carving and entered
bird carving contests. He won many decoy competitions in the 1970’s including two from the Ward World
Championship Competitions in 1973 and 1975 in the Decorative Decoy Pairs competition. He was a self-trained artist
who developed many of the techniques that he used in making his decorative decoys. He is most recognized as one of
the first professional carvers to actually add feather texturing to the traditional decoys. He also carved fish decoys as
well. He stopped entering carving contests in the late 1970’s, focusing his talents towards the paintings of wildlife
scenes and the production of limited edition prints of his paintings. He captured the colorful wildlife scenes on canvas
with oil and acrylic paints. He did still continue to volunteer as a judge at many competitions. He was also
commissioned by the Ruffed Grouse Society to create its first conservation stamp and the chapter of the Ruffed
Grouse in Lewiston, Michigan honored him by naming their chapter after him. Jim Foote died in 2004
Charles Fracé (American, 1926-2011)
born in in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, he began drawing at five and taught himself to paint when he was
fifteen. Fracé remembers wanting to be an artist from an early age. His self-instructed talent earned him a scholarship to
Philadelphia's Museum School of Art, where he graduated with honors.
In 1955, Fracé began a professional career as a freelance illustrator in New York City. Eventually, he became one of the
nation's most sought-after illustrators of wildlife. However, Fracé soon grew frustrated by the restrictions of illustrating
ideas conceived by others and longed to paint some of his own. He finished only one, which his wife, Elke, took to a
nearby art gallery. They insisted on displaying the painting in the gallery, and it sold that same afternoon.
In 1973, with the issue of Fracé's first limited edition print, he had finally made the permanent change to fine art. Fracé
brings to his art over three decades of personal research and a close kinship with animals. Fracé and his art has been the
subject of two books. Perhaps the greatest honor of his career came in October 1992, when Fracé was recognized with
a one-man exhibit of thirty-six of his paintings at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D.C. Charles Fracé passed away December 16, 2005 after a long illness. Mr. Fracé's legacy will continue
to live on in his masterful work which has captivated art collectors and intrigued nature experts for over thirty years.
Larry Hayden has become a legend among wildlife artists. He has won nearly every major wildlife art competition that
he has entered. His limited edition prints are sold out almost before they are pulled from the presses, and his finely
detailed decoys have consistently raised the standards by which decoys are judged.
Hayden's decoys have won the highest honors in every contest in which he has competed, including the U.S. National
Show (New York), the Canadian National Show (Toronto), the Midwest Decoy Contest (Michigan), and the International
Decoy Contest (Iowa). He is the only five-time Best of Show winner in floating decorative art at the World Championship
Contest.
Hayden's switch from carving to painting (in the late 1970's) stemmed from his success as an artist and illustrator.
However, the separation that divides the two disciplines is very narrow, especially considering Hayden's super realistic,
tight renderings of waterfowl.
His paintings almost seem like bird carvings on illustration board, carvings without wood. "I paint a picture the same way
I paint a decoy. I sketch the feathers the same way I would for a decoy, and I paint with the same techniques. I have to
remind myself that I'm not working with a three-dimensional object, and I have to consciously put in highlights and
shadows."
Brian Jarvi
By combining intricate detail, dramatic lighting, and anatomical accuracy, he has become widely known for his
"up close and personal" compositions. Africa and its incredible wildlife has been Jarvi's passion for the past decade.
Amidst the lush African scenery and wildlife, Brian creates new masterpieces. "The excitement lies in transferring
situations I have witnessed on Safari onto canvas," says Jarvi.
"When choosing the themes and subjects of my paintings, I like to draw on personal experience, for example, a
bull elephant making a charge or lions attacking a cape buffalo. The tremendous diversity, the sheer numbers, and
often-sobering confrontations of the wildlife have spawned more ideas than I can ever hope to put on canvas."
