Kelsey


	Nancy Glazier Nancy Glazier began her passion for painting as a young girl while living in Wyoming. This is where she studied the basic painting techniques with Adolf Spohr, the Cody Museum muralist. Nancy’s passion for art and her subject is evident in her paintings. She is famous for the way she can make her paintings feel “alive”. She wants her viewers to feel the warmth of the sun, or the crisp chill of winter, smell the sage and dust, or hear the bellow of the bison. She has studied the anatomy of the animals that she paints so that she can give a realistic portrayal of each animal. The amazing detail is evident in her art. Glazier says, “ I choose to put all the detail in the faces of the animals I paint, because my emphasis is on portraying the mood and the moment in that particular animals life. I strive to capture that animal on that day in a certain light, and in a certain circumstance. Each animal I paint is unique.” This is why Kelsey’s Collection, Inc uses her stunning artwork on our lodge boxes. Top of Page

	David Maass David Maass has had a very successful career as a wildlife artist spanning over 5 decades. His success is accredited to his diligent study and dedication to his work. Over the last 5 decades he has received many awards and accolades from his peers. He is an avid sportsman and contributor to many conservation organizations. His expertise and inspirational images of waterfowl and upland game birds are some of the best paintings available in the wildlife and nature genre. Each Maass painting provides a stunning creation that encapsulates the soul of the outdoors and fills you with amazement and wonder. Dave has won the federal duck stamp contest twice ( 1974 and 1982) and has designed many state duck stamps and conservation stamps. David’s art has raised a tremendous amount of money for conservation. Three books have been written about his art, WATERFOWL AND UPLAND GAME BIRDS, WILDFOWL ART OF DAVID MAASS, and WILDFOWL OF NORTH AMERICA. He has been Artist of the Year for Ducks Unlimited (1974) and was elected Artist of the Year by the National Wildlife Art Collector’s Society (1982). Top of Page

	Rosemary Millette Rosemary Millette is a renowned wildlife artist and has been developing and honing her skills ever since she was young. She has formal education and has been a commercial artist because of her hard work and self-discipline. Whether painting pheasants, deer, or elk her expertise and passion is evident in her paintings. The reason she is so famous is because of the way she can realistically portray each animals physical structure and tone. It is not only her realism, but the way she uses light, color, composition, and scenery to compliment the typical qualities of the animal. This South Dakota artist is very proud of her association with organizations and groups that work to preserve and protect wildlife and the environment. She has worked closely with Pheasants Forever, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the Minnesota Deer Hunter’s Association. Top of Page

	Michael Sieve Michael’s talent and expertise in wildlife painting is undeniable. To date, over 100 of his original art has been chosen for print in limited edition form. His original paintings can be found in collections throughout the world and have been featured in some of America’s finest wildlife and nature publications. He can be found as a featured artist or guest at most major art shows in the United States. Sieve is brilliant at capturing the adventure and excitement in his art. This is because he is a sportsman himself and has a deep understanding for the content that he paints. He believes that the best wildlife art are inspired by actual experiences in the field. Real life experiences along with extensive research on the natural history of the area and species is how he paints such realistic and beautiful art. He also has a passion for preserving and protecting the habitat that he paints. Top of Page

	Andy Thomas Thomas does not have a formal education in art, but considers this his asset as he has developed his artistic exploration. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Marketing Management from Missouri Southern State College in 1981. After 16 years in the advertising business, Thomas resigned his position as Staff Vice-President of Marketing Services for a Fortune 500 company and began to pursue painting full time. His art is well known around the United States. He mostly paints oil paintings, but he also does watercolor, pen &ink, pencil, charcoal, ink wash and sculpture. He does a lot of historical paintings because of his love for art and history. His originals are displayed in museums, National park and State parks, and many private collections. Andy Thomas’s work has been compared to the late Remington’s for the wonderful action and stories in his images. This is very evident in “Grizzly Mountain”, “Grand ‘ol Gang”, and “True Blues”. His paintings truly tell a story with the images that he creates. The artist’s desire to create is funneled into the area of realism that ranges from very loose to very tight. He says he has been influenced by Howard Pyle, Richard Shmid, Norman Rockwell, and others. Many of his historical images have been used in books and various paintings have been featured in magazines. Top of Page

	Jody Bergsma Jody began painting at the age of 15 and has created up to 60 paintings/year since 1980. Her paintings are expressions and a request for a more beautiful, peaceful, and harmonious world. This artist has a very unique painting style that she has developed over many years and her watercolor technique is self taught. She uses aboriginal, native, and geometric symbols to create her imaginative inner visions and unique style. She now travels the globe to research and gather inspiration. Her imagination is her greatest influence. We have been collecting her prints and hanging them in our girls bedrooms since they were little so we have a special affection and affinity for this local artist who seems to have a universal appeal but also a Northwest approach with her numerous native, animal, and wildlife scenes with a sometimes mystical view. When we first met with Jody to discuss our approach she was very helpful and tried to encourage us to use some of her more recent images, but we were attracted to a lot of her earlier art, part of her "Dream keeper Series". Top of Page


	Lary McKee Lary calls himself a realist artist and focuses on designing paintings that are free and flowing in design. Lary comes from Scotland and I met him at a fair in Edmonds and just fell in love with his stuff. He also prides himself on telling a story using concepts and ideas and using real subjects for his main focus. I like Lary's paintings because the colors are so vibrant. They are not bashful at all. Since I started this project, and just as I was getting some of the images from Lary, he got run over by a car (woman driver texting-not good says Lary), and since then he has had quite a difficult time of it with long stays in the hospital, lots of pain, etc. but one thing that has cheered him up is seeing his images on the coolest bunk bed ever made with the frog theme and complimentary toy boxes. he says when he gets better he will be doing some special stuff for me now that he knows what I am doing with his stuff. We wish this gentle soul a quicker recovery than he has had so far. Top of Page

	Susan Sarback This artist is the founder of The School of Light and Color and really captures radiant light and color in her paintings. Like Monet in whose style she paints, Susan has trained herself to see a wider range of colors, something she teaches in her school. Students from all over the world come to her school to learn her techniques of seeing like the Impressionist painters and how to apply that vision. Her paintings are all about the quality of light and color and refining color variations that are able to effectively capture the quality of light, atmosphere, and space. When I first discussed this project with Susan she hadn't painted anything quite like what I was looking for. Residing in the wetland of the Sacramento valley, Susan sees a lot of water and the reflections of color in water, and what I wanted her to paint was a "Sound of Music" scene with a little girl skipping through a flower filled meadow, a few baby goats prancing along, and a range of mountains in the back and a little thatched cabin she was heading towards. Susan and I exchanged pictures. I showing her some scenes from my trip with my 3 oldest daughters in the Peruvian highlands, with a little hamlet we stayed in that had some baby goats that came up to our girls, and blue lupin filled meadows growing higher than your head and snow covered mountains rising over 20,000 feet. These were the things that had inspired me and as we were taking this journey. I kept wishing there was some way that my youngest, Kelsey could have come with us. Maybe it's her I see in the meadow. In any case, the trip we took is indelible in my mind and I wanted to see if I could incorporate some of this in one of our scenes. One of Jessica's friends who now lives in Switzerland saw the painting and how it was rendered on the beds and she absolutely loved it and thought it would go well in the alpine villages of Europe. She and Jessica are working on me to take a "business trip" to explore the possibilities. Top of Page