ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Dafeng - D'aguanno - Daly - D'Amico - Danby - Daniel - Daniels - Davis, B. - Davis, Y. - Dawson - Deas - Demers - DiCianni - Dickson- Didier - Di Guida - Divincenzo - Doolittle - Dubois - Dubowski- Dudash - Duerrstein- Dugan- Dumas - Duncan- Dyke - Earnshaw - Eastman- Eberhard - Ellenshaw, H. - Ellenshaw, P. - Engle- Entz - Erickson- Fanning - Faulkner - Ferguson- Ferris - Fields - Fincher - Fisher - Foggett - Ford - Fortner - Fourmont - Frace - Frazier - Frederick- Fritz - Fulks - Garmash - Gennusa - George - Giordano - Gladish - Glazier - Goebel - Gordon- Graebner - Grant- Greene - Grelle - Griffin- Griffing - Gurney- Gustafson- Hacking - Hager - Hails - Hale- Hallmark - Halsey - Hancock - Hanks - Hargreaves - Harm - Harper, B. - Harper, C.- Harper, E. - Harvey, D. - Harvey, G. - Henderson- Hibel - Hickman- Hillier - Hodges - Holm - Hopkins - Howe - Howell-Sickles - Hunt, A.- Hunt, D. - Hunt, I. - Hurley - Isaac- Jackson- Jacobs - Johnson- Jones - Jonsson- Jordan

MO DAFENG
His love of the American landscape, the fog-shrouded coasts and all things romantic is informed and illuminated by Mo Dafeng, born in Shanghai. The son of an art professor at the Art Academy of China, Mo was educated in China and is one of the few artists ever honored with shows at both the National Theater and the National Gallery in Beijing. He came to the U.S. in 1987 and fell in love with the beauty of the land. He was one of a number of Chinese artists who attracted the attention of Dave Usher, the late founder of The Greenwich Workshop, who was a pioneer in gaining exposure for their work in the United States. Refusing to rest on his laurels, Mo attended the Pratt Institute’s School of Art and Design in New York, graduating in 1993 with his MFA. In both countries, fellow artists never fail to be impressed with his remarkable ability to balance his subject with the very air and light around it. To his pleasure, he finds many of the same moods in America that he grew up with in China. "I guess it just goes to show," he says, "that our similarities are greater than our differences."

CARLA D'AGUANNO
Carla D'aguanno was born in 1964 and resides in Massachusetts. She earned her BFA from the Otis/Parsons School of Design. Her work has appeared on numerous book covers and in exhibitions and permanent collections nationwide. She was honored by Art Trends with a first place Gallery Choice Award and a People's Choice Award.

JIM DALY
Soft-spoken and modest, Jim Daly would seem a reluctant celebrity. Still, his tender and nostalgic portrayals of children have earned him a wide and ardent following among collectors. Born in Oklahoma and raised throughout the West, Jim developed an early appreciation for the art of Norman Rockwell and at a young age knew he wanted to be a painter himself. He can recall—and his parents still own—a painting he did at age 13 of an old-fashioned barbershop. “Even back then,” he says, “I had an interest in the past ... and I still prefer the warm palette I used then.” After a stint in the army in the mid-1960s, Jim studied nights at the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design while working days at an aerospace company. Within just a few years, he was able to devote himself entirely to his art. His wife, Carole, and their four now-grown sons frequently modeled for him. He has now added a grandson to his list of favorite models.Jim’s paintings are represented in many private and corporate collections and have earned a wealth of awards, including the Favell Museum’s Western Heritage Award for excellence in portraying realistically and accurately early Americana. Articles about Jim’s work have appeared in Southwest Art, American Artist and Art West magazines among others.Jim’s works have been published by Mill Pond Press and the Greenwich Workshop...and his first one-man exhibition was held at Gallery One.

DAN D'AMICO
Dan D'Amico was born in Cleveland and now lives in California. He was selected for the Robert Bateman Master Class of 1991 and also studied at the Beartooth School of Art. He is a member of the Society of Animal Artists and his work has been featured in Wildlife Art News and The Best of Wildlife Art. His work is in collections at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Leigh Yawkey Art Museum. His limited-edition prints are published by Mill Pond Press.

KEN DANBY
The art of Canadian Ken Danby is known the world over. He paints modern images that reflect the sharpness of our times with an abstract structure forged beneath a representational style. He is acclaimed for his work in landscape, sport and portrait genres alike. His international reputation has led Danby to many achievements. He was commissioned for a series of watercolor paintings for both the America's Cup sailboat race and the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. His original paintings reside in such institutions as the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He has exhibited widely in Canada and the United States as well as Europe and South America.

KEVIN DANIEL
Kevin T. Daniel of Minnesota was born in 1951. He has won several best in show awards and has been named artist of the year by a number of organizations. He is a regular contributor to Gallery One's MasterVisions and Masterworks in Miniature exhibitions, the Minnesota Wildlife Heritage Show and the National Wildlife and Western Show. He was named to USArt Magazine's Hall of Fame and is a two-time winner of the Minnesota Duck Stamp Competition. Kevin's images can be seen in the book In Praise of Labs.

LINDA DANIELS
Linda Daniels, a self-taught artist, was born in 1945. She was named Artist of the Year by the Timberwolf Alliance and also by Ducks Unlimited. Linda has exhibited in the Arts for the Parks Top 100 Tour, as well as the China Exhibition. Her art has been featured in The Best of Wildlife Art and on the covers of Wildlife Art and Collector's Mart Magazines. Her 2007 Masterworks entry won Gallery One’s Master Palette - People’s Choice award.

BRIAN DAVIS
Born in California in 1946, Brian Davis was raised by musician parents to appreciate all things artistic. Painting became a passion with magnificent flowers and landscapes as his favorite subjects. Luckily for collectors, he portrays them as romantic, compelling images ripe with sharpness, color, movement, edge and light. Before he begins his masterpieces, Brian spends extensive time researching and scouting for a flower or scene that catches his eye. He carries a camera everywhere so he can shoot a subject at any moment. Since flowers wilt so quickly, and it can take weeks for him to complete a painting, Brian has found a way to create a floral image from a series of different shots for each flower. He may not do an exact botanical rendering and he may change colors and leaves at will. But the essence of the flower is always paramount. Brian believes that the depth in his art is derived from paying attention to the subtle shifts in value - relative to darks and lights. He is often asked if there is a light source behind his paintings. "The light is the real subject of my work. The flower is the stage, the light is the dancer." Among his many achievements, he is most proud of his commissioned work for The Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. His works can also be found in the permanent collections of The Huntington Library, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the New York Botanical Garden.

YVONNE DAVIS
A non-traditional approach to an old art tradition is what makes the limited edition etchings by Yvonne Davis so distinctive. “When you become a printmaker, you are touching the past." says Davis. "I enjoy feeling close to the history of art. It is a technique developed years and years ago and is still being executed in the same basic manner. The first dated etching goes back to 1513, and it is a medium that was used by great masters." Davis' images are achieved through a combination of fine intaglio techniques and masterful hand coloring. Each original print is executed on the very finest all-rag etching paper. Great care must be taken at each stage of the tedious process to produce a high quality work of art. Once the etching is pulled and dried, the hand coloring of each individual print begins using inks and watercolors, sometimes colored pencils.

JOHN DAWSON
According to his family members, John Dawson was already drawing at the age of three. He can’t recall a time when he didn’t know that art would be his life. Although his love of the outdoors took a while longer to develop, both art and nature quickly became integral parts of his work. After graduation from the Art Center School in Los Angeles, Dawson "paid his dues" at the Phillips Ramsey Advertising Agency in San Diego before deciding to follow his muse to the Sawtooth Mountains of the Wood River Valley in Idaho. There he experienced some tough early freelance years. Only after trips to New York, Boston and Washington D.C. did Dawson secure enough support to make a living doing what he loved. Since then the artist has painted animals and birds for articles, posters, nature guides, first-class postage stamps and even zoo signs, for such prestigious establishments as the National Geographic, the Audubon Society, the National Park Serice, the National Wildlife Federation and the U.S. Postal Service, among others. All his works display a meticulous attention to detail, supported by extensive research, interviews, personal experience in the field and eighteen-hour days at the drawing board. Although inspired by the remarkable terrain of the West, Dawson traded that environment for the tropical rain forests of Hawaii after a recent assignment in America’s fiftieth state.

MICHAEL DEAS
Sophistication, marvelously textured light and shadow, architectural detail and dreamy young women are the hallmarks of the work of Michael Deas. His compositions are harmonious and balanced, his eye is superb, and his control of this medium is phenomenal. Deas showed a talent for painting at an early age. He began to work with oils in high school and grew more confident in the medium when he began to study painting at Pratt Institute in New York City. While a student at Pratt, he began receiving commissions to illustrate children's books. Deas' reputation as an artist grew tremendously when he won the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in 1990. Currently, he is one of the nation’s premier illustrators. He created the lady holding the torch seen in the current Columbia Pictures movie introductions. And he was the artist behind the second best-selling postage stamp in United States history – Marilyn Monroe. Deas was also commissioned to paint “Uncle Sam” for the Army.

