Posts by Sportsman's Palette, Inc.

Introducing: A Cameo by Francis Lee Jaques

Here’s a new piece for the vintage lovers: We just got our hands on a beautiful little cameo (in a big beautiful frame!) by wildlife artist Francis Lee Jaques! A midwestern boy and WWI veteran, Jaques pursued a career as a self-taught artist. He worked for the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History at…

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AMFF Video Tour

Earlier this year, Fred took us on a tour of the American Museum of Fly Fishing’s exhibition ‘Reflections: The Angler and Nature in Art.’ Take a look at the video tour below and let us know what you think!

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Vintage Treasures

Every once in a while, we get our hands on a lovely piece of 20th century sporting art. The most recent addition to our vintage selection available to our collectors is Francis Golden’s ‘Setting Up’ in watercolor/gouache.  It’s a bucolic waterfowl hunting scene, reminiscing over a day spent with good friends & good dogs on the…

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Fishing Cousins: The Story of Picket Pin

Here’s one for all the fly fishing lovers and nostalgics – earlier this month, Fred wrote a piece for The American Fly Fisher titled ‘Fishing Cousins: The Story of Picket Pin.’ It’s a peek into the story of an individual’s personal journey into the world of fly fishing, the passion for the pastime passed down…

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Remembering Keith Cardnell – 1947-2021

Keith Cardnell had a huge impact on the Sporting Art market here in the U.S. – Literally and figuratively. In his relatively short career in the realm of Sporting Art, Cardnell pushed the boundaries of previous norms in this market and was willing to create at such magnitude and with such discipline for exactness and…

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Shilstone vs. Pleissner – You Be The Judge

In the realm of Sporting Art Watercolors, Arthur Shilstone is considered by most to be the legitimate successor to Ogden Pleissner. The comparisons are many and accurate and most in the Sporting world support this claim. Let’s look at the facts: Shilstone – Born 1922, lived to just shy of his 98th Birthday in 2020.…

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Artist Spotlight: Mark Susinno

“It’s not the raw material itself, but its emotional and creative effect that has his attention. Each canvas is a new journey into his own emotions and creativity, fueled by his pursuit of fish and the beautiful surroundings – both above water and below – in which he finds them.” Since winning the 1986 Maryland…

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