SEWE 2018 Art Book

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SEWE STAFF Alyssa Bradford Special Projects Coordinator Natalie W. Henderson Art Curator Maggie Howell

Special Projects & Exhibitor Director

James A. Huggins

President & CEO

Beth Huggins VIP Coordinator

John G. Powell Executive Director

Mary M. Roberts Marketing Director CATALOG DESIGN Andrew Barton | AndrewBartonDesign.com

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Weekend, Oil on Panel

As With Breath, Oil on Canvas

Kathryn Mapes Turner | 2018 Featured Artist 12” x 16”

Southeastern Wildlife Exposition P.O. Box 20635, Charleston, SC 29413 sewe.com | (843) 723.1748 | sewe@sewe.com

Kathryn Mapes Turner | 2018 Featured Artist 27” x 30”

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President’s Welcome

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Schedule of Events

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Purchasing Details

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2018 Featured Artist

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2018 Guest Artist

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2018 Artists

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WELCOME In 2017, we introduced our first art catalog, featuring works from select SEWE artists – “The Black Book”, as some referred to it. It was overwhelmingly successful for SEWE, artists and collectors. With that in mind, we have decided to make the SEWE Art Book an annual publication.

Since its inception in 1983, the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition has quickly become one of the largest displays of original wildlife and sporting art in the country. Throughout nearly four decades, SEWE has boasted a rich history and proudly named artists such as John Seerey-Lester, Julie Jeppsen, Nancy Howe, Stefan Savides and Sandy Scott among other talents as Featured Artists. From traditional wildlife paintings and sculptures to abstract interpretations of plein air landscapes to North American and African big game, SEWE’s diverse collection is unsurpassed in the genre.

SEWE is unique in our focus on the relationship between artists and collectors; if you have attended the Exposition and walked around the Fine Art Gallery you have no doubt felt the energy and excitement for the art that SEWE embodies.

It is with great pride that we introduce the 2018 SEWE Art Book. The works featured are available for purchase and the artists included will be present during the Exposition.

We invite you to become a part of the rich history of SEWE and join us for the 36th annual celebration of wildlife and sporting art.

Sincerely,

Jimmy Huggins President, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

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2018 Benefactor & Art Events All events are general admission unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, February 15 1-5 pm

Private Viewing Hours*

Charleston Place

7-11 pm

Preview Gala and Sale*

Charleston Place

Friday, February 16 9-10 am

Private Viewing Hour*

Charleston Place & Gaillard Center

3-4 pm

Quick Draw / Speed Sculpt and Auction

Charleston Place

Saturday, February 17 9-10 am

Private Viewing Hour*

Charleston Place & Gaillard Center

2-3 pm

Duet & Quintet and Auction

Charleston Place

7-11 pm

SEWE Soiree**

Charleston Visitors Center

For more information on the 2018 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Benefactor program, visit www.sewe.com or call (843) 723.1748. *SEWE VIP badge required **Separate ticket required, VIP badge does not admit

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Purchasing Details

All artwork included in this catalog is available for purchase through the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. All information is accurate at the time of printing.

An additional body of original art from these artists will be available during the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, February 15-18, 2018.

Please contact Natalie Henderson by phone at (843) 723.1748 or email at nhenderson@sewe.com for purchase inquiry prior to the Exposition, February 15-18, 2018.

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2018 Featured Artist

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Kathryn Mapes Turner

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2018 FEATURED ARTIST

The artwork of Kathryn Mapes Turner has unfolded from the mountain valley of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. As a daughter of the Northern Rockies, she was born and raised on the Triangle X Ranch in Grand Teton National Park. She grew up riding the trails of the valley, learning wilderness lore and gaining an eye for landscape. The happy synergy of a receptive spirit and a place of magnificent beauty set the course for her life.

Turner believes growing up in Grand Teton National Park gave her an intimate appreciation for art. She now travels all over the world to paint. With watercolors and oil paints, Turner responds with visual contemplations of beauty in hopes of sharing this love of the sublime with others through her work. She believes the small beauties we encounter in life awaken something in all of us.

