Rachelle and Sharon enjoying time at the lake

The Miniature Paintings of Wes & Rachelle Siegrist

News for Friend!

July 2018 ~ Next Issue: August 2018 

Dear Friend,  

We hope you have been enjoying life in your part of the world!  It's summertime here in East Tennessee which means hot temperatures and sometimes stormy weather.  We've escaped the heat and rain inside at our easels (new paintings are on the website) and we've also been tubing at the river and kayaking at the lake at least once a week.  With everything so close to us, we can cool off in the morning and be back after lunch to get in painting time or more of the "not nearly as much fun" office work.  In addition to weekly hikes and bike rides we've been trying to do a lot of household jobs that have been put off for years.  The basement has been repainted and we plan to finish the upstairs soon.  It's EXCITING to use BIG brushes and rollers after holding teeny-weeny brushes for so long!  We've also painted our front porch and hope to finish the back deck over the summer.
 

Wes is officially the Executive Director for the Society of Animal Artists (SAA) as of July 1st.  He's been training since last fall and managing most of the Society's business since January. The SAA is the world's oldest and largest association of animal artists in the world.  Founded in 1960, they currently have over 500 members from around the world.  https://www.societyofanimalartists.com/

It's been awhile since we had a Special Offer for our collectors.  We started these back in 2001 when we moved to Tennessee to replace the annual Open Studio festivities we held in Florida.  This year, we're wanting to treat ourselves to new flooring upstairs and thought why not pass the treat on to our collectors and friends?  The framed paintings below will be available for purchase starting Monday, July 2nd at noon (EST).  Prices will include the framing shown, shipping, insurance and gift wrapping if you desire.  You can email us at siegrist@artofwildlife.com to acquire a work.  (We'll try to update the page as quick as possible).  We'll begin offering the remaining works on our Facebook page later in July.  You can preview the offer via the images (linked) below which is our Collector's Corner page.

You can view these images larger on our website:  Collector's Corner
 

 

"Uncomfortably Menacing" by Rachelle and "Long-jawed Orb Weavers" by Wes
Society of Animal Artists' 58th Annual Art & The Animal Exhibition
 (Both of our paintings were selected and we will be in attendance during the opening weekend in October!)
July 28 – October 23, 2018: The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art, St. Petersburg, FL Delighted to say we have accepted the invitations to return to the Waterfowl Festival and the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival this November as well as the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition next February!