DON DEMERS
Donald Demers was born in 1956 in Massachusetts. His interest in painting maritime subjects began while spending his summers on the coast of Maine. Crewing aboard traditional craft provided both the foundation for his technical expertise and the vision to transfer his first-hand experience to canvas. Today, his subjects are varied. He is winner of a record number (11) awards at the Mystic International Marine Exhibition, Mystic CT and at the Laguna Plein Air Invitational. His illustrations have been recognized four times by the Museum of American Illustration in their national competitions.

RON DICIANNI
An artist whose heart is evident through the work of his hands, Ron DiCianni's paintings have been enormously successful in reaching and awakening the spirituality of thousands of art lovers worldwide. DiCianni's work has won him international acclaim, including a commission as official artist for the United States Olympic Committee for the Moscow Olympic Games. DiCianni has since dedicated his talents solely to the task of proclaiming the "Good News" of the Gospel. His paintings have captured the fervent prayers of a devoted father in Spiritual Warfare, a young woman molded by the hands of her maker in The Clay and the joy of Simeon who's greatest wish is fulfilled in living to see the Son of God in Simeon's Moment. Other credits include cover illustrations for This Present Darkness, Piercing the Darkness and Angelwalk. He is the creator and illustrator of the award-winning Tell Me... family book series in partnership with authors Max Lucado and Joni Eareckson-Tada, and he has recently authored Beyond Words, a collection of his favorite paintings with personal devotions.

TIM DICKSON
As a UCLA student in the early 1980s, Tim Dickson remembers not being sure what he wanted to do with his life. But after graduating with a degree in design, he saw an ad for a warehousing job at a small art publishing company called Davis Blue Artwork. One of the company's owners was Brian Davis, today a top artist with Collectors Editions. "Brian taught me everything he knew about printing art, how to mix color, how to build a press," says Tim, owner and co-founder of Eclipse Workshop, Collectors Editions' in-house printing division. "I owe a lot to him." He fell in love with printmaking, and when Davis Blue Artwork was sold in the early 1990s, he stayed on with the new company, Eclipse Workshop, through a "sweat equity" ownership deal. Eclipse merged with Collectors Editions in 1997. With printmaking, "You have to maintain the integrity of the original art," he explains. "But there's also a creative process involved, and that's what I really enjoy."

LES DIDIER
Original works by wildlife artist Les Didier have been in demand for more than 30 years. An Ohio native and Dayton Art Institute graduate, Les Didier established his commercial art business in Milwaukee in 1957. Wisconsin lakes and woods have since become his second studio. Didier's work was selected for the Leigh Yawkey Woodson’s "Birds in Art" Show for four consecutive years. He is also a Wisconsin Duck Stamp competition winner.

GIOVANNI DI GUIDA
Giovanni Di Guida was born in 1965 in Naples, Italy, where he still lives and works. He studied painting at the Art Institute in Naples. He is best known for his typical Mediterranean coast views and “terraces.”

DENNIS DIVINCENZO
One of the premier graphic designers in the USA, Dennis Divincenzo has many of the Fortune 500 Companies as his clients. He graduated with a BFA in Communications Design. In 1979, he was offered a position as a senior designer working for DDB Needham (which was then Doyle Dane and Bernbach) in their offices at Mobil Corporation. There, Dennis worked for Jerry Demoney, who was another Pratt Graduate. At Mobil, he worked on posters, brochures, trademarks, ads, and any type of printed material the department produced. After five years at Mobil, Dennis moved on to Ernst & Young, to be the manager of the design department for this large professional services firm. He is now their Supervisor of Graphic Design in the Creative Services Group. He has since won numerous design awards and his fine art has been in exhibitions in throughout New York.

BEV DOOLITTLE
Bev Doolittle’s phenomenal success is a by-product of her desire to work hard at what she loves to do most – create art with meaning. “My love for nature, as well as man’s relationship with it, is the driving force behind my artwork. Painting is a growth process. By giving each of my pursuits my best efforts, and by learning from my mistakes, doors have opened for me that I could not have anticipated.” For Bev, one of those doors was with The Greenwich Workshop, who produced her first limited edition, Pintos, in 1979. It sold out at the publisher within weeks. “I am not a prolific painter,” Bev said. “My art style prevents that. Reproducing my paintings in print was the perfect answer.” Nearly all of Bev’s prints have been sell-outs. Her books are extremely popular and include The Art of Bev Doolittle, which sold over half-million copies of its hardback edition. Her second book, New Magic, continued the story of her painting career. Next she released three children’s books: The Forest Has Eyes, Reading the Wild and The Earth is My Mother. Her desire to try new mediums as well as her fascination with sculpture, led to her creation of five limited edition porcelain boxes, each featuring one of her most popular paintings. Newer works include four hand-pulled stone lithographs in editions of just 100 each. Bev’s work reflects her love of horses, passion for the natural world and her affinity for the Native American’s spiritual relationship to the land. Bev, Jay and their son Jayson live close to nature in the California high desert.

TOM DUBOIS
Tom Dubois is eternally young and magical with a gift of seeing through a child's eyes... transforming the realistic into the fantastic. The results are highly imaginative works of art unique to his creative genius. A true Renaissance man, Dubois has merged his love of art, poetry and music into an interesting and diverse career. His paintings for the Disney Discovery Collection and his series of Noah's Ark paintings have brought him international fame.

EMILY DUBOWSKI
Emily Dubowski was born and raised in Chicago. She began to fulfill her artistic promise early; at the age of ten she completed an oil painting of her mother, then entered and won a national painting contest. Emily attended the Washington University School of Fine Arts in St. Louis MO and the Chautauqua Scholar’s Program in upstate New York. She married Don Dubowski, another artist. She continued painting while raising a family of three boys and even mixed colors for her husband, who was working for Hallmark at the time. Since that time, Emily’s work has come to greater attention. Her paintings have been represented in many shows and exhibitions — including some in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Sante Fe — where they have won several “Best in Show ” and “Juror’s Choice” awards.

MICHAEL DUDASH
Michael Dudash is recognized nationally for his paintings of dramatic realism bathed in a mixture of light and shadows, creating a romantic atmosphere. Although a very successful illustrator for many years, in 2002, Dudash began to focus on creating and selling his oil paintings, along with doing commissioned portraiture. Since that time, the artist has had several one-man shows and participated in several group shows. He has produced over 1,300 illustrations for books, magazines, art publishers, advertising agencies, design firms, film companies, and corporations. Throughout these years of his career, he won numerous awards and is listed in “Illustrators in America.” Among Dudash’s clients have been The Reader’s Digest, the US Postal Service, Time/Life and Universal Pictures. His original paintings hang in many prominent private and corporate collections. As an accomplished artist, he has written and published articles for several art industry publications, conducted oil painting and illustration workshops and has been a guest lecturer at several colleges, universities, and industry organizations.

DICK DUERRSTEIN
As a young child growing up in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, Dick Duerrstein was always drawing. After high school, he studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena while dreaming of someday working for the Walt Disney Studios and in 1976 he began his career at Disney as Creative Director for their Consumer Products Division. Duerrstein worked alongside many of the foremost animation artists of the 20th Century, including Ward Kimball, Marc Davis (and incidentally, with Chuck Jones at Warner Bros.). For the next 22 years, Dick used his talent to develop his unique style. His artwork has adorned everything from record album covers and clothing to fine collectible items such as cel portfolios, art glass and furniture. Some of his published works include a series of three children's books and a fine art serigraph series of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck. Duerrstein's work can be found in the Walt Disney Studio corporate offices at Burbank CA, The Library of Congress and St. Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis TN and private collections worldwide.

DICK DUGAN
For decades, the artistic talent and the humor of Dick Dugan was a favorite of Cleveland Plain Dealer subscribers. His caricatures and cartoon, as well as his detailed portraits, found their subjects in the sports, entertainment and political scenes. His works are in the permanent collections of the Football and Baseball Halls of Fame, the Case-Western Reserve Athletic Hall of Fame and the Eisenhower Museum. On television, he is remembered as “Doodles Dugan.”

MICHAEL DUMAS
Michael Dumas was born in 1950 in Ontario. He is a member of The Society of Animal Artists and The Society of Wildlife Art of the Nations. He has been honored as one of the outstanding people of the 20th Century by the International Biographical Institute and also received a Twentieth Century Achievement Award from the American Biographical Institute, along with receiving numerous other awards for his artwork. He won the 2005 Gallery One People's Choice Masterworks Award.

ROBERT DUNCAN
Robert Duncan was born in Utah and began painting at eleven. He spent summers as a boy on his grandparents' ranch in Wyoming where his grandmother gave him his first set of oil paints. It was there that he grew to love the country, the open spaces, and the rural lifestyle. He studied at the University of Utah and worked as a commercial artist before his full-time dedication to the fine art of the American West. Robert was elected into the Cowboy Artists of America at a young age and won two silver medals in their annual exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum.