Having been passionate about painting since childhood, Turner began studying art in her teens from noted American painters.

She attended the University of Notre Dame, majoring in Studio Arts and spent an influential semester in Rome, Italy. She then studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. and earned a Master’s degree from the University of Virginia.

“My passion for depicting wildlife is rooted in deep appreciation for their magnificence. Wildlife species are mesmerizing, compelling and fill me with a sense of wonder.

I hope my artwork can instill that same appreciation and inspiration for others,” Turner says.

Turner is now an award winning artist nationally recognized with top honors from the American Impressionist Society and the National Academy of Equine Art. Her work has been exhibited in the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Charlie Russell Museum, The Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.

The 2018 Featured Painting, Unbridled, depicts the wild horses that live in the wide-open spaces of the West. “In the high desert plains of my native Wyoming, they live as mustangs, without domestication or fences,” said Turner. “Their range is as vast as the distant horizon line. In this image, I wanted to capture this wild freedom and the spirit of the American West.”

2018 FEATURED PAINTING

Kathryn Mapes Turner, Unbridled, Oil on Canvas, 60” x 60” Available at auction during the SEWE VIP Preview Gala and Sale on Thursday, February 15, 2018.

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Joseph H. Sulkowski 2018 GUEST ARTIST

Joseph H. Sulkowski knew from the age of five that he would be an artist. His early skills in drawing and painting enabled him to begin a path toward fulfilling his passion.

He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the oldest art school in the U.S. (founded in 1809). After, he met his greatest influence and mentor, Frank Mason, the foremost authority on the principles and techniques of the Old Masters at the Art Students League of New York.

Sulkowski served as an apprentice to Mason from 19741979, learning the traditional principles of painting in the 17th century Flemish, Dutch and Italian techniques.

He also learned how to prepare his paints, mediums and oils using recipes developed in the studios of Rubens and Rembrandt.

Sulkowski refers to his style of painting as “poetic realism”, an interpretive form inspired by the natural world. He values his freedom to view the world as a poetic vision and then to express that vision in rich impastos and luminous transparent shadows on canvas.

His attention is continually drawn to the animals, figures and landscape of the sporting life. His love for sporting dogs, terriers and foxhounds inform many of his most illustrious canvases. At the same time, he is inspired by the companionship of “man’s best friend”, the feeling of which is expressed in his privately commissioned pet portraits.

Sulkowski’s trips to places afield, from the quail hunting plantations of south Georgia to the grouse moors of the Scottish Highlands, continue to inspire his work. He often returns to one of his favorite subjects, the horse, to capture its grace and beauty.

Sulkowski’s work is represented in public and private collections worldwide. His two murals of Saudi Arabian history reside in the King Abdul Aziz Museum in Saudi Arabia. Other collectors include Rolex and the Duke of Bedford, to name a few. He has received numerous awards including the AAPL Grand National Award, among others.

Sulkowski lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his artist wife, Elizabeth Brandon.

The Quail Rig, Oil on Canvas, 22” x 28”, $19,500 SEWE 2018

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Sue de Learie Adair, Elegance, Colored and Graphite Pencils, 7.5” x 11.75”, $1,050

Kathryn Ashcroft Seraph Oil on Linen 16” x 20” $2,900

Kathryn Ashcroft All the Colors of Black Oil on Linen 18” x 24” $3,700

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1998

John Banovich, Mudbathers, Oil on Belgian Linen, 20” x 30”, $31,000

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Jeff Birchill, Apache Stealth, Marble, 30”l x 14.5”h x 5”w, $5,000

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Jennifer Black, Beachcombers, Oil on Canvas, 18” x 24”, $1,800

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Peter Blackwell, Eyes in the Mist, Acrylic on Board, 16” x 20”, $2,900

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Jim Bortz, Seven Steeds, Oil on Board, 16” x 32”, $5,600

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2009

Thomas Brooks, Mossy Perch, Oil on Canvas, 20” x 30”, $7,500

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Ray Brown Urban Rooster Charcoal 20” x 16” $1,200

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Julie Chapman Springbok Fragments Scratchboard 16” x 12” $2,300

