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Artist Pat Pauley has always had a fascination with art, nature and the outdoors. Growing up on a farm in the Midwest provided lots of opportunities to explore, study nature, draw and paint. Pat’s love for nature expanded into a love for the sports of hunting and fishing which is where he gets most of his inspiration for the paintings that he creates. North American wildlife such as deer, elk, grizzlies, fox, and mountain lions are some of his favorite subjects to paint. Pat also enjoys painting song birds, turkeys, pheasants, ducks and other waterfowl. Pat is an avid bird watcher and thoroughly enjoys photographing and observing animals in their natural habitat. While having a very successful career as an Architect for 15 years, Pat began to move back to his first love, Art. He was commissioned to do two wildlife paintings to commemorate the Lewis & Clark 200th Anniversary. One of these paintings is of an eagle flying over the Missouri |
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| River and the other is of a herd of elk grazing on a bluff overlooking the river. The titles of these two paintings “River Discovery - Eagle” and “Unseen Challenges – Elk” were chosen specifically in honor of Lewis & Clark’s accomplishment in the discovery of a pathway to the Western Ocean and to remind us of the unseen challenges they faced on their journey into the wilderness. These paintings are on permanent public display at the Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Nebraska City, NE. | ||||||||
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Picture of Pat, and his wife Sandy with Nancy Hoch, the Director of the Lewis & Clark Foundation at the unveiling of the painting. |
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Pat is a member of the Worldwide Nature Artist Group and is also a member of the prestigious Society of Animal Artists. His paintings are held in public and private collections. The past year has been very good for Pat in his artistic achievements. |
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Recently, Pat’s Whitetail Deer Painting entitled Shoreline Seclusion was chosen to be part of the Society of Animal Artists “Animals in Art” Exhibition. |
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Pat’s latest painting of three wolves entitled “Gathering for the Hunt” was chosen by the National Timberwolf Alliance as the winner for the Great Lakes Region. It is an honor for this wolf painting to be used in educational materials to teach children about wolves. |
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| Pat’s painting entitled “Master of the Plains – Bison” was commissioned by the Badlands National History Association and is on permanent display in the visitor center at the Badlands National Park in Interior, South Dakota. | ||||||||
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Picture of Pat and Paige Baker, Superintendent of Badlands National Park at the Grand Opening of the new visitor center and unveiling of the painting. |
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| Pat lives in rural Western Iowa along the Missouri River with his wife and five children. He and his family take pleasure in being out in the woods, enjoying nature and photographing wildlife. Pat has traveled to Colorado, Alaska, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota and other places to hunt, fish and photograph animals. Some of Pat’s personal photos from his trips and experiences in nature can be seen by clicking the Outdoor Photos link on the home page. Be sure to sign his guest book on the Contact Us link. | ||||||||
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