A Minnesota resident most of his life, Jarvi is the first artist to win both the Minnesota Duck and Pheasant
contests in consecutive years and only the second artist in history to win both Minnesota's major print contests. Brian
spent his youth in northern Minnesota sketching the rugged land and the animals that inhabit the area. Today, Jarvi, his
wife Raelene, and their two daughters live on a lake in the north woods. Jarvi continues to go on Safari to expand his
repertoire of experience and knowledge of the majestic African imagery.
Rick Kelley's art is a visual journal of his life travels, experiences, philosophies and adventures. Every creation evokes a
fond memory that Rick admires, preserves, and respects. Rick's approach is to capture the emotion in each animal,
whether it is the serenity of the loon, the majesty of the bald eagle, or the stealth power of the gray wolf. These visions
and strong emotions coupled with Kelley's scientifically, historically, and proportionately correct images have made him
a nationally recognized and critically acclaimed wildlife artist.
Rick began his quest to be an artist out of a love for nature at the early age of ten. He continued to paint through
school, and after graduation Kelley took advantage of his father's transfer to Montana. There he used Montana's beauty
as a backdrop and inspiration for his work. After studying at Eastern Montana University, Rick set out on his own. Less
than ten years later in 1980, he began painting professionally — full time.
An avid outdoorsman and naturalist, Rick Kelley donates much of his artwork to conservation fund-raising efforts and
other charitable organizations. To date, over $12 million has been raised in Kelley print sales for Ducks Unlimited, a nonprofit wildlife organization. "Ducks Unlimited is an outstanding organization that is impressive in their dedication to
protecting wildlife and natural habitats. It is an honor to have my art work supporting such a worthy cause," said Kelley.
Today, Kelley publishes his own work through the company he and his wife own, Kelley Fine Art Publishing. It is this
venue that affords Rick the opportunity to paint from his emotion, and create images that truly depict the beauty and
mood of nature.
Don Kloetzke (American, b. Oskosh, WI 1951)
Don Kloetzke is an American painter with more than thirty years of painting experience. Known for his wildlife
art portraits, he has also painted landscapes, still life, World War II aircraft along with emotional Green Bay Packer fan
themes. Don was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1951; his father was in the military so Don moved with his family as they
traveled through Hawaii, Mississippi, California, Germany and other places Kloetzke honed his drawing and painting
skills. Kloetzke’s work has been accepted by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Birds in Art Exhibition, an international
invitational show.
Wisconsin Sportsman Magazine selected Kloetzke as their first “wildlife Artist of the Year”; Selected as “Sponsor Artist”
for the Wisconsin Water fowler’s Association.; “Century Artist of the Year” for PBS Channels 10/36.
“Sponsor Artist” for Wings over Wisconsin.; “Midnight at Holy Hill” made the U.S. Art’s Best Seller List.
“Sponsor Artist” for Ducks Unlimited.; “A New Beginning” made the U.S. Art’s Best Seller List.
Ranked in the top 25 best-selling artists in America by U.S. Art Magazine for three consecutive years, (1993–1995)
“Best of Show” at:
National Art Exhibition of Alaska Wildlife
St. Paul Winter and Wildlife Art Exhibit
National Wildlife & Western Art Exhibition (Milwaukee)
National Wildlife & Western Art Exhibition (Minneapolis)
Judy Larson always knew she was going to be an artist. She was surrounded by artists as a child and was particularly
inspired by her father, Clyde Provonsha, a professional illustrator best known for his religious and commercial art.
After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Commercial Art from Pacific Union College in Northern California, Judy
spent the next 17 years as a commercial artist, illustrator and art director. In 1988, influenced by her love of nature and
animals, Judy devoted her time to wildlife art. The primary focus in each of her paintings is the animal, with the horse
and wolf as recurring subjects. Often, Judy pays homage to Native Americans, their cultures, and their stories and
legends, through the hidden elements in her work.
Judy's unique approach to her work is through the use of scratchboard--a technique that can render magnificent detail,
but one requiring infinite patience. Scratchboard, an old, but little-used medium, consists of a smooth, thin surface of
hardened China clay applied to a Masonite-backed art board. The subject is painted on the art board solidly with black
India ink to create a silhouette. Judy then scratches away the dried ink using hundreds of X-Acto® blades, and the result
is a magnificent, lifelike image.
