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20th century. Known for: Sculptor-wildlife.
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While working at a mine in the Kootney Region of British Columbia, Karl Lansing drew on the back of his timecards. After turning these in, his boss would save them because he liked the drawings so... Read full biography
While working at a mine in the Kootney Region of British Columbia, Karl Lansing drew on the back of his timecards. After turning these in, his boss would save them because he liked the drawings so much. Lansing was unaware of this and just drew for fun. Many noticed his talents and encouraged him... Read full biography
While working at a mine in the Kootney Region of British Columbia, Karl Lansing drew on the back of his timecards. After turning these in, his boss would save them because he liked the drawings so much. Lansing was unaware of this and just drew for fun. Many noticed his talents and encouraged him to develop these to pursue a career as an artist. Lansing did not listen. Until he was apart of a huge layoff in the early 1990s at the mine. Lansing and his wife, Louise, decided he should try a... Read full biography
While working at a mine in the Kootney Region of British Columbia, Karl Lansing drew on the back of his timecards. After turning these in, his boss would save them because he liked the drawings so much. Lansing was unaware of this and just drew for fun. Many noticed his talents and encouraged him to develop these to pursue a career as an artist. Lansing did not listen. Until he was apart of a huge layoff in the early 1990s at the mine. Lansing and his wife, Louise, decided he should try a career as an artist. He began with woodcarvings and showed them at local galleries, these sold immediately. Gallery owners encouraged him to try working in bronzes. As he moved into sculpting, Lansing decided to put this knowledge to use, creating... Read full biography
While working at a mine in the Kootney Region of British Columbia, Karl Lansing drew on the back of his timecards. After turning these in, his boss would save them because he liked the drawings so much. Lansing was unaware of this and just drew for fun. Many noticed his talents and encouraged him to develop these to pursue a career as an artist. Lansing did not listen. Until he was apart of a huge layoff in the early 1990s at the mine. Lansing and his wife, Louise, decided he should try a career as an artist. He began with woodcarvings and showed them at local galleries, these sold immediately. Gallery owners encouraged him to try working in bronzes. As he moved into sculpting, Lansing decided to put this knowledge to use, creating realistic and detailed pieces. Source:. Kristine Ellis, "Blurring the Line, Impressionism or Realism?" Wildlife Art, May/June 2003
Karl Lansing - Artist Info
About Karl Lansing: Keywords
Keywords (8)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Wildlife Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, CO