2017 SEWE 2018

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Richard Clifton Down to the River Acrylic on Board 30” x 24” $9,500

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Broderick Crawford, The Nose Knows, Acrylic on Board, 34” x 24”, $4,500

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Guy Crittenden, Party Crasher, Oil on Canvas, 48” x 72”, $18,000

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Tim Donovan, Majestic, Egg Tempera and Acrylic on Board, 8.5” x 18”, $1,850

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Lori Dunn, Ghost of a Chance, Scratchboard, 12” x 16”, $3,600

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Beverly Ford Evans, High Altitude Life, Oil on Linen, 14” x 18”, $1,300

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David C. Gallup & Nansi J. Bielanski, Life Opalescent, Oil on Canvas, 22” x 28”, $18,500

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Joe Garcia House Call Watercolor 21” x 8” $1,800

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Martin Gates, Shadows and Moonlight, Bronze, Edition 3 of 18, 12” h x 8”l x 8”w, $2,100 36

Lita Gatlin, Five in a Row, Oil on Canvas, 36” x 55”, $3,900

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Sandy Graves Browsing Bronze 33”h x 14”w x 24”l $10,200

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Patricia A. Griffin Bliss (above) Oil on Linen 60” x 36” $11, 500 Rookery (left) Oil on Linen 60” x 20” $7,200

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2015

Grant Hacking Liquid Gold Oil on Belgian Linen 24” x 18” $9,000

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Grant Hacking, Challenge, Oil on Canvas, 24” x 30”, $8,500

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Carol Heiman-Greene, Fruits of the Table, Oil on Claybord, 9” x 12”, $1,150

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2006

Heiner Hertling, Goldrush 2, Oil on Canvas, 24” x 36”, $6,500

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Jane Ingols, Vigilant, Acrylic on Canvas, 16” x 20”, $2,500

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2003

Julie Jeppsen, Brace Work, Oil on Canvas, 24” x 36”, $9,500

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Cole Johnson, Good Boy, Graphite, 16” x 20”, $2,500

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Ott Jones, Point of the Matter, Bronze, 14”h x 12.5”l, $2,850

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David Kaiser, Wingmaster, Acrylic on Canvas, 28” x 36”, $20,000

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Mark Kelso, Overlook, Oil on Panel, 16” x 12”, $2,600 SEWE 2018

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Jim Killen, Setting In, Acrylic on Canvas, 18” x 24”, $2,900

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Blaise Lareau Long Billed Curlew Long Leaf Pine 12”h x 10”w $500

Blaise Lareau Royal Tern Long Leaf Pine 9”h x 12”w $500

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Anne E. London, Long Division, Mixed Media, 48” x 60”, $14,500

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Karla Mann, Hanging Out After Lunch, Oil on Watercolor Paper, 14” x 18”, $5,800

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Kelly McNeil, Cygnet in Blue, Oil on Canvas, 18” x 18”, $1,600

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Terry Miller, The Fall Line, Graphite on Bristol Board, 9” x 9”, $1,500

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Kyle Paliotto, Beside Still Waters, Oil on Linen, 20” x 40”, $3,900

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Patricia Pepin Sunset Coyote Oil on Board 3” x 8” $1,000

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Jan Perkins, Red Tail Hawk, Oil on Board, 16” x 20”, $3,000 58

2014

Chad Poppleton, Deep in the Timber, Oil on Canvas, 18” x 24”, $4,400

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1989

Jerry Raedeke, On the Move, Oil on Board, 24” x 36”, $3,600

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Jim Rataczak, Winter Oak, Oil on Linen, 9” x 12”, $1,500

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1990

C. Ford Riley, Summer Marsh, Oil on Board, 16” x 20”, $6,750

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Vicki Robinson, Around the Bend, Oil on Linen, 30” x 24”, $3,500 SEWE 2018

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Julia Rogers Cresting the Hilltop (above) Oil on Linen 20” x 26” $4,600 High Rise (left) Oil on Linen 50” x 26” $14,000

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Stefan Savides, Fish Finder, Bronze, Edition of 35, 19”h x 11”w x 9”d, $2,500

