Wildlife artist David Kiehm has been honored as BBC’s Wildlife Artist of the Year in the International Artist Category – Birds for his oil painting titled, Foundation Wall. His painting was chosen from over 1,400 entries.
Foundation Wall
“This painting stood out in a competition category because of its lovely composition, exquisite detail and excellent depiction of light,” said the judges of the competition.
Kiehm has had work published in numerous outdoor magazines including Sports Afield and Field and Stream.
As an Art Director for Danbury Mint, his expertise in wildlife and art was a perfect fit in the publications. He now is a full time fine artist living outside of the Cooperstown area.
“Scenes of the past remind us that we were not the first to walk here. Scattered around our property lie 150-year-old foundations that have slowly been reclaimed by nature.
Our resident great-horned owl favors this particular homestead and its long-forgotten orchards. In this painting, I attempted to capture the essence of this magnificent hunter perched on its preferred lookout, surrounded by the fortress-like foundation walls,” Kiehm said of his winning painting.
Foundation Wall will be showcased at Europe’s largest annual wildlife art exhibition, Marwell International Wildlife Art Society held in the United Kingdom. It is also featured in the September 2013 issue of BBC’s Wildlife magazine and on the website www.discoverwildlife.com.
Kiehm’s work can be seen locally at Gallery 3040 on Main Street in Old Forge.