LARRY DYKE
Larry Dyke has devoted his life's work to the interpretation of the beauty he beholds in nature. His deep personal belief in Christianity is the driving force, which guides his life and work. In his paintings, Dyke captures not only the physical beauty of the great outdoors but also the spiritual sense of perfection he views as the handiwork of God's creation. Dyke's career has been an unqualified success. His art has hung in the White House and in the homes of such distinguished personalities as Steve Allen, Shirley Jones, Vincent Price and Billy Graham. His work has also hung in the Vatican. At the personal request of Pope John Paul II, Larry Dyke painted "Sharing the Faith," a tribute to the role of the Church in America.

ADELE EARNSHAW
Born in New Zealand, Adele Earnshaw lives in Arizona, amid many of the subjects she paints. "I consider myself a wildlife artist, although birds are seldom the focal point of my work. An idea for a painting comes when I see something that can be used to create strong composition. This is often the repetitive pattern of a plant or a man-made object like a quilt. It may be a pattern created simply by the soft interplay of sunlight and shadows. The wildlife in my work is sometimes inconspicuous, but still an essential part of the composition." As part of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s "Birds in Art" show, Earnshaw's paintings have toured Japan and Sweden and have been exhibited at New York’s Natural History Museum.

LISA EASTMAN
Lisa Eastman, a Cleveland native, was born in 1959 and received her degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She is a recipient of the Ohio Arts Council Award for Drawing as well as several best in show awards for her work.

MARK EBERHARD
Mark Eberhard was born in 1949 and lives in Ohio. He received a bachelor's degree in design from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree in design from Yale University. He began his professional career as a self-employed graphic designer and continues to operate that business today. He has participated in the Leigh Yawkey Woodson's Birds in Art exhibit and the Great American Artists Exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum Center. He was recently inducted into the Society of Animal Artists.

HARRISON ELLENSHAW
As a visual effects designer and filmmaker, Harrison Ellenshaw's work can be seen in such films as Star Wars, Tron, The Empire Strikes Back, Captain Eo, Dick Tracy and others. He also enjoys a successful career as a fine artist with one-man shows of his paintings in London, New York and San Francisco. In their first creative collaboration since Disney's "The Black Hole" (1979), Harrison and his father Peter created "We Can Fly" — the first in a series of collaborative works celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney's "Peter Pan."

PETER ELLENSHAW
Peter Ellenshaw received five Academy Award® nominations, winning the Oscar® for his stunning recreation of Edwardian London in the Walt Disney's classic, Mary Poppins. He sought to capture the drama and emotions of many different scenes. Today, his work is represented in both public and private collections worldwide. He received numerous honors and retrospectives including those by the American Film Institute, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Film Institute of Chicago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the R.W. Norton Art Museum in Shreveport, LA. Born in Great Britain, Peter lived in California for many years. As a fine artist, his paintings and prints of powerful panoramic landscapes express both the magnitude and the delicacy of nature. He called his method of painting "impressionistic shorthand," referring to his use of broad brushstrokes to give the impression of detail. Peter died in 2007.

NITA ENGLE
Nita Engle, one of America's foremost watercolor artists, has painted landscapes from Alaska to her home on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Michigan. She exclusively paints outdoor scenes and paints nothing she has not experienced. She attended Northern Michigan and Roosevelt Universities and the Art Institute of Chicago. She was also a professionally trained commercial artist and illustrator, working nine years as art director for a national advertising firm. Nita feels that she trained herself, however, to paint in watercolors - simply by doing, experimenting and often by breaking the rules. Her years of experimentation have led her to mixing her own distinctive blend of colors and to finding unusual but useful tools, such as water filled spray bottles. She is an award-winning, long-time member of the American Watercolor Society. Millions of people have seen her artwork on the covers of such well known magazines as Reader's Digest. Nita’s limited edition prints have been published by Mill Pond Press since 1981. Her art is the subject of the book, “How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself.” She can be seen in the video, “Wilderness Palette: Nita Engle in Michigan.” Named an Art Master by American Artist magazine, Nita was also inducted into the Hall of Fame by U.S. Art magazine.

LOREN ENTZ
The fate of a nation is decided by thousands of little decisions made daily by its people; a daughter helping a mother with her chores, a kindness extended by a neighbor, a man tilling the earth. These, and more, are the subject matter for Loren Entz. "My roots are in the heartland of America," Entz said, and as the son of immigrant farmers from Germany and Russia who settled in Kansas, Entz proved it with his own decisions. The first hint that art would be Entz's life’s work came with his attending Frederic Remington High School, situated on the ranch that famous artist once owned. There Entz was known as "the school artist." But it was a visit to the Nelson Art Center in Kansas City which he marks as "the shaper of my destiny." Ultimately, Entz studied different art mediums, including pencil, charcoal, oil and watercolor. His versatility and dedication led to his being chosen to join the Cowboy Artists of America in 1992 — the first to be named to the ranks in four years. His images of have been awarded Gold and Silver honors from the Cowboy Artists of America as well as a Jurors Award from the Northwest Rendezvous Show.

MARY ERICKSON
Raised in Connecticut, Mary Erickson studied at the University of Bridgeport and Sacred Heart University, and initially pursued a career in business. Her passion for painting, and a move to Florida in 1986, stirred the desire to pursue art as a career. Finally, she realized a long held dream, and in 1993, Mary began painting professionally. Preferring to work on location (en plein air) in the tradition of painters since the French Impressionists of the 1800's, Mary seeks new opportunities to capture moments in time and place on canvas.

LARRY FANNING
Larry Fanning is a self-taught western and wildlife artist who was born and raised in Kansas. He initially pursued a career in commercial art and graphic design. Moving to Colorado, he was energized by the mountains and the changing seasons. With a natural understanding of anatomy and an instinct for color, Fanning can make a scene come alive.

JAMES FAULKNER
James Faulkner was born in 1945 and lives in Colorado. He has exhibited in Gallery One's MasterVisions and Masterworks in Miniature and Arts for the Parks, at which he received a silver medal. Other honors include best of shows at the National Wildlife Art Show and the Oklahoma Wildlife Art Festival. James' works are in the permanent collections of the Bradford Exchange and Coors, and his paintings have been featured in Wildlife Art News, USArt and Southwest Art.

PHIL FERGUSON
Phil is an octogenarian whose interest in art lay dormant until his retirement years. He is a self-taught artist whose work is devoted to the celebration of personalities and events in the world of sports. His pastels have appeared in his native Ohio and throughout the country. He has done work for the Professional Bowlers Association. Many of his paintings hang in the PBA Hall of Fame.

KEITH FERRIS
An artist’s career can rest on the simplest of things. For Keith Ferris, it was an allergic condition which kept him from becoming a pilot for the Air Force. But Keith didn’t let that stop him from making his love of aviation his life. Instead, he channeled his energy and enthusiasm into becoming an aviation lecturer, historian, model-builder, inventor and artist known for scrupulous accuracy of aircraft and events. It also didn’t keep him from flying all over the world in almost every type of jet aircraft possible. The son of an Air Force office, Keith grew up on military bases in the U.S. and England. He majored in aeronautical engineering at Texas A&M University and enrolled in the Air Force ROTC. Since then, he has painted for almost every major defense contractor in America and completed a variety of commissions for the U.S. Government, both practical and creative. He holds the patents for five air combat camouflage paint schemes and painted two twenty-five by seventy-five-foot murals for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. He is a life member of the Society of Illustrators and the Order of Daedalians, the national fraternity of military pilots. He is Honorary Air Force Art Chairman, past executive vice president of the Society of Illustrators and founder as well as past president of the American Society of Aviation Artists.

FRED FIELDS
Fred Fields grew up in northern Kentucky. He began oil painting at nine. Soon after graduating from the Central Academy of Commercial Art in Cincinnati, he landed a job with Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago as a storyboard artist. A handful of Sword and Sorcery magazine covers came his way and eventually turned into a full time job. After a decade as a fine artist, Fred now works days as a concept artist for a video game developer. When time permits, he rolls into the studio to paint. His work has appeared in Southwest Art, International Artist and on the covers of Rocky Mountain Rider, Beef and High Sonoran Style.

KATHY FINCHER
The captivating paintings of Kathy Fincher have found their way into the hearts and homes of families across America. Considered one of today's leading inspirational artists, Fincher's paintings of children, landscapes, still lifes and more can be found in lithographs, books, calendars, sculpture lines, greeting cards, inspirational giftware, journals, music boxes and other products. She combines a discipline of classical art training with the freedom of impressionism to create a unique pastel painting style of "romantic realism." She is frequently called a "feminine Rockwell" because of her ability to combine a soft painting style with storytelling.

SALLY CALDWELL FISHER
Born in 1951 in Philadelphia, Sally Caldwell Fisher’s mother was a gifted watercolorist who provided her children with good art supplies and a love of painting. Although she majored in English at the University of Michigan, her passion for literature and raw love of art led her to develop a narrative painting style. Much of it has reflected coastal New England life with an emphasis on the marine. Now, in midlife, she is returning more to landscape out of love for the beauty of the world around her. Sally’s art has been featured in Yankee Magazine, American Artist and Décor. Her paintings are included in collections around the world, from the Smithsonian to Tokyo.

