Posts by Diana Hoehlig
2023 – 2024 Art and the Animal
The Society of Animal Artists is an association of painters and sculptors working in the genre of animal art. Subject matter is open to the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom.
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Bison Since 1980, internationally recognized woodcut printmaker and artist Andrea Rich has traveled the world observing wildlife in their natural habitat. Madagascar, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Africa and Europe are some of the places outside North America that she has visited in search of interesting subjects. She then designs her drawing based upon personal observations…
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Pacific Giant Octopus 2016 Hiram Blauvelt Art Purchase Award Jeff Birchill took a 30 year detour from producing fine art to being a commercial artist. When he returned to his first love in 2000 he started sculpting stone seriously, becoming a Signature Artist Member of The Society of Animal Artists (2013), an Elected Member of…
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Bear Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860 – 1950) was an American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation’s foremost animaliers. Proctor dedicated his life to creating monumental statues throughout the United States. He gave much effort to making available his smaller bronzes to the general public. His work has been avidly included in private collections and museums…
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Prairie Dog Dorcas MacClintock is immersed in her love for nature and wildlife. Immersed in the sense of having frequent visits with wildlife, writing about many species and capturing their personalities in her sculpture artwork. In addition to being a long-time member of Artists for Conservation, she actively supports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the…
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Thoroughbred Horses 2013 Hiram Blauvelt Art Purchase Award Painting images that have been described as “comforting” and “calming”, Kathy Partridge is perhaps best known for her equine and canine subjects, but has always included wildlife in her repertoire as well. In recent years, she has begun to expand her depictions to include much more landscape; indeed…
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Bison Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860 – 1950) was an American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation’s foremost animaliers. Proctor dedicated his life to creating monumental statues throughout the United States. He gave much effort to making available his smaller bronzes to the general public. His work has been avidly included in private collections and museums…
Read MorePete_Zaluzec_Bee_Eaters
Bee Eaters 2004 Hiram Blauvelt Art Purchase Award Pete Zaluzec endows his sculptures with a lifelike presence. A first glance of a Zaluzec’s wildlife art compels you to look more closely and inquire about the process of creating such eye-catching imagery and sculptures.
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Wolf 2014 Hiram Blauvelt Art Purchase Award Though drawn to modeling in clay at a very young age, Rosetta’s formal art training was in commercial art, culminating at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Once established in a successful graphic design career, the urge to pursue her love of creating in three dimensions…
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Black Rhino 2010 Hiram Blauvelt Art Purchase Award Stephen C. Quinn is an award-winning artist, naturalist, author and world-authority has spent a lifetime exploring the natural world and working in a career at the intersection of art and science. Stephen Quinn joined the staff of the American Museum of Natural History in 1974, after graduating from the Ridgewood…
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