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Gerald Balciar Born 1942 in Medford, Wisconsin; lives in Parker, Colorado LIKE MANY artists, Gerald Balciar’s fascination with art began when he was a young boy. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, he was fascinated by the wild animals in the woods near his home and taught...

  John Buxton Born 1939 in Oxford, North Carolina; lives in Allison Park, Pennsylvania DURING HIS CHILDHOOD in North Carolina, Buxton was constantly drawing and was encouraged by his parents. He never considered any other career other than that of producing artwork...

Bruce Cheever Born 1958 in Utah; lives in Woodland Hills, Utah INTERESTED IN ART AS A CHILD, Bruce Cheever embarked on a career as a fine artist after spending many years as an illustrator. It was during those years that he discovered his affinity for tonalism and...

Tim Cherry Born 1965 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; lives in Branson, Missouri “ANIMALS HAVE PERSONALITIES that make me smile, and that is what I try to convey through my work,“ says Tim Cherry of his wildlife sculptures. While he was still a teenager, a job as an...

Mikel Donahue Born 1956 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; lives in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma A MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING member of the Cowboy Artists of America, artist Mikel Donahue is best known for his impeccable depictions of cowboy life. His drawings and paintings portray ranchers...

Michael Dudash Born 1952 in Mankato, Minnesota; lives in Rathdrum, Idaho BORN AND RAISED IN MINNESOTA, C. Michael Dudash settled in the Green Mountains of Vermont, where he began his full-time career as an artist and oil painter in 1977. Trained in the fine arts, his...

Barry Eisenach Born 1952 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska; lives in Arvada, Colorado AFTER TWENTY-THREE YEARS as an illustrator and graphic designer, Barry Eisenach made the decision to pursue a career in figurative painting and sculpture. A native of the West, he endeav­ors...

Adam Smith Born 1984 in Medina, Minnesota; lives in Manhattan, Montana BORN IN MEDINA, MINNESOTA, and raised in Bozeman, Montana, Smith has spent twenty-seven years surrounded by the incredible wonders of Western wildlife and has worked to master the art of its...

Karin Hollebeke Born 1949, in Wolfsburg, Germany; lives in Vernal, Utah GERMAN BORN HOLLEBEKE, a professional artist since 1972, currently lives, paints and ranches in Utah.  Hollebeke first became interested in art while in her teens, and consequently studied Fine...