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Home Available from Denman Studios Available from These Fine Galleries Available at Special Events Limited Edition Reproductions from Greenwich Workshop Archive of Previous Work Solo Touring Show: The Modern Wild About the Artist Contact Purchasing Information News & Events Teaching & Workshops Videos Commission Policy Galleries Newsletter & Mailing List Facebook Linked In Links	<Back to Thumbnails "The Pioneers" 12 x 48" Acrylic on Cradled Board2016 Elk $10,000 SOLD How to buy In 2009 I had the honor of serving as artist in residence at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. I had been to Jackson Hole in the fall and summer, but never before in the winter, and was amazed at how the typically bleak elk refuge comes to life with thousands of elk in the glistening snowscape. Though much of the herd separates, with bucks clustering together into small bachelor herds and the females and young doing the same, there was still plenty of mixing here and there. A long composition, such as this one, necessarily lends itself to narrative, and that’s what I was interested in here. The viewer follows the mixed group of elk as they move across the page and through different stages of life. Whether they are a family group or unrelated animals is entirely up to the viewer. As the elk trudge through the snow from left to right, they also transition between styles, loose and gestural to hyper-realistic, and non-objective to objective color. The inclusion of the blue and violet elk is, in part, a whimsical one, but it’s also a nod, however figurative, to the beautiful and mysterious cool colors that permeate the snowy landscape of Jackson Hole in winter.
Welcome to the online home for artwork by Andrew Denman, a California –based, internationally recognized, award-winning contemporary wildlife artist. Denman primarily paints wildlife and animal subjects in a unique, hallmark style combining hyper-realism with stylization and abstraction. His dynamic and original acrylic paintings can be found in museum collections on two continents and in numerous private collections in the USA and abroad. His clear voice, unique vision, and commitment to constant artistic experimentation have positioned him on the forefront of an artistic vanguard of the best contemporary wildlife and animal painters working today. All artwork and text featured on this page and throughout this website is protected by international copyright laws. Use of these images or text is prohibited without the express written permission of Andrew Denman.