Once the subject has been totally scratched, it is a finished black and white illustration, ready for Judy to add color. She
prefers a combination of airbrush, gouache, or acrylics for adding rich layers of color, with frequent re-scratching for
detail. The time-consuming art of scratchboard is unparalleled in its detail, allowing Judy's seamless concealment of
imagery within her subject.
For Judy Larson, whose underlying message is always passionately ecological, her medium of scratchboard, as well as
her "The Art of Concealment®," allows her "to take the viewer with me." Explains Judy, "My desire is to engage viewers
on three levels: first, by revealing the beauty of animals through intricate detail; second, by concealing a hidden image
that draws the viewer to examine the painting more closely and through which I can tell a story; and third, by promoting
a deeper awareness of the environment on a level that will hopefully have an impact."
Judy actively supports a number of environmental endeavors. She is a member of the Society of Animal Artists and is
published by The Greenwich Workshop, North America's leading publisher of fine art limited editions. Her art is the
subject of three books. The latest, Horse Indian Wolf: The Hidden Pictures of Judy Larson, won a Bronze award at the
IPPYS's and was a finalist in Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year competition in the Children's book category. Judy
lives and works in Lake Elsinore, California.
David Maass (American, b. 1929, Rochester, MN)
An avid sportsman and ardent contributor to conservation organizations, David Maass has been actively painting game
birds for more than forty years. After growing up exploring the bottom lands of the Mississippi River valley in Minnesota,
he became an illustrator and produced images for Brown and Bigelow calendars for twenty-seven years. In the early
1950's, Maass met and became friends with wildlife artist, David Hagerbaumer (also in the NMWA collection), while
stationed in San Diego with the Marines. After his service, he returned to Minnesota and has lived there ever since,
dedicating himself to painting full-time in 1961.
He has designed more than thirty-five conservation stamps and prints for various state and organizations. His 1982
winning canvasback painting marks the second time that a Maass design has appeared on the Federal Duck Stamp and
Print. In 1997, US Art honored Maass with the title of Master Artist. Working mostly in oils, his artwork reveals an
amazing understanding of light and a diligent study of subject matter. Three books have been published on the painting
of David Maass, the most recent being Wildfowl of North America released in December of 1999.
Bonnie Marris has been studying and painting wolves, foxes, dogs and horses since childhood. She remembers her
family home as a refuge for anyone in trouble, human or animal. “At one time we had two wolves and a three-monthold coyote living with us,” she recalls with a smile. Always, when Marris wasn’t around animals, she was painting them,
and this love led her to pursue degrees in zoology and animal behavior. Animals are an integral part of both her life and
her art. Marris combines technical mastery with emotional warmth in her beautiful images. Wolves, horses, bison--her
subjects are extensively researched and respectfully rendered to create fine art that brings nature's beauty to your
home environment. Marris has been studying and painting wolves, foxes, dogs and horses since childhood. She
remembers her family home as a refuge for anyone in trouble, human or animal. “At one time we had two wolves and a
three-month-old coyote living with us,” the artist recalls with a smile. Always, when Marris wasn’t around animals, she
was painting them, and this love led her to pursue degrees in zoology and animal behavior.
The passion Bonnie Marris has for wilderness, for animals, and for light and color come together in her art, and she feels
her work has accomplished its purpose when a viewer feels that same passion.
This talented painter has taken an unusual path into art; she developed her talent by portraying animals “from the inside
out.” While she was a student at Michigan State University, Bonnie illustrated several major books. One volume she
worked on was a leading expert’s mammalogy text that contained several hundred drawings and detail studies. This
massive project attracted the attention of noted zoologist George Schaller, who invited Bonnie to prepare the art for
posters that would support his worldwide rare animal relief programs.