LINDSEY FOGGETT
Lindsey Foggett’s future seemed determined from a very early age. Growing up in a small village in the heart of the English countryside, she soon developed a love and fascination for wildlife and nature. Encouraged by two artistically-talented parents, her passion to paint and study wildlife evolved into a lifelong career. Self-taught, she paints primarily with acrylic, gouache and oil. She works in a natural, detailed style, striving to portray not only realism, but to capture the mood and personality of her subjects. North American predatory animals play an important role in many of her paintings. She confesses to a preoccupation with the predators as she finds them quite intriguing, partly because they are so elusive. Her work shows not only the powerful and intense nature of these animals, but also the gentle, nurturing and softer sides of their personality. To obtain reference for her work, she has traveled to Europe, East Africa and throughout much of North America, including extended canoe trips into the wilderness, where she observes and photographs wildlife to study their natural habitats. Recent trips include a 170 mile wilderness expedition on the George River, Quebec, Canada ending in the Arctic Ocean. Paintings from her canoe trips have been exhibited at the the Smithsonian Institution.

FLICK FORD
Flick Ford fell in love with fishing at age five. His father, an accomplished fly-fisherman and talented commercial artist/copywriter, instilled in him a deep respect for nature and nurtured his early creativity. Born in 1954 in Atlanta, Flick was raised in Westchester County NY. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, he fished the Adirondacks, New England, Long Island Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and the woodland lakes of Quebec, while pursuing two other loves: music (as lead singer in a garage rock band) and art. He took formal watercolor classes in the 1960s; figure drawing and graphic design classes from 1973 to 1976 and then studied art at Evergreen State College in Washington State. He moved to New York City in 1978 and dove into the audio/visual scene including indie film, video, underground publishing, cartooning, illustration as well as reconnecting with music. He performed in the East Village with several bands, and wrote and sang lead in The Crazy Pages for almost twenty years. He left New York in 1993, heading for the Hudson Highlands where he quickly became obsessed with fishing the NYC watershed. As he branched out to many of the brook trout places where he had previously fished in parts of the Adirondacks and Vermont, the effects of over twenty years of pollution, over-development and acid rain became painfully apparent. “I felt I should start to keep a record of the fish I caught and decided to do it in watercolor paintings. I just want to catch and paint these fish, and show how they appear to me in all their iridescent beauty.” Today Ford fishes more than 100 days a year and ties his own flies. After landing a fish, he quickly gets a digital photo before the colors fade, carefully measures it in all dimensions, sketches details, counts scales, fin rays and finally traces it to get its actual outline. He has developed a technique of successive washes utilizing masking friskets and painstakingly detailed dry brush that make these fish truly come to life on paper.

GAYLENE FORTNER
Gaylene Fortner resides in Montana and is a member of Women Artists of the West, Cider Painters of America, the Georgia and Florida Miniature Art Societies and is a signature member of the Montana Watercolor Society. Both USArt and Western Horseman have featured her artwork. She earned best of show honors at both the Gateway to the Rockies Show and the St. Peter's Foundation at the Capitol.

MARIE LINN FOURMONT
Born to a farming family in the 1960s in France, Marie Linn Fourmont “always” painted. Over the years, she continued to deepen and perfect her technique. As a mother of three and a farmer in dairy production with her husband, painting was once just an occasional pastime. But within the last 15 years, with her children grown, she can paint and garden daily. Her passion for flowers (roses in particular) cannot be separated from her art as one inspires the other, and she can constantly celebrate the beauty of nature.

CHARLES FRACE
Charles Fracé was born in 1926 in eastern Pennsylvania. He began drawing at five and taught himself to paint when he was fifteen. His self-instructed talent earned him a scholarship to Philadelphia's Museum School of Art, where he graduated with honors. In 1955, he 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. In 1973, with the issue of Fracé's first limited edition print, he finally made the permanent change to fine art. Fracé and his art have been the subject of two books. Perhaps the greatest honor of his career came in October 1992, when he was recognized with a one-man exhibit of thirty-six of his paintings at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution. Fracé died in 2005 after a long illness.

LUKE FRAZIER
Luke Frazier grew up hunting and fishing in the mountains of northern Utah. These early forays into nature instilled a kinship with the wildlife and a passion for the outdoors. As a child he spent hours scribbling, sketching and sculpting wildlife. Later, his formal art training occurred at Utah State University, where he earned a BFA in painting and an MFA in illustration. Every year, he travels through Alaska, Canada and the American West painting and photographing animals in their environment. His love of fly fishing and hunting is apparent in his work. Frazier's work has been included in the book Leading the West, which profiles 100 of the best living painters and sculptors working today. In 2007, Frazier was included in the new book The Fine Art of Angling, and his work "The Tillamook Creel" adorned the cover. Earlier in 2007, he was the featured artist at the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival. He has been profiled in Art of the West, Wildlife Art, Big Sky Journal and Southwest Art. His paintings frequently appear in Field & Stream, Gray's Sporting Journal, Sporting Classics and Alaska. Among the museums where Frazier's paintings have been exhibited are the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Museum of the American West, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, the Phoenix Art Museum, the C.M. Russell Museum, and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, among others. He received the Founders Favorite Award at the Art for the Parks competition in 2002 and the Wildlife Art Award in 1994, 1996, and 1997, and has been recognized on the National Parks stamp.

ROD FREDERICK
The serene outdoors seem at odds with the wild and crazy character of Rod Frederick, who is as famous for his paintings as he is for his sense of humor and gaudy shirts! If seen on his constant excursions into the wilds, many a collector would tell of an eccentric pirate come to life, only this swashbuckling, seemingly fearless explorer was more anxious to gain and share the treasure of knowledge rather than riches. "I grew up in a house full of pets," he says. "My mom had a degree in fine arts and although my dad was a lawyer, he was a weekend painter." So his love of animals and art was sown early and especially inspired by a gift of Roger Tory Peterson’s Field Guide to the Birds. Rod attended Willamette University with a major in art and a minor in biology. "So I could know my subjects outside and in.” He put that education to good use as he embarked on a fine art career that would allow him to do what he enjoyed most; explore and learn. He knows the lakes and mountains as well as he knows the plains and deserts, not to mention almost all the creatures who live there, from the smallest bird to the largest elephant. And he will paint them on whatever size canvas suits them best.

KATHLEEN CHANEY FRITZ
Kathleen Chaney Fritz paints a portrait of the midwest. From the dunes and beaches of West Michigan to the cliffs of Door County WI, Chaney Fritz captures the essential spirit of the Great Lake States. A graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design, Chaney Fritz worked for many years as a freelance illustrator, honing skills in drawing. In 1986, following the overwhelming success of her first poster — a commemorative watercolor for the prestigious Charlevoix Waterfront Art Fair, — Chaney Fritz began to focus on her career in fine art.

JODY FULKS SJOGREN
Artist Jody Fulks Sjogren grew up in a family of aviators and, encouraged by her father, had her private pilot’s license by the time she was 20. She earned her BS in zoology and her MS in Medical Illustration. With a number of interests and talents, her interest in aviation prevailed and led her to develop a genre of art, uniquely her own, depicting innovative transformations between winged creatures and aircraft. The resulting images led to Jody becoming one of the most collected artists in North America.

INESSA AND MICHAEL GARMASH
It happened in Lugansk, Ukraine in 1969. An early starter, Michael Garmash began painting at age three. By six, he started his formal education at the Lugansk Youth Creative Center. Recognizing rare, natural talent, his teachers sent his works to a variety of exhibitions in the then Soviet Union. An award-winning artist from the onset, Michael received first prizes at several juried exhibitions, including the Lugansk Regional Juried Exhibition (1977), the Czechoslovakian International Youth Competition (1978) and the Hungarian International Art Competition of Circus Related Art (1978). After graduating valedictorian from the Lugansk State Fine Art College in 1987, he began teaching there. From 1989 to 1991, he served in the army (when he met his wife and partner, Inessa) and in 1992 began studying at the St. Petersburg Academy of Art. Prior to graduating at the top of his prestigious school’s class, he exhibited in several prestigious French galleries. He later took part in annual exhibitions in St. Petersburg. In addition to painting, he excelled in the creation of stained-glass windows and received an honorary medal for his work in the Suvorov Military Museum in St. Petersburg.

Mrs. Garmash, born Inessa Kitaichik in 1972 Lipetsk, Russia, had excelled in the arts since early childhood. Proving herself in ballet, gymnastics and music, she attended classes in all three disciplines and, after graduating from music and ballet school, entered the Lugansk Fine Art School at age fifteen. At seventeen she was accepted as that year's best undergraduate to the Lugansk State Fine Art School. After marriage to Michael, her interest in painting intensified and now Inessa and Michael are considered two of the finest Romantic Impressionists of our day.

They paint in tandem, working on the same paintings to create timeless, romantic images.

