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Born 1974. Known for: Wildlife pastel painting, commercial art.
Dustin Van Wechel, b. 1974 . Since leaving an eight year career in advertising to pursue fine art on a full time basis, Dustin Van Wechel has focused on wildlife painting. As a young boy growing up... Read full biography
Dustin Van Wechel, b. 1974 . Since leaving an eight year career in advertising to pursue fine art on a full time basis, Dustin Van Wechel has focused on wildlife painting. As a young boy growing up in Arizona, trips with his father into the high country instilled a deep love of the mountains and... Read full biography
Dustin Van Wechel, b. 1974 . Since leaving an eight year career in advertising to pursue fine art on a full time basis, Dustin Van Wechel has focused on wildlife painting. As a young boy growing up in Arizona, trips with his father into the high country instilled a deep love of the mountains and appreciation for nature, the environment and the animals. His drawing skills, bold, painterly brushwork and strong sense of design have been influenced by wildlife artists Carl Rungius, Bob Kuhn, Tucker... Read full biography
Dustin Van Wechel, b. 1974 . Since leaving an eight year career in advertising to pursue fine art on a full time basis, Dustin Van Wechel has focused on wildlife painting. As a young boy growing up in Arizona, trips with his father into the high country instilled a deep love of the mountains and appreciation for nature, the environment and the animals. His drawing skills, bold, painterly brushwork and strong sense of design have been influenced by wildlife artists Carl Rungius, Bob Kuhn, Tucker Smith and Ken Carlson. In a recent article in Western Art Collector Van Wechel is quoted: "Painting wildlife provides a well of opportunity to communicate not only my personal experiences and perceptions of my subjects but also provides a window... Read full biography
Dustin Van Wechel, b. 1974 . Since leaving an eight year career in advertising to pursue fine art on a full time basis, Dustin Van Wechel has focused on wildlife painting. As a young boy growing up in Arizona, trips with his father into the high country instilled a deep love of the mountains and appreciation for nature, the environment and the animals. His drawing skills, bold, painterly brushwork and strong sense of design have been influenced by wildlife artists Carl Rungius, Bob Kuhn, Tucker Smith and Ken Carlson. In a recent article in Western Art Collector Van Wechel is quoted: "Painting wildlife provides a well of opportunity to communicate not only my personal experiences and perceptions of my subjects but also provides a window into understanding what moves me as an artist and who I am as a person." He adds, "I choose to paint wildlife because this is... Read full biography
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Dustin Van Wechel, b. 1974
Since leaving an eight year career in advertising to pursue fine art on a full time basis, Dustin Van Wechel has focused on wildlife painting. As a young boy growing up in Arizona, trips with his father into the high country instilled a deep love of the mountains and appreciation for nature, the environment and the animals.
His drawing skills, bold, painterly brushwork and strong sense of design have been influenced by wildlife artists Carl Rungius, Bob Kuhn, Tucker Smith and Ken Carlson.
In a recent article in Western Art Collector Van Wechel is quoted: "Painting wildlife provides a well of opportunity to communicate not only my personal experiences and perceptions of my subjects bu...But wait, there's more...
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