Jorge Mayrol
Jorge Mayol was born in 1948 and grew up on a cattle ranch outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a child he took to
sketching flowers, trees and horses though his only art instruction was from his father who was an accomplished
draftsman. Mayol later worked with Axel Amuchastegui, an Argentinean bird painter. Amuchastegui introduced the
young painter to his gallery in London who took him on as a gallery artist. Jorge Mayol painted birds, small animals and
African images for the British clientele. Mayol's work was sold in the United States beginning in the mid 1980s and by
1990 Mayol decided to move to the U.S. to research animals such as bears and wolves which are more familiar to the
U.S. market.
James Meger (American, 1942-2011)
Wildlife artist James Meger, whose oil and acrylic renditions of canvasback ducks and other fowl sparked a 30-year-plus
painting career that found an appreciative audience nationwide, has died of cancer. He was 69 and lived in Edina.
A graduate of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., where he earned a bachelor of fine arts degree, Meger was an
Army officer in Vietnam for 14 months before returning to the University of Minnesota for a master's in art education.
For about nine years, he taught art in Louisiana and Minnesota schools before quitting to paint full time.
Born in tiny Minneota in Lyon County, Meger relayed through many of his paintings a love of, and fascination with, rural
Americana, especially the farmsteads and wildlife -- pheasants in particular -- that once dotted the southwest Minnesota
landscape.
Meger added the state pheasant stamp contest to his credits in 1986 and often hid in his paintings wildlife that wasn't
readily visible. "Places Remembered," for example, a 2005 acrylic of an idyllic scene featuring children, dogs and ducks,
also illustrated, upon close inspection, white swans, screech owls and leopard frogs, among other animals.
When Meger won the state duck stamp, wildlife art was big business, with established and even new painters often
selling hundreds of limited-edition prints. That market has largely disappeared. Yet Meger stayed busy painting
commissioned originals and issuing reproduction canvases that closely mimicked his originals.
"He painted six of our 'Prints of the Year,' more than any other artist," said Bob St. Pierre, Pheasants Forever's marketing
vice president. "Those prints raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for wildlife habitat."
Meger was diagnosed in April with late-stage soft tissue sarcoma, which has been traced to Agent Orange exposure in
Vietnam. He entered hospice Sunday and died Thursday.
The works of internationally renowned artist, Bradley J. Parrish, are synonymous with beauty, feeling, innovation, and
perfection. As a young boy, born and raised in Wisconsin, this self-taught artist showed exemplary talent selling his first
paintings publicly at the age of six. His work was reproduced and sold as early as elementary school. He was one of the
youngest art students ever to be accepted and attend an accredited college at the age of 14 years old. While in high
school Parrish continued to excel, receiving many awards for his work, both locally and on a national level. It is
estimated that over the years Parrish has produced thousands of works of art. The countless hours of hard work,
perfecting his art, have led to many awards and achievements that have been unsurpassed and evident of his never
ending dedication to his art.
Diversity in subject matter has been both his strength and a necessary source of inspiration. With a multitude of
interests and loves, he works in pastel, oil, watercolor, and acrylic, always striving to stimulate and evoke freshness in his
work. In addition to his acclaimed works on canvas, he is also a gifted sculptor.
Parrish who is also an award winning architectural and interior designer, writer, illustrator and inventor feels these
interests have been, throughout the years, instrumental in shaping his life, his career and most of all his art. He
attributes his love of life and all that it encompasses as being an art form itself. His passion and diversity in creating
great works of art are drawn from the well of inspiration found in all facets of life.
With many sold out limited editions, Parrish's works are collected the world over. His piece entitled The Creation of
Adam, done in pastel when the artist was 15 years old, is part of the permanent collection of the Vatican Museum in
Rome, Italy. His works reside in other major collections across the United States including such award winning works as
his piece titled Another Day of Freedom which hangs in the base of the Statue of Liberty. His work has toured the United
States most prestigious museums, including the Smithsonian and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum. His works have
appeared in numerous hard cover books and publications. Everything from college textbooks to coffee table books, the
artist and his work has been showcased in trade publications, magazines and newspapers nationwide. Parrish and his
art have also appeared on television stations such as the A&E and the Discovery Channel.
