Posts by Sportsman's Palette, Inc.

Autumn in Sporting Art

There’s nothing quite like Nature in Autumn, and all the sporting adventures and artistic endeavors that She inspires. We’ve already rounded up some of our favorite autumn scenes from Sporting Art Master Arthur Shilstone in this post, but there is a plethora more to enjoy from our many wonderful artists. We’ve curated a small collection…

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Welcoming George Van Hook to Sportsman’s Palette

Sportsman’s Palette’s relationship with New York artist George Van Hook has its roots in our shared connection to the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester, VT. Exactly a year ago, we struck up a conversation with the artist at a museum event, and several months later, decided to pursue a professional relationship with the…

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Remembering Arthur Shilstone – 1922-2020

We at Sportsman’s Palette ask you to share with us in celebrating the life of a man who made so many great contributions to our world through his kind heart, his warm way with people, and his magnificent talent as a painter, from which he created such wonderful imagery for more than 90 years. He…

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Sportsman’s Palette Interviews Harley Bartlett

Following our interview with Sebastián Letelier, we got caught up with another great sporting artist, this time a little closer to our neck of the woods – Harley Bartlett. SP: You have an extremely diverse body of work! How do you go from painting something small, say a small landscape or sporting scene on canvas,…

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Stage 07 – Tidying Up

This is it – the final stage of the Masterpiece; the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of patience, dedication, and precision. Cardnell: As well as numerous small adjustments to the picture, four significant alterations were applied to enhance. These are listed below, in tandem with the annotated image: To scale correctly, the thin-water ‘lattice’…

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