RAGAN GENNUSA
Ragan Gennusa grew up in East Texas enjoying the outdoors and sports, but he was drawn to art and could always be found using his pencils and brushes when he had an opportunity. He took art classes in high school, along with being an All-State quarterback, and accepted a football scholarship to the University of Texas where he played wide receiver and majored in art. He credits his training as an athlete with teaching him to value courage, tenacity, and the importance of character in pursuit of life as well as an artistic career. After college, Gennusa worked as an artist for an Austin printing company, then as a staff artist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. His talent was quickly recognized, and he was eventually promoted to art department supervisor. Although he enjoyed his job at the department, the day-to-day administrative work took its toll, and he left to paint exclusively for an Austin art gallery. This decision was a turning point in Gennusa’s career. Gallery work allowed Gennusa to develop his art. During this time, he became involved with the Gulf Coast Conservation Association, Ducks Unlimited, and other similar groups. The artist now has a thriving career painting the great outdoors and its endless sporting images; his many commissions to paint animals or the Western landscape are sought by people throughout the United States. He is especially well known for his longhorn paintings, some of which have been special commissions for the University of Texas, and his horse images. Wild turkeys are also one of his favorite subjects. He was selected Texas State Artist, and he recently received the Texas Star Preservation Award from the Gillespie County Historical Society.

JOANN GEORGE
JoAnn George is primarily a wildlife artist, though she also does some landscapes and embossing. She lives in a small Alaskan Native village close to Juneau, drawing her inspiration from her Tlingit family and Angoon’s natural surroundings — a land of intense and powerful beauty. Born and raised in New Hampshire, she earned a degree in earth science before moving to Angoon to teach school. In this remote village, she met and married Gabriel George, a fish biologist and sport fishing guide. She was introduced into Tlingit culture through her marriage and subsequent life in Angoon, interpreting this knowledge through her artwork. Her original colored-ink drawings, paintings, collages, etchings and reproductions depict the richness of Tlingit life and legend, as well as views of southeast Alaska and its abundant wildlife. As a professional artist, JoAnn has received recognition and awards, including an award for excellence from the National Parks and Monuments Association for illustrations in “Carved History.”

ROBERT GIORDANO
Robert Giordano was born in 1963 and resides near the water in New York. Trained at the School of Visual Arts in New York, he began his career at the age of 19 as a packaging and product illustrator for Avon and Kimberly-Clark. An avid fly-fisherman, he is inspired by the waters of Long Island Sound. He has participated in exhibits up and down the east coast, including The Spectrum of Fine Art in New York, the Annual Fall Festival in Connecticut and the Charleston Maritime Festival in South Carolina. His work has been displayed at Vermont’s American Museum of Fly Fishing.

MICHELLE GLADISH
Michelle M. Gladish was born in 1943 and lives in Indiana. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been featured in Southwest Art, Art of the West, Equine Images and on covers of Anvil Magazine. Portraits have always been one of her favorites and she works from photographs to do commissions for Gallery One clients. She is a signature member of Women Artists of the West and a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

NANCY GLAZIER
Nancy Glazier is an extraordinary artist whose paintings seem “alive.” It was after seeing a dramatic photograph of a grizzly that she was awakened to a desire to paint animals “close up and hair-by-hair.” The artist has taken hands-on anatomy classes that enable her to paint amazingly accurate portraits of animals from bone structure to muscles to hair. Her prints are published and distributed world-wide by Somerset House.

WILHELM GOEBEL
Wilhelm Goebel was born in 1960 in New Jersey. A graduate of Ithaca College, he received a biology degree. His paintings have been featured in many publications including Outdoor Life, National Wildlife, Birdwatcher's Digest and Wildlife Art News. He has been named a Ducks Unlimited International Artist of the Year. With ornithology as a primary interest, birds were his first subjects. Thus he is especially pleased to have been admitted to the prestigious Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Shows - year after year.

L. GORDON
Lew Gordon has been painting for over forty years. During military service in Germany, Lew fell in love with Europe. Since then, he has traveled extensively throughout the continent and has spent several years living there as well. His studies in Europe acquainted him with the work of such artists as Manet, Monet and Pissarro, all of whom influenced his art. He spent many years illustrating books and travel brochures before focusing exclusively on being a fine artist.

DIANE GRAEBNER
Diane Graebner portrays the true beauty of the Amish. With a few brush strokes, she captures the true meaning of their lifestyle. Diane was born in Springfield OH in 1940 and grew up in Rocky River. She graduated from Kent State University with a bachelors degree in health and physical education and a minor in art and science. After extensive travel throughout Europe, she returned home to marry her high school sweetheart. They spent two years in Alaska while he was in the Army. She now lives in southern Utah. Diane’s images are available as limited editions and cross stitch.

DONALD GRANT
The talent of British artist Donald Grant was apparent from an early age. He sold his first painting when he was nine years old to his family doctor. While still a schoolboy, Grant also painted a large mural in a public building. He won a national drawing and design competition in the same year. Grant followed a varied career, beginning with the discipline of a long apprenticeship as a ship-building draftsman and continuing with Army service in Africa. He also worked as a technical illustrator, a graphic designer and a freelance advertising artist. His masterful interpretation of wildlife subjects made him an artist of stature respected worldwide. His paintings have been internationally exhibited and collected since 1970. His technical perfection and ability to capture the look and feel of the African wilderness and the wildlife it supports were capabilities that could only be acquired through a love of Africa, best described by his own words: "Here in this magnificent setting, which we should all do our utmost to protect, the finely balanced day-to-day drama of survival unfolds." Grant's original paintings and limited edition prints, first published by Mill Pond Press in 1988, are infused with dramatic light and charged with atmosphere. His subjects, with poses so characteristic of the species they represent, reveal the hand of a masterful artist. Donald died in 2001.

BRUCE GREENE
Bruce Greene is a western painter who has ridden trails and experienced the cowboy life he portrays in the very narrative images he creates. The artist is a native Texan who has reached the pinnacle of his profession through hard work and an extraordinary talent for painting the story of one of our country’s most revered icons, the American cowboy. One of Greene’s recent projects was creating a painting for the Texas Rangers Association Foundation commemorating and honoring the history and high standards of the Texas Rangers. The painting, titled “The Ranger Code,” was purchased by members of the Foundation’s board and is in the permanent collection of outstanding Ranger art at the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco.
Greene was elected to membership in the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America in 1993 and served as its president in 2003.

MARTIN GRELLE
Whether painting Native Americans in dramatic, picturesque settings or the working cowboys peacefully on the range, Martin Grelle captures the spirit, beauty and vastness of the West in his historically-accurate, compelling images. Grelle is proud of his Native American ancestry and studies diligently to portray their culture accurately and sensitively. The artist also has an intimate knowledge of the cowboy’s way of life. Each year he enjoys the Cowboy Artists of America’s (CAA) trail ride and spends time occasionally working cattle with local friends. Grelle has the incredible ability to take the most mundane, daily tasks of his subjects and elevate them to a new level in each painting. Grelle was born in central Texas. The artist’s talents were evident as a child and he began painting at an early age. Luckily for the budding painter, acclaimed western artists James Boren and Melvin Warren had settled in the same area while he was in school. With such excellent guidance from these masters, a full-time artist was born in his early twenties. Grelle was elected to the Cowboy Artists of America in 1995, and he is one of their youngest, active members. He won the CAA People’s Choice Award in 2002 with his painting, Monarchs of the North. Also in 2002, Grelle’s painting, Teller of Tales, received the top award at the Prix de West Invitational at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. In 2004 at the annual Prix de West Invitational, his painting, Signs Along the Snake, won the Nona Jean Hulsey Ramsey Buyer’s Choice Award for the Most Popular Work of Art and was chosen for inclusion in the museum’s permanent collection. The year 2005 also brought more acclaim with Two Coups capturing the Prix de West Purchase Award. In early 2007, his painting, Paradise Lost, was chosen to appear in the silent bid portion of the Masters of the American West at the Autry National Center. The artist has been profiled in many publications and his work has been featured on the covers of several magazines including Southwest Art, American Cowboy, Art of the West, Western Horseman, The Equine Image and Persimmon Hill.

CRAIG GRIFFIN
Craig Griffin was born into a military family in 1951. He received his BFA in graphic design and illustration from Kent State University. In 1991, he attended Robert Bateman's Master Class Workshop. His first horse painting, "Spring Light," won two awards — the Founder’s Award and the Popular Vote Award, at the 14th annual juried show of the American Academy of Equine Artists.

ROBERT GRIFFING
Robert Griffing grew up in Pennsylvania, where he roamed the fields and beaches around Pymatuning Lake collecting stone artifacts. After graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and a thirty yearadvertising career, he returned to the subject of his early fascination, the Eastern Woodland Indian of the 18th Century. Griffing's art, prints and posters focus on a time that marked the beginning years of chaos and uncertainty for the Woodland tribes as they struggled to survive the encroachment of Europeans. In 1993, U.S. ART Magazine listed Griffing as an artist to watch. In '94 that same magazine listed him as one of the Top 25 selling artists of that year. The November 1995 issue of U.S. ART featured an article on Eastern Woodland Indians, and chose Griffing's "Logan's Revenge" for its cover.