Dan Pierce (American, 1921-2014)
Raised on a California ranch, Danny Pierce was a kid cowboy, a teenage rodeo rider who just couldn't resist the call of
wild art. Pierce taught art for two decades at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and produced art that evoked the
wild world he'd grown up with: Horses, moose, mountain sheep, cattle and the rural workers who tended them.
An internationally known artist, Pierce's work ranged from woodcuts and hand-printed books, limited-edition books to
oil paintings and cast bronze sculpture. His specialty was drawing animals, and he once taught a UWM course by holding
the class at the Milwaukee County Zoo, where students could be up close to the animals. Every year, it was his goal to
produce a handmade book, and he made nearly 45. In 1995, UWM Libraries special collections organized a retrospective
of those books, "Danny: 36 Years at the Red Door Studio."
Red Door Studio was his book press, started in 1959 in Kent, Wash. Pierce wrote the text, handset the type, and cut the
blocks for prints, then hand-printed editions of 25 to 100 copies on a Gordon Platen Press, according to the exhibit
notes. For each volume, he made a specially designed box. His frequent collaborator was his wife, Julia. The books
include titles such as "Shepherdess of Monument Valley," "Horse Logging" and "Amish Days," and four volumes in a
series titled "Man, Horse, and Sea." The exhibit can now be seen in a digital version.
Pierce continued to make art until his death, and had made murals in the city of Kent as well as books, paintings and
woodcuts.
Born in Lakewood, Calif., Pierce had set his sights on becoming an artist in the last days of the Great Depression.
He began his studies at the Art Center School in Los Angeles in 1939 but quit after three months.
He noted in his résumé a few years later:
"Depression, no jobs available for cowboys in Los Angeles. Three riding academies shut down in as many months.
Returned to ranch."
A year later he was attending the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. His studies were interrupted by World War II.
He was drafted in 1942. He met his future wife, an Army nurse named Julia Rasmussen, while stationed in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
They married in 1943. After his discharge in 1945, he went back to the Chouinard institute for two years, then headed to
New York City, where he would study at the American Art School in Manhattan.
He left school in the summer of 1948 and moved to the Adirondack mountains to paint. In an interview later, he said,
"During much of this time I lived in a one-room cabin in the Adirondack mountains, painting two canvases a day and
turning out black-and-white illustrations for adventure and pulp magazines.
"I drew on the wildlife of the mountains and worked out for myself many of the things I'd learned in art school."
Back in New York, he attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1950-'53 and became interested in graphics.
After studying in New York, Pierce and his growing family moved back west, this time to Kent, his wife's hometown.
There, he taught at the Burnley School for Professional Art and worked on handmade books based on the Native
Americans of the Pacific Northwest. Then he headed to Alaska, where he got a bachelor of arts degree from the
University of Alaska. He was artist in residence there under a Carnegie grant from 1959 to 1961, and head of the art
department he helped organize from 1961 to 1963.
Pierce joined the UWM faculty as an instructor in 1964 and later became a faculty member.
He taught figure drawing and anatomy courses, relief printing, basic drawing, introduction to printmaking, animal
anatomy and bookbinding.
Ed Posa has developed over the years a unique style of characterizing the authentic American Southwest. Posa's use of
vibrant watercolors and gouache creates an image by blending traditional Old World southwestern themes with
contemporary colors and dramatic impressionistic concepts. His mystical Indians and sweeping, vertical skies have
become a trademark and are seen in many of his works.
Born and raised in Brooklyn,NY,Ed has been painting since his childhood. He attended the University of Wyoming
on a football scholarship. Ed became an educator and for thirty years coached high school football in Pueblo and
worked with special needs children of all ages. He was named Colorado Coach of the Year in 1967, and in 1981 received
the Service to Mankind Award, a richly deserved and cherished honor emanating from his warm personality and genuine
caring for others. The works of Ed Posa are true masterpieces of imagination and skill. His original watercolors are now
on display at fine art galleries throughout the US, and many of his works are available in limited edition prints.
