Society of animal artists

In October, I had the pleasure of attending the opening reception for the 53rd Art and the Animal Society of Animal Artists in Bennington, Vermont.  It was wonderful to be surrounded by such great animal artists, especially meeting and visiting with Douglas Allen who was an early inspiration to my wildlife art when I saw his paintings illustrating a series on North American big game in Outdoor Life magazine, in the late 1950s.  You can read more about Mr Allen on his web site
http://douglasallenstudio.com/about%20the%20artist.htm