JAMES GURNEY
James Gurney is the best-selling author and illustrator of the Dinotopia book series and creator of more than seventy illustrated book covers. He has worked on assignment as a National Geographic artist and has illustrated seventeen United States postage stamps. An accomplished, award-winning artist, Gurney is the recipient of many prestigious honors, including seven Chesley Awards from the Association of Fantasy Artists, two Hugo Awards from the World Science Fiction Convention and Best of Show from the Art Director's Club. Gurney's art currently appears in museum exhibitions around the world. Gurney lives in the Hudson River Valley of New York with his wife, two sons, and a blue parakeet — a living descendant of dinosaurs.

SCOTT GUSTAFSON
Scott Gustafson first wanted to be an animator. Thus he majored in animation at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. After leaving art school, he became a freelance illustrator, working with Celestial Seasonings, Playboy, Saturday Evening Post, The Bradford Exchange, Dreamworks and The Greenwich Workshop. His illustrated books include The Night Before Christmas, Peter Pan, Nutcracker, Animal Orchestra, Alphabet Soup and Classic Fairy Tales. His honors include a Chesley Award for best interior book illustrations from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.

GRANT HACKING
Grant Hacking was born in 1964 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently a resident of New Hampshire, he has participated in the Easton Waterfowl Festival, the Collector's Society Show, the Pacific Rim Wildlife Show; and most recently, Birds in Art at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. He earned best of show and VIP choice awards from the Southeastern Wildlife Art Exposition. His works vary from detailed wildlife compositions to painterly landscapes executed "en plein air."

JESS HAGER
Jess Hager lives in Pennsylvania where he was commissioned to commemorate many of the historical buildings in and around Pittsburgh, such as the DuQuesne Club and Waynesburg College. Hager's watercolor paintings of nostalgic subjects have been published as limited editions prints by Mill Pond Press since 1996.

BARBARA HAILS
Barbara Hails has won many awards, including representation among Who's Who in American Art. She was named Outstanding Artist of the Year by the National League of American Pen Women and has received many citations from the Pastel Society of America, the Salmagundi Club and the Kansas Pastel Society. Her works have been exhibited at The Butler Institute of American Art, the Societe Des Pastellistes de France at Palais Rameau in Paris, and at Gallery One’s MasterVisions and MasterWorks in Miniature exhibitions.

ALAN HALE
Dr. Alan Hale was born in Japan but grew up in Alamogordo NM. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, with a BA in Physics. After a stint in the Navy, he worked as an engineering contractor for the Deep Space Network at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, and was involved in the Voyager 2 encounter with Uranus. After earning his Ph.D. in Astronomy at New Mexico State University, he founded and became Director of the Southwest Institute for Space Research, an independent research organization which strives to enhance the scientific literacy of the general public by providing opportunities to participate directly in research programs and other educational opportunities. His professional interests include the study of stars and the search for other solar systems. Having observed more than 200 comets over the past 25 years, he was co-discoverer of the Hale-Bopp Comet in July, 1995. Dr. Hale has published his research, and he is the author of numerous scientific articles for the general public as well as the book, Everybody's Comet: A Layman's Guide to the Comet Hale-Bopp.

GEORGE HALLMARK
Born and raised in north-central Texas, George Hallmark was an architectural designer and commercial artist before turning to easel painting. Voted the official Texas State Artist, his works hang in many prestigious private and corporate collections, including those of Texas Instruments, the Medical Heritage Collection, the Texas Capitol, MBNA and the Capitol in Washington D.C. He is an honorary lifetime member of the New Mexico Military Institute Alumni Association. His works have been featured in Art of the West, Southwest Art and U.S. Art magazines. He is an annual participant in the Prix de West Exhibition and Sale at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles.

BRIAN HALSEY
Brian Halsey was born in Kendallville IN in 1942. He studied art at Wheaton College in Illinois where he graduated magna cum laude, Chicago Art Institute and Michigan State University where he also graduated magna cum laude. He holds a masters degree in Church History and the Creative Arts. In 1969 was awarded a United States Steel Fellowship scholarship to study at Florida State University from where he graduated in 1972 with a Ph.D. in Humanities. Additional study included research and studio art study in London, Paris, Holland, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Halsey taught art at Spring Arbor College before devoting his career full time to painting and printmaking. He is the recipient of awards and distinctions including recognitions from the Society of American Graphics Artists, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Graphic Center International Print Exhibition, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Print Club Galleries in Philadelphia and the Metropolitan Museum and Art Center in New York.

ALLAN HANCOCK
Born in Ontario in 1968, W. Allan Hancock has had a fascination with the natural world since childhood. His artwork has been selected for numerous fund-raising projects for conservation purposes. In 1996, at the age of 28, Allan became the youngest artist ever selected as Ducks Unlimited Canada's Artist of the Year and was honored with the Waterfowl Art Award for his painting "Baldpate Gathering - American Wigeon." His awards are numerous and include many honors from DU Canada.

STEVE HANKS
Although teachers often cited his artistic ability, Steve Hanks’ main interest while growing up in California was sports. As a teen, Steve pursued surfing and tennis with passion. Although it was apparent early on that he had talent, he refused to do the required assignments in his high school art class and earned a grade of “C.” “To prove I was good, I did a one-man show at the high school and sold my first painting to another art teacher,” he said. After high school, Steve enrolled in summer session commercial art courses at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. He did well in his commercial art classes, but it was life drawing that captured his interest. He focused his energy on the study of anatomy and figure drawing and transferred into the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, graduating with his BFA. Initially, he drew in pencil and painted in oils. His paintings were impressionistic while his drawings were more realistic. Eventually, an allergic reaction to oils forced him to experiment with watercolors. Using the techniques he learned from other mediums, he found he could create watercolors as “finished” as oils. Steve’s paintings are much more than endearing images of women and children. Rather than conveying a specific message through his paintings, he prefers to explore memories and emotions. His highly-collected nudes convey an introspective solitude that prompts the viewer to think about his or her own life and path. Art jurors began recognizing the quality of his work in 1973. His credits include honors from Arts for the Parks, the National Watercolor Society, the National Academy of Western Art, U.S. Art Magazine, the Pacific Rim Exposition and the Gilcrease Museum.

JULIA HARGREAVES
Two-time Canadian Ducks Unlimited National Art Portfolio winner, British Columbia artist Julia Hargreaves trained in England and graduated with a masters degree in art from Manchester Metropolitan University. Her art has been published internationally and in 2008 Julia illustrated "Birdscapes - a Pop-Up Celebration of Bird Song." Her painting of a Great Horned Owl was selected for the first Artists for Conservation Exhibition at the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum in New York 2008. Julia was chosen out of thousands of artists worldwide to appear in the International Artist publication “How Did You Paint That? – 100 Ways to Paint Still Life and Florals, 2004."

RAY HARM
Ray Harm is an American artist, best known for his paintings of wildlife, primarily birds. He is also well known for art marketing, generally credited as the co-creator of the limited edition art print market, which supplanted the traditional method where artists sold original works on an individual basis. Harm was born in the mid-1920s in West Virginia. His father was a concert violinist who also was a woodsman and herbalist. Harm left the state in his mid-teens to become a cowboy in the American West, eventually competing on the rodeo circuit and also training horses for the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, which allowed him to take advantage of the GI Bill for continuing education. Harm used the opportunity to enroll in art school, and afterwards became a painter. While selling paintings one by one as was the custom in the 1950s, Harm worked in construction and horse training to make ends meet. In 1961, Harm's work attracted the attention of Wood Hannah, a businessman and art collector from Louisville KY. The two men came up with the idea of making high-quality art prints of Harm's paintings, which would be issued in limited print runs. The idea was a great success, and gave birth to a marketing method for art that has brought commercial and financial success to thousands of artists....and pleasure to millions of collectors.

BRETT HARPER
Brett Harper is the talented artist/businessman son of Edie and Charley Harper.

CHARLEY HARPER
For decades, Charley Harper (1922-2007) provided art collectors with unique views of the natural world. In a style that Charley called "minimal realism," the artist created stylized drawings and paintings that captured the essence of his subjects using the fewest possible elements. He explained, "I don't count the feathers; I just count the wings." Even prestigious collectors and wildlife museums recognized the quality of Charley's works. Despite the initial apparent simplicity of his images, critics recognized that "you had to know what to put it before you could decide what to leave out." Gallery One has proudly represented Charley's works, along with the works of wife Edie and, later, son Brett, since the 1980s. Through the years, many Gallery One clients attended special events featuring the works of Charley and Edie and were entertained by humorous explanations of their imagery.Today, a cult-like following continues to grow as Charley's works appeal to new generations of collectors who find his images are perfect with decors from the most traditional to the most contemporary. Charley's biography includes scores of prestigious commissions and honors. He designed over 50 “bio” posters for non-profit conservation groups, nature centers and zoos, United States national parks and monuments, and international wildlife sanctuaries and biosphere preserves. One of the first federally commissioned posters was the ecology of Glacier Bay National Park in the 1960s. Other works include the design of ceramic tile murals for the Federal Building and Convention Center in Cincinnati, as well as the Biology Building at Miami University in Ohio. He has also illustrated interpretive displays for Everglades National Park in Florida. Harper books include Charley Harper’s Birds & Words, Beguiled By the Wild: The Art of Charley Harper, The Golden Book of Biology and The Animal Kingdom.