Terry Redlin (American, b. 1937 Watertown, South Dakota)
Redlin's interest in outdoors themes can be traced to his childhood in Watertown, South Dakota. At the age of 15, a brief
ride on a motorcycle resulted in a life-changing accident that ended his dream of becoming a forest ranger. Through a
state-sponsored scholarship program for students with disabilities, Redlin opted to pursue a career in the graphic arts.
He earned a degree from the St. Paul School of Associated Arts and spent 25 years working in commercial art as a layout
artist, graphic designer, illustrator and art director. In his leisure time, he researched wildlife subjects and settings.
In 1977, at the age of 40, Redlin burst onto the wildlife scene when his painting "Winter Snows" appeared on the cover
of The Farmer magazine. By 1979, demand for his work had become so great that he left his art directing career to
concentrate on painting wildlife.
Since then, Redlin's meteoric rise has been unparalleled in the field of contemporary wildlife art. In 1981 and 1985, he
won the Minnesota Duck Stamp competition, and in 1982, the Minnesota Trout Stamp contest. He also placed second
that year in the Federal Duck Stamp Competition. He has been honored as Artist of the Year for Ducks Unlimited
(National and Minnesota), and as Conservationist of the Year-Magnum Donor by the Minnesota Waterfowl Association
for his gifts of entire print collections. The National Association of Limited Edition dealers has three times presented him
with the "Lithograph of the Year" award for excellence in the medium.
In 1987, Redlin began exploring his interest in Americana subjects and nostalgic scenes of yesteryear, painting several
images for his American Memories and Country Doctor Collections. Since then, his annual Christmas prints have
attracted thousands of collectors from coast to coast.
In 1992, he completed his most ambitious work to date, painting each line in the first stanza of "America the Beautiful".
All eight, which depict American life from the settling of the west to the present day, were released as limited edition
prints over a three-year period, ending in January, 1995. The series has been showcased in art and consumer magazines
nationwide, and it has been acclaimed by thousands of collectors. "Terry Redlin Paints America the Beautiful", a video
presentation produced by Hadley House, earned a coveted Telly Award in the 1993 national competition.
Redlin's immense popularity can also be measured in the success of his book, "Opening Windows to the Wild, The Art of
Terry Redlin." In its sixth printing, the book details his paintings, pencil sketches and biography. Always the perfectionist,
he personally supervised the printing and production of this important project. A critical as well as a commercial success,
the book was a Certificate of merit winner at the prestigious Printing Industries of America competition in 1988. His
second book, "Terry Redlin, Master of Memories," was released in 1997 and was recently voted Best Art Book by those
galleries polled for the U.S.ART survey.
Terry Redlin derives the most satisfaction from his conservation work. Over the 17 year period from 1981 to 1997, his
donations to Ducks Unlimited raised more than $28 million, setting an all-time record in art sales for wetland
conservation projects. By his own estimate, he has donated several million dollars of art to other nonprofit conservation
organizations.
Redlin's most compelling project is the construction of the museum to house his original art in Watertown, South
Dakota, where he now resides. The Redlin Art Center features 160 original oil paintings by Terry Redlin as well as many
prints, sketches and childhood drawings. Since opening in the summer of 1997, the Redlin Art Center has welcomed
more than 3 million visitors from all over the world. The Redlin Art Center is Terry Redlin's gift back to the State of South
Dakota in appreciation of the scholarship he was awarded after high school. He never forgot the gift - to him, it was a
"grubstake", and he never would have been able to go on to continue his education without it. The Redlin Art Center is
open year-round and admission is free. He was honored in 1998 by the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota by having an
elementary school named in his honor. Terry Redlin Elementary School opened in the Fall of 1998.
In 2004, Redlin unveiled his most emotional collection entitled, "An American Portrait". Considered by Redlin to be the
most technically demanding project of his career, the series of 7 paintings tell the life story of a young American boy.
