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Original Watercolor on paper

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Original Watercolor on paper
by Jerry Raedeke depicts Mallards in flight, image size is 28"x19" framed. Bio- Jerry Raedeke sold his first wildlife paintings when he was eleven; he painted with oils from his childhood. Best-known as a transparent watercolorist who has savored nature and who cherishes nature. He works with an sense of fleeting moods and moments which he perceives. After early experiences with fine arts in Minnesota, Raedeke re-located to Los Angeles where he developed a fascination with watercolors while studying with the Chinese-American painter Jake Lee. All the while he pursued field research which by now has taken him to 38 states, six provices of Candada - 19 nations. His art has been shown at nearly all major exhibitions in the nation. He has been given recognition as Artist of the Year by the prestigious Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition at Charleston, S.C., by the National Wildlife At Show at Kansas City and by the Wildlife Heritage Show at Minneapolis. The Easton Waterfowl Festival has given him a twenty-year exhibition medallion. Raedeke was selected from a national search for inclusion in the National Wildlife Federation Show at Washington, D.C. While he was at the captial he was permitted to a one-man show for members of Congress in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building. Raedeke has painted official duck stamps for the states of Georgia, Iowa and Kansas. He has been given Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year reconginition in many states. Anheuser-Busch recently commissioned Raedeke to paint the World Famous Budweiser Clydesales in a wildlife setting.) Jerry Raedeke was featured nationally in a specially-produced documentary for public television and in the "Prairie Sportsman". The syndicated televsion series, "The Sportsman's friend," filmed the artist painting on a remote marsh in Canada. As a artist and conservationist, Raedeke has been introduced to readers of Midwest Art, Wildlife Art News, Artists' Magazine, American Hunter, Ducks Unlimited, Turkey Call and others. As a Life Sponsor of Ducks Unlimited, Jerry Raedeke has donated many pieces to them as well.