EDIE HARPER
Edie Harper was from Cincinnati. She was married to internationally-known artist Charley Harper. She is renowned for her distinctive paintings and prints of cats and Biblical stories with a contemporary flair. Her limited-edition silkscreen prints were nationally distributed. She was also a talented watercolor painter, photographer, weaver), enamelist, poster designer and book illustrator.

DIANA HARVEY
Educated at the University of Arkansas and the Prado Museum in Madrid, Diana Harvey has been a professional artist for 30 years with 50 editions available in print. She is winner of the 2008 President's Award, Artists of NW Arkansas Regional Competition, second place and honorable mention at the Hot Springs Art Center competition and she was selected for the 2009 governor's calendar among others.

G. HARVEY
Few artists have intrigued and captivated art collectors as widely as the celebrated painter, G. Harvey. During his storied career, G. Harvey has painted turn-of-the-century America as no other artist. His scenes are warm, thoughtful portraits of our country’s bustling cities in a more genteel era and outstanding Western sagas of working cowhands at home in rugged landscapes. Gerald Harvey Jones, known to his patrons and peers as G. Harvey, grew up in the rugged hills in Central Texas where herds of longhorn cattle were driven along the dusty trails. This background has been the inspiration for the artist’s commitment to portraying the spirit of America. G. Harvey is not only an extraordinary painter, but an accomplished sculptor. His original works and bronze sculptures are in the collections of major corporations, prestigious museums, American presidents, governors, foreign leaders and captains of industry. The artist has been the recipient of innumerable awards and the subject of four books. Harvey has been honored with one-man shows at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives in Washington D. C.

STEVE HENDERSON
Steve Henderson specializes in the impressionistic realism school of painting, focusing on rural landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and foreign vistas of Colombia, Venezuela and Peru. A member of the Oil Painters of America, Henderson addresses his subject matter with bold brushstrokes, blended and swept into loose detail. A 1984 fine arts graduate of Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA, Steve has divided his time between commercial and medical illustration, graphic design, commissioned portraiture and fine art oil work.

EDNA HIBEL
For over 40 years, Edna Hibel has been referred to as America's best loved and most versatile artist. In 1995, she was commissioned by the Foundation of the National Archives to commemorate 75 years of women receiving the universal right to vote. At that time, she was acclaimed the "Heart and Conscience of America" by Lucy Baines Johnson, of the U.S. National Archives. Born in 1917 to Abraham and Lena Hibel, Edna grew up in the Boston area, where she met her husband of more than 60 years, Theodore (Todd) Plotkin. She began seriously painting at nine and developed a proficiency in tennis. She was educated at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts from 1935-39 and was later a special graduate student. In 1942, she was honored with the Sturtevant Traveling Fellowship to Mexico. Edna began pulling stone lithographs in 1966 in Boston and worked in a fourth generation atelier in Zurich in 1970. She developed systems for creating works with up to 32 stones (or colors) on paper, silk and wood veneer. Then she encouraged her porcelain manufacturers to allow her to create color separations with stone lithography which were transferred in a "secret" process onto Bavarian hard paste porcelain. These works are now called lithographs on porcelain. Next, she created the "Arte Ovale" series and various plaques with this technique. With both lithographs on paper and on other materials, she often segments her editions by colors, papers or the use of gold. Hibel’s works have been exhibited in prestigious museums and galleries in more than 20 countries on four continents including national museums in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Russia and the U.S. — and under the royal patronage of Count and Countess Bernadotte of Germany, Count Thor Bonde of Sweden, the Prince and the late Princess Rainier of Monaco and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England. She received medals of honor from His Eminence Pope John Paul II and the late Belgian King Baudouin, and has received six honorary doctorate degrees. In addition, Hibel has received many humanitarian honors for more than one half century in raising donations with her work for children's and medical charities. Now in her 90s, she still works a full schedule in her studio. She honored Gallery One with an appearance to open an exhibition in 2007.

DWAYNE HICKMAN
One of television's most enduring stars, Dwayne Hickman began his diversified career at six with his film debut in "The Grapes of Wrath." As a teen, he worked opposite Bob Cummings, honing his comedic skills under the watchful eyes of George Burns and Jack Benny. Five years later, he landed the starring role in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," where he became the hero and spokesman for today's baby boomers. After "Dobie Gillis," Dwayne resumed his film career, starring in several teen movies including, "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" with Annette Funicello and "Ski Party" with Frankie Avalon. He also starred in the Academy Award winning classic, "Cat Ballou" with Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Along with guest appearances on episodic television, Dwayne performed on stage, touring the country in productions of "Barefoot in the Park," "Star Spangled Girl" and "6 Rms Riv Vu." In the 1970’s, after a brief stint as Entertainment Director at Howard Hughes' Landmark Hotel in Las Vegas, Dwayne returned to television, joining the corporate ranks as a network executive with CBS. For 10 years, he supervised such hits as "Maude," "M*A*S*H" and "Designing Women." Later, he left the network to star and produce the CBS Movie of the Week, "Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis." He met his future wife, actress/writer Joan Roberts, when she was co-starring in the CBS series, "Pvt. Benjamin." They were married in 1983. In addition to acting and directing, Dwayne along with wife Joan, co-authored his autobiography, "Forever Dobie - The Many Lives of Dwayne Hickman." Their proudest production is their son, Albert Thomas Hickman, born in 1992. Multifaceted, Dwayne is also a critically-acclaimed fine artist, painting in oils. His original works and giclees are sold in galleries across the country including Gallery One. His artwork has been featured on Good Morning America and in USA TODAY and is collected by notables including Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch Hotel, Inns By the Sea, Inc. and the Delaware State News Corporation.

MATTHEW HILLIER
Matthew Hillier's extraordinary wildlife paintings offer the viewer a unique vantage point. His paintings express more than the physical characteristics of a species; they reveal something of its personality. Now living in the U.S., Hillier was born in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1958 and grew up near Windsor Castle. Drawing and painting animals is something he has loved to do since he was a child. Hillier’s father was a museum designer who taught his son the rudiments of painting with watercolor, a medium Hillier used during his years as an illustrator, along with gouache. In recent years, when he made the transition from an illustrator to a wildlife artist, he also switched to acrylic because it involves a looser painting process. Traveling widely in search of subjects to study and paint, Hillier has visited Africa several times (where he was charged by an angry elephant), India, other parts of Europe and Southeast Asia. He loves the big cats and rhinos and finds himself drawn to water birds. Since moving to the States, he has begun painting North American subjects in addition to the dramatic African and bird subjects for which he is renowned. Hillier studied at Dyfed College of Art in Carmarthen, West Wales, graduating with distinction. Three of his paintings were accepted by the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and he has exhibited regularly at the Pastel Society, the Society of Wildlife Artists, where he is a council member, The Royal Institute and the Miniature Society, as well as the Paris Salon, the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Biarritz Salon. A member of the Society of Animal Artists, his work is part of their traveling exhibition. He has participated in Christie’s Wildlife Art Auction, and his work has also been included in Leigh Yawkey Woodson’s touring show of “Birds in Art.” He has had one-man exhibitions throughout Great Britain, won awards worldwide and has illustrated several books.

DAVE HODGES
Dave Hodges was born in 1949 in Pennsylvania. He received his BS from Montana State University in 1979. He was chosen by the Montana Arts Council to make the White House Christmas tree ornament for the state of Montana in 2002. A copy of his first sculpture, Fancy Footwork, owned by former President Reagan, is permanently displayed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. A life-sized statue of a running horse, Free Spirit, enhances the city park in Big Timber MT. Articles on his work have been published in Southwest Art and Western Horseman.

JESSICA HOLM
Jessica Holm is a writer, filmmaker, television star and fine artist — not bad for a young English woman who began her career with a Ph.D. about red squirrels. Following four years of solo fieldwork on the Isle of Wight, Jessica became a British television personality when the BBC filmed an episode of their Wildlife on One nature series about her squirrel research. Since then Jessica has been a host on the BBC’s annual coverage of Cruft’s dog show and the National Cat Show, as well as making programs about the British countryside.

MARK HOPKINS
Mark Hopkins is considered one of the premier sculptors in the United States today. From tabletop sculpture to monuments, his work is displayed in homes, offices, and public settings around the world. Mark Hopkins’ work is in every way, a reflection of its creator. It reveals Mark’s total fascination with nearly every conceivable aspect of life: from history, children, sports, music and religion to wildlife of the land, sea and air. With a style so flowing and alive it has been called “bronze in motion,” the work is as passionate and expressive as the artist himself. In addition to his skill as an artist, Mark made himself a technical expert in the art of “lost wax” bronze casting. At the Mark Hopkins Sculpture foundry, Mark monitors the casting process, insuring that the integrity of his work is maintained throughout its creation in bronze. With the help of many talented craftsmen, Mark endeavors to establish an enduring legacy of high-quality bronze sculpture.