The story was built around Redlin's personal experiences and is his tribute to America. In 2007, Terry Redlin retired
from painting and print signing due to his personal struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
John Seery-Lester
World-renowned artist John Seerey-Lester was born in Manchester, England, where he grew up with a sketch book in
hand. Receiving his first commission at the early age of 13, John became a professional artist in 1974. For some ten years
prior to this, John was a journalist, freelance writer, editor of several magazines and worked in advertising and public
relations in both the private sector and local government in the UK. It was in 1980, after making his first trip to East
Africa, that John began painting images of the natural world. His respect for the work of fellow English artist, David
Shepherd, heavily influenced his decision to travel to Africa and paint wildlife. This became a turning point in his career.
In 1982 John moved to the United States. He signed with Mill Pond Press the following year. Since then he has had some
300 limited edition prints published. Many of these have sold out within days of release. Demand for his original works
has become stronger each year.
Jon van Zyle
Art is Jon’s life and Alaska, all Alaska, has been his inspiration. Artist Jon Van Zyle has seen more of Alaska in a much
more unique way than most can ever hope to experience. Jon has twice completed the 1049 miles of the Iditarod Trail
Sled Dog Race between Anchorage and Nome. From these adventures he has created the yearly Iditarod poster series
commemorating the race and his involvement. In 1979 he was made the official Iditarod artist, a title he still holds today.
In 2004 he was inducted into the Iditarod Hall of Fame His acrylic paintings go beyond the race though, and encompass
so much of the Alaska beauty. Jon's reputation as a storyteller through his art is further enhanced by his prints, posters
and stone lithographs. Dog teams, landscapes, wildlife, Alaskan faces from native to newcomer, portray an intimacy with
the land and it's people. He touches on history with studies of Alaskan pioneers and native traditions and lore recording
the Alaskan spirit. Public acceptance of his shared feeling through his art has been his greatest reward.
Jon's art career has spanned over 3 decades. Prolific artist, he produces numerous paintings a year for one man
exhibitions in the United States as well as Europe. Illustrating at least two children's books a year since 1993 for
prestigious publishers has earned him a reputation with a younger audience as well as many awards for his children's
art. His limited edition prints and posters sell out regularly with well over 300 editions in the last 30-plus years.
Jon and his wife Jona, also an artist, travel extensively, gathering material and experiences for their continuous
production of works of art. The Van Zyle's live near Eagle River where they raise and train Siberian Huskies. Both
inspirational and functional, the dogs play a large part in their lives together.
For Persis Clayton Weirs, becoming a wildlife artist seemed only natural. Born on an island off the coast of Maine and
residing in New England her entire life, Weirs has always been surrounded by beautiful scenery and bountiful wildlife.
Weirs is known for her extraordinary ability to paint both domestic and wild animals. Her original works, which are
featured in some of the most prominent museums and celebrated private collections across the country, were selected
to go on an international tour to Beijing, China.
She says, "If my paintings can pass on to the others just a fraction of the pleasure and fascination I find in nature, then I
have succeeded."
Scott Zoellick (Oconamowoc, WI)
Blending his love of the outdoors, with an eye for detail and an artistic style that captures every nuance of a nature
scene, Scott has discovered a way to preserve the magic and emotion of a fleeting moment in his wildlife paintings.
In 1992, Scott founded Thunder Mountain Press to pursue the marketing of his own limited-edition wildlife prints. Since
then it has continued to grow and prosper.
His education included studying illustration, painting and print making at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design after
three years of studying at the University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources. While at Stevens
Point, Scott was commissioned by the Izaak Walton League to create a 65-foot mural in the college's new central
building.
Scott's paintings have enhanced the covers of more than 25 major magazines and can also be seen on the highly sought
after "Miller Mirrors." His magazine illustrations have appeared in numerous outdoor publications and he has also
illustrated books for Charles Scribners & Sons, Raintree Publishing Company, Willow Creek Press and Northword Press.
He is a member of Ducks Unlimited, The Ruffed Grouse Society, Safari Club International, Pheasants Forever and The
Adventurers Club. Scott has shown his work at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson International "Birds In Art" exhibition several
times, designed conservation stamps for the National Wildlife Federation and has donated his art to dozens of
organizations dedicated to conservation and the preservation of wildlife.