Tim Mayhew is a wildlife artist. And a sculptor.
And an author. And a
student of the techniques and materials of the Old Masters. So it’s not surprising that he has been
selected as ‘Artist in Residence’ at Teton National Park this summer.
We met Tim when he was researching trumpeter swans, his
current subject, in the zoology department of the Denver Museum of Nature and
Science where we volunteer. His
plan was to sketch the details of the swans so he could sculpt a model of the
head, which he would use as a model for his paintings. Seems like a lot of work to this
photographer!
Anyway, Tim invited us to his studio in Farmington, NM if we
were ever in the area. And since
we were heading that way we took him up on his offer. He showed us some of his works and the natural black chalk
he uses for his sketches, a material lost to artists since the Old Masters used
it. Until, that is, Tim
rediscovered its formula.
The fact that I am easily impressed doesn’t diminish Tim’s
talents. Check out his website at
timothydavidmayhew.com. Oh yeah,
Tim makes one mean chili, too.