BARRY HOWE
Barry Howe has been photographing for 35 years, using medium and large format cameras. He began using a Hasselblad and a Calumet 4x5, acquired a Dierdorff 8x10 and a Pentax 6x7. Barry began producing cibachromes in the early 1970s and then changed to duraflex in the mid 1990s. Now many of the large photographs are laminated in either a high gloss or a matte surface. His specialty is city scenes.

DONNA HOWELL-SICKLES
They have energy, wit, wisdom and self-awareness. They have charm, style, independence and a love of animals that goes beyond the mythic. They are the cowgirls of Donna Howell-Sickles. It all started with a postcard. Howell-Sickles came upon a 40’s-era, hand-tinted postcard of a woman dressed in wild west gear astride a big sorrel horse above the inscription, "Greetings from a real cowgirl from the ol’ Southwest." "This was a wonderful image in that the colors were printed over the black and white processing," Howell-Sickles says. "And her bright red lips were printed just slightly off-center. That quality of the real and unreal fascinated me." That postcard started the Texas Tech University graduate on a search for her own American cowgirls, ones who were strong and joyous. The search led to rodeos and wild west shows, dating as far back as the 20’s and reaching up until today. "I kind of got acquainted by name with all of these old rodeo women," she says. "Wonderfully, wildly atypical for their time." And from their inspiration and her own love of life and art, Howell-Sickles created a new cowgirl for the 90’s and beyond. Now her images are eagerly sought by collectors, galleries and museums and adorn the walls of many a person who admires bold colors, decorative design and symbolic strength. Howell-Sickles has had more than a dozen one-woman shows and was named the featured artist at the American Woman Artist show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. Her book Cowgirl Rising was published in 1997.

ALAN HUNT
Wildlife artist and activist Alan M. Hunt considers himself "a zoologist who paints wildlife." Hunt attended Middlesbrough Art College in Yorkshire and went on to study zoology at Leeds College and Bristol University. After graduation, he worked for several years as a zoologist, eventually becoming the director of the Chester Zoo in Chesire, England. Hunt has worked with birds and animals both in the wild and in captivity, in parks, zoos and wildlife reserves around the world. He has acted as a guide for birdwatchers and naturalists in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. Hunt first learned about wildlife by sketching songbirds as a boy. The rolling moors and marshes near his home were prime habitat for birds from all over Europe, and Hunt's artistic skills developed quickly. After several years of sketching and painting as a hobby, Hunt decided to enroll in art college. But after a year of formal training, he became discouraged by the lack of importance his instructors placed on realistic wildlife art. Hunt began to paint full-time after his artwork began gaining interest. Over the years, Hunt has exhibited his artwork around the world and has gained many honors and awards. His wildlife art hangs in many public and private collections throughout the world, including Holland's prestigious Jacht Museum. With his backgrounds in both art and zoology, Hunt has the advantage of being able to study wildlife from two perspectives - that of scientist as well as artist.

DELIA HUNT
Delia Hunt was born in 1939 in Texas. She studied art history and commercial art at Texas Tech University. She currently resides in Pennsylvania. She illustrated two books: He Called Them by Name and Tall Tale.

INGRID HUNT
Ingrid Hunt was born in 1952 in Holland and currently resides in Ontario, Canada. Painting miniatures since 1990, she has received several awards, including Canadian Artist of the Year as named by Insight on Collectibles. Those collecting her work include The Skydome in Toronto, Atlas Van Lines, numerous Ronald McDonald Houses and the Royal Highness herself, Queen Elizabeth.

WILSON HURLEY
The decision to become an artist is not always easy. It took Wilson Hurley decades and two careers before he followed his muse. But his experiences added to his vision, making him one of the most respected landscape artists in the world and perhaps best known for his primordial portraits of the American West. One of Hurley’s most monumental accomplishments is the creation of five unique American vistas, Windows to the West — a series of forty by sixteen foot triptychs — which hang in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. These classic American works are worthy of the Hudson Valley School of Artists’ maxim: "If you wish to see God’s work, look about you." Hurley was born in Tulsa, the son of a lawyer who was to become Secretary of War in President Herbert Hoover’s administration. Following a military career and a World War II assignment he practiced law in New Mexico, where spectacular views of the west fueled his hobby of painting. Then came the fateful appointment with a dying client, a terminally ill doctor who consulted Hurley about a will. With the knowledge of mortality forefront in his mind, Hurley decided to devote the rest of his life to art. Hurley is a founding member of the National Academy of Western Art and the recipient of their highest honor, the Prix de West.

TERRY ISAAC
Terry Isaac paints North American wildlife and landscapes in addition to animals and birds of Africa and Asia. Although he received a formal art education, he feels his best training came from fieldwork and from studying the works of his favorite wildlife artists. Terry taught art at the secondary level in public schools prior to becoming a full-time professional. In addition to his extensive teaching background, Terry has shown his art in many public venues including Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s prestigious events where he was featured in “Birds in Art” and “Wildlife: the Artist’s View.” He won two Gallery One Masterworks in Miniature People’s Choice Awards and was named Artist of the Year at both the Florida Wildlife Expo and the Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show. He was also named Artist of the Year for the National Zoo. He worked with Disney as part of a team that conceptualized the main character for the feature-length film, “Dinosaur.” Additional achievements include commissions to paint the New York duck stamp as well as creating 145 waterfowl drawings for the Audubon Field Guides. His paintings are included in “Painting Birds Step by Step,” “The Best of Wildlife Art,” The Best of Wildlife Art 2” and his own book, “Painting the Drama of Wildlife, Step by Step.” He has completed numerous commissions for corporate and private collectors. His originals and limited edition prints have been available at Gallery One since 1998. He lives with wife Kathleen in Canada.

BRADLEY JACKSON
The acrylic paintings of Bradley Jackson can brighten any room. Whether it is a painting of his nostalgic reminiscence of time past, a portrait of songbirds or an idyllic day of wandering in the beauty of a nature scene, Jackson's paintings are bright and airy, filled with lush colors. Now one of the most popular wildlife artist in the US, Bradley Jackson grew up in the woods of Northern Maine on the banks of the St. John River where he developed his deep affection and love of nature and wildlife. Jackson's works are included in many private collections throughout the world and he has exhibited in such prestigious art shows such as the National Wildlife Art Exhibition in Kansas City, the Wildlife Festival in Tulsa, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Charleston, the Michigan Wildlife Art Festival and the Waterfowl Festival in Easton MD.

SCOTT JACOBS
Scott Jacobs was the first gallery artist to become officially licensed worldwide by Harley-Davidson. Thus he created their 'Fine Art Program' in 1993. He was also officially licensed for the Marilyn Monroe Estate, creating images using their wine label, Marilyn Merlot. Approximately 80 countries exhibit Jacobs' works. In 2004, Scott Jacobs started his own publishing company, Scott Jacobs Studio and he is now independently licensed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Scott's work hangs in the permanent collection of Peterson's Museum in Beverly Hills, L. A. County Museum, St. Louis Museum, Cobb-Murrieta Museum and The Milwaukee Museum among others. The first Jacobs coffee table book, "The Art of Scott Jacobs" is currently out of print.

JAY JOHNSON
Jay J. Johnson was born in 1958 in Massachusetts. A graduate of Cornell University, his work has been featured in several publications including Southwest Art, Wildlife Art and American Artist. He has exhibited at the Society of Animal Artists and Artists of America. He provided illustrations for the book, New England Nature Watch.

JANE JONES
The richly-hued flowers in the paintings of Jane Jones may appear fragile and delicate, but they possess within them the power to command the eye and captivate the viewer. Jones isolates one or two flowers, highlighting their color and unique attributes. A simple vase, made timeless by its classic shape or a sparkling crystal bowl add to the contrasting play of light and shadow in her contemporary works that transcend time. Luminous and graceful, poised in spacious settings, her flowers radiate an inner light. Jones accomplishes this effect with an Old Masters technique, layering oil glazes over her opaque underpainting to achieve a depth of light and luminosity. Jones has won numerous awards, most notably the Floral Award presented by the American Artists Professional League at their annual Salmagundi Club show in NYC. She is also a member of Oil Painters of America, American Academy of Women Artists and Women Artists of the West. Her work can be seen in The Best of Flower Painting, Volumes I and II and she authored Classic Still Life Painting.

LARS JONSSON
Swedish artist Lars Jonsson is known the world over for his lyrical paintings of wildlife subjects. Working primarily in oils or watercolors, Jonsson paints a variety of subjects though he has been studying, sketching and painting birds in particular since he was a boy. Jonsson made his debut in the art world at an exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History in Stockholm at the age of 15. He found his early fascination with birds and nature to be an enduring one. He has exhibited at museums and galleries throughout Sweden and England and his works have been included in several major wildlife art exhibits in North America, including Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's "Birds in Art" where he was chosen as Master Artist.

SUSAN KNOWLES JORDAN
Maine's Susan Knowles Jordan has studied with some of the east's best and most famous landscape and wildlife artists. She has won both the Maine Duck Stamp and the Maine Fish and Game Stamp competitions and New Hampshire's Migratory Waterfowl Stamp — the first woman to be so honored.