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Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest Announced

Robert Steiner Pintail Duck Stamp

Outdoor Alabama

Alabama --(AmmoLand.com Firearms News)-Alabama artists can celebrate the New Year by entering the 2009 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp art contest, which opens January 1, 2010.

According to Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Director M. N. Pugh, the winning artwork will be used as the design of the 2011-2012 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp.

The competition is open to resident Alabama artists only. Entries will be accepted from January 1 until the February 16 contest deadline.

Display of all entries, to which the public will be invited, will be held February 26, 2009, at the Richard Beard Building in Montgomery.

Following the showing, three judges from the fields of art, ornithology and wildlife conservation will select the winning waterfowl art.

Contest coordinator David C. Hayden, Assistant Chief of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries’ Wildlife Section, advises artists that entries must not exceed 9 by 12 inches (15 by 18 inches matted).

Only original horizontal artworks depicting a species of North American migratory duck or goose will be eligible. The Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck and Pintail—depicted in the winning artwork of three previous year’s contests—are not eligible as the subject for the 2011-2012 Waterfowl Stamp.

Hayden says judging criteria will emphasize uncluttered design suitable for printing as a stamp, anatomical accuracy of the illustrated species, and artistic rendering. Close attention must be given to tone and detail, since those aspects are prerequisites for printing artwork as a stamp. Wing and feather construction must be particularly well defined. Entrants may submit a painting or drawing; past contest entries have included works in oil, watercolor, acrylic and mixed media, all of which are eligible.

For contest information and entry forms, contact David Hayden, Alabama Wildlife and Fisheries Division, 64 North Union Street, Room 584, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 (334/242-3469).

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Winter Wolf by Midwestern Artist Carla Kurt
AmmoLand features famous wildlife artists from time to time as they are an integral part of the hunting and shooting sports lifestyle.

Winter Wolf by Midwestern Artist Carla Kurt

Midwestern Artist Carla Kurt

Eastern Iowa --(AmmoLand.com)- Carla began developing her artistic abilities in high school, and has earned a Bachelor of Art Degree in Art and Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Graphics.

She earned recognition through a college internship in which she created computer graphics for a project exhibited at Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry in 1985.

Today, Carla is an internationally known artist, having sold her artwork all over the world, most recently to buyers in the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Scotland, Sweden, Spain, and Norway.

Carla resides on her family farm in the rolling hills of Eastern Iowa. Surrounded by cornfields and cattle, her love and respect for nature is reflected in her deeply realistic artwork.

You can buy your own Framed copy of this print at ImageKind.

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