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2004

John Seerey-Lester, Final Moment, Oil on Belgian Linen, 30” x 40”, $44,000

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Suzie Seerey-Lester, African Parchment, Acrylic on Panel, 20” x 24”, $10,000

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Rachelle Siegrist, Lion in the Shade, Watercolor, 3.5� x 3.5�, $1,575

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Wes Siegrist A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Watercolor 3.5” x 5.5” $2,150

Wes Siegrist Waiting for High Tide Watercolor 2.5” x 3.5” $1,275

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Brett Smith, Summer Day, Oil on Linen, 24” x 30”, $12,000 70

Jen Starwalt Sun Gazer (above) Acrylic on Canvas 36” x 48” $7,250 Perched Atop the Rising Tides (left) Acrylic on Canvas 24” x 36” $3,750

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Kent Sullivan, In Plain Sight, Oil on Canvas, 30” x 40”, $14,000

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Jason Tako, Evening in the Foothills, Oil on Linen, 18” x 24”, $3,000

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Eric Tardif, Mother Love, Black Cherry, 21”h x 15”w x 10”d, $2,500

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John Tolmay Mountain Monarch Bronze 11”w x 17”h x 19”l $5,600

John Tolmay Belligerence Bronze 36”w x 24”h x 37”l $30,000

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Shannon Troxler Moonkissed Encaustic and Oil on Panel 40” x 30” $4,300

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2017

Ezra Tucker Splendor of the Plains Acrylic on Board 40” x 30” $19,800

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David Turner, Mega Carolina Wren, Bronze, 12”h x 8”l x 5”w, $1,100

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Kathryn Mapes Turner, Sandhill Dance, Oil on Linen, 11” x 14”, $2,900

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Henry Von Genk, Living the Dream, Oil on Canvas, 30” x 40”, $12,500

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2008

Peggy Watkins, Blind Sight, Oil on Linen, 24” x 20”, $3,800

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Ronnie Wells, Blue Bayou, Bronze, 46”h x 27”w, Base is 9”w x 9”l x 24”d, $15,000

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Carrie Wild, Never Ending, Acrylic and Gold Leaf, 20” x 20”, $2,100

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Chris Wilson, Family, Tupelo, Acrylic and Oil, 11”h x 17”l x 7”w, $5,600

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Rod Zullo, My Dad’s Pointer, Bo, Bronze, 9”h x 7”l, $1,200

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Laura Adams, Anna’s Hummingbirds, Paper Collage on Canvas, 16” x 20”, $1,200

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Hilarie Lambert, Flying High, Oil on Canvas, 24” x 36”, $3,600

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Sue de Learie Adair Laura Adams Kathryn Ashcroft John Banovich Jeff Birchill Jennifer Black Peter Blackwell Jim Bortz Thomas Brooks Ray Brown Julie Chapman Richard Clifton Broderick Crawford Guy Crittenden Tim Donovan Lori Dunn Beverly Ford Evans David C. Gallup & Nansi J. Bielanski Joe Garcia Martin Gates Lita Gatlin Sandy Graves Patricia A. Griffin Grant Hacking Carol Heiman-Greene

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Heiner Hertling Jane Ingols Julie Jeppsen Cole Johnson Ott Jones David Kaiser Mark Kelso Jim Killen Hilarie Lambert Blaise Lareau Anne E. London Karla Mann Kelly McNeil Terry Miller Kyle Paliotto Patricia Pepin Jan Perkins Chad Poppleton Jerry Raedeke Jim Rataczak C. Ford Riley Vicki Robinson Julia Rogers Stefan Savides John Seerey-Lester

43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 87 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66

Suzie Seerey-Lester Rachelle Siegrist Wes Siegrist Brett Smith Jen Starwalt Kent Sullivan Joseph H. Sulkowski Jason Tako Eric Tardif John Tolmay Shannon Troxler Ezra Tucker David Turner Kathryn Mapes Turner Henry Von Genk Peggy Watkins Ronnie Wells Carrie Wild Chris Wilson Rod Zullo

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