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"SLIPPING INTO THE TIMBER" Giclee
Terry Doughty, Wildlife Artist
Terry, a self-taught
artist who entered the wildlife art field 16 years
ago after a hiatus from art for 18 years, finds his
work an endless inspiration.
Every once in a
while, you put out a really spectacular piece where
everything comes together. But an artist is the same
as a musician; he never stops learning! Always
learning some little brush stroke or use of light
that will make your next painting easier to do. It's
a learning process that keeps going; never ending.
Terry lives his art.
An avid fisherman and hunter, he does not separate
the outdoor experience from his work. Instead, he
continues the experience on canvas.
"If I'm out fishing
and catch a bluegill, I'll sit and hold the bluegill
in my hand looking at the colors in it. If I see
ducks coming in, I'll remember what color the water
is, how the light hits the side of the hill. When
I'm out hunting, I always have my camera with me.
I'll see the trees when the sun is going down and
the glow is coming off the trees and take a picture
of it. When the photos come back, it's not just a
group of trees, but I'm looking at something
different-I'm looking at the light."
Color and light are
central to Doughty's award-winning paintings, but
equally evident are the sense of proportion and
naturalness with which he approaches his subject. He
applies his concern for authenticity to his animal
subjects as well. Experience as a taxidermist taught
him attention to musculature and skeletal detail. He
turns to references like full-mount deer manikins,
the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Milwaukee County
Zoo, a collection of zoological books and an
accumulation of photos and sketches to ensure the
accuracy of his subject's stance and movement.
As an avid fisherman,
hunter and outdoorsman, Terry has maintained a
lifelong commitment to wildlife and preservation of
their habitat.
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