by Patricia Condon Johnston | Sep 21, 2023
In the end, the best sporting artists are skilled translators of ideas. Years ago, my husband Charlie and I were rummaging through a barn full of “antiques” in southern Ontario when he pulled a framed upland shooting print out of a corner. “How much?” Charlie asked...
by John Culler | Sep 7, 2023
Some collector prints have greatly increased in value in the last few years, but are prints really good investments? There was something wrong with Ralph McDonald’s mockingbird print, and he couldn’t decide what it was. The year was 1972, and the Tennessee artist had...
by Gary Dickey | Aug 31, 2023
By definition and design, the calendar marks the passage of time and to an extent sets the tempo for our activities. But the calendar holds particular interest for the outdoor sportsman, the hunter and the collector of sporting art. The calendars of the late 19th and...
by Michael Mordell | Aug 17, 2023
He not only left a lasting legacy of art and conservation for future generations, Frank Stick left the world better than he found it. The Golden Age of illustration, which spanned the first half of the 20th century, produced some of our finest sporting artists,...
by Joe Julavits | Aug 3, 2023
Ford Riley’s goal is not just to paint what he sees while hunting and fishing — he wants to take you there, mind and soul. Almost all of Riley’s paintings are inspired from his daily outings in the woods and on the water near his home along the St. John’s River just...
by Peggy Robbins | Jul 27, 2023
For many years after Goodwin’s death, he was largely ignored in art circles. His “real” specialty,” he told a friend, was painting “hunting scenes with action” for sporting goods calendars. Yet wildlife, hunting, fishing, and western paintings signed “Philip R....
by Tom Davis | Jul 20, 2023
“The subject of my art is a look, not a story.” If Eldridge Hardie had his druthers, this would be among the shortest articles ever written. It’s not a matter of being publicity-shy, or of wanting to cultivate a certain “arty” image, or of being even remotely...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jul 17, 2023
Seven famed wildlife artists select their favorite pieces out of their portfolio, and give a little insight as to why. Silence in White – by Ken Carlson My selection of Silence in White was based strictly on the enjoyment I derived from creating this piece. A longtime...
by Martha Hill | Jul 13, 2023
Unlike many artists, Carl Rungius had been fully appreciated during his lifetime. On a winter day in 1913, Carl Rungius was alone in his studio on West 42nd Street, at work on a painting of a bull moose. There was a knock on the door. The artist was not expecting...
by Mark Wexler | Jul 6, 2023
When it comes to portraying animals in motion, many wildlife art experts agree that Schatz has few peers — if any. He is among western Europe’s most renowned wildlife artists. His paintings, some of which sell for as much as $40,000, have been displayed in several...
