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Participating Artists
Lee Kromschroeder
Lee Kromschroeder’s work is published by Wild Wings in Lake City, Minnesota. He has emerged as one of the most recognized and celebrated new artists of the wildlife genre. He is represented in some of the finest galleries, and his work is found in many private collections. He has always pushed the boundaries of
Joe Kronenberg
Joe Kronenberg is a self-taught artist working in oils. He has studied and been influenced by many techniques of the nineteenth- century classical realists' styles, which are evident in the Old World feel his wildlife paintings take on. He was the 2009 recipient of the Ralph "Tuffy" Berg Award at The Russell. He was a finalist in the Art Renewal Center's
art. He is never afraid to try new and controversial approaches
2011 and 2014–2016 International Salon and has received numerous Best of Show and People's Choice awards. Kronenberg is a member of the Russell Skull Society of Artists.
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to art and is a constant student of the Old World masters.
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Terry Lee
Terry Lee is a Coeur d’Alene Idaho native who has traveled and painted around the world. His trademark giant canvases and bold colors are prized by his collectors. His luminescent scenes of wild animals capture the eye and the imagination. His equal prowess as a sculptor makes him a formidable force in the art world.
Robert Martinez
Robert Martinez was born on the Wind River Reservation in Riverton, Wyoming. He attended Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, and in three years, he graduated, becoming the youngest Native American to graduate at that time. His Northern Arapaho heritage remains a constant inspiration and source of ideas for his work. Martinez's work is in the
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permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum for the American Indian in Washington, D.C., the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, and the Red Cloud Heritage Museum.
Mark Mckenna
John R. Phelps is a native of Wyoming who resides in Cody. Working as a ranch cowboy and big game hunting guide for many years has given him firsthand knowledge of his Western subject matter. Phelps has been accepted into the C.M. Russell auction off and on since 1983. He has just completed a bronze monument
for the United States Marine Corps, having already installed one on
Mark McKenna is still young, but he is emerging onto the animal and wildlife art scene to great acclaim. His work, which leans in the direction of portraiture of the animal, both captures the personality and energy of his subject and captivates his audience with his strong sense of light and energetic brushwork and palette knife work. Each piece has a strong
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Camp Lejeune and one on Camp Pendleton.
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textural and lifelike quality, creating a unique aesthetic experience.
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John R. Phelps