Wildlife Calendar Artists

Steve Burgess

Steve was born in Bristol, England in 1960, his father was a member of the Royal Air Force so Steve grew up in such places as England, Germany and Cyprus, always with a sketchbook in hand. He received his first commission at the age of 12 and at the age of 19 he too joined the Royal Air Force training as a photographer using all formats of camera. This training enabled Steve to later travel to places like Africa, Canada and North America, both sketching and taking photos to a professional standard, which gave him quality material to work from.

Initially, because of his background Steve painted mainly aviation subjects, but in 1994 he decided to paint his first wildlife subject, two Bengal Tigers, in oils. Being fairly pleased with the result he continued to paint wildlife and was initially greatly influenced by the late Simon Combes’s work after having met him at an exhibition. Steve’s work has evolved into his own realistic style and he has been represented by prestigious galleries in both London and the USA, he has also appeared on TV alongside marine biologist Monty Halls in the BBC’s “Monty Halls Great Hebridean Escape.”

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Audrey Casey

Canadian Audrey Casey began painting full time in 1980, after a 14-year career as a teacher. She was selected as one of a group of 19 wildlife artists from across Canada to participate in an exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum celebrating Canadian wildlife. This led to her artwork being included in The Art of Survival, a book commemorating the show. Audrey was the first Canadian woman to be published by Mill Pond Press. Her work has appeared on the cover of Montana, in Artist Impressions and in a film titled “Brush with the Polar Bear.”

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Clinton Jammer

Clinton Jammer is a self-taught nature artist whose wildlife and landscape paintings are recognized internationally for their ultra-high level of realistic detail. He moved to Muskoka in November 2018 where he opened his own art gallery in his home in Port Carling and paints from his home studio.

Jammer began drawing in pen and ink when he was just a young boy, etching what was most certainly the beginnings of future paintings into the pages of his school notebooks. But it wasn’t until his late 20’s that he began to approach painting seriously. He’s been an avid supporter of nature and wildlife conservation throughout his 30-year art career. Over the years, he has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for various organizations and causes through donated paintings and sponsored print sales.

Jammer’s wildlife and landscape paintings have been displayed internationally at many prestigious exhibitions, including the Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition, the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition, the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, the Artists for Conservation Annual Art Festival, and the McMichael Autumn Art Show.

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Karla Mann

Karla Mann grew up in a small town in the state of Washington. Her passion for drawing started at a very early age. She continued as a self-taught artist until she entered Tidewater Community College in 1991, the same year her son entered College. After receiving an Associate of Fine Art with honors from Tidewater Community College in 1994, she continued her education at Old Dominion University. She graduated Suma Cum Laude from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in 1997. Karla has taught at the Visual Arts Center of Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, Virginia and is at present teaching at the Contemporary Arts Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The medium of choice for Karla is oil, but she is very adept at colored pencil, and even sculpture.

Karla has won numerous scholarships and national and international awards for her work. She has been published in the “Best of Colored Pencil, Volume Five, the Daniel Smith Catalog, and Art Wanted.com, Creative Minds. Her commissioned and sold works are in collections from Italy to the USA.