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William Alther

William (Bill) Alther (Born 1959) is active/lives in Texas, Colorado, Kansas.  William Alther is known for Wildlife, animal and sporting art painting.

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William Alther was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1959. Art has always played a significant role in his life. From an early age he had an interest in drawing, particularly animals. A degree in wildlife biology from Texas A&M University eventually led to a zoology position at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Throughout, he was an active artist and in 2004 began painting full-time. The natural world continues to be his chief inspiration.

"I like the idea of being open to a variety of subject matter and I've dabbled in other genres such as still-life and figure. but obviously, animals and landscape command my attention time and time again. In any case, I try to be very conscious of the elements common to any good painting such as structure and paint quality."

William is devoted to the life-long process of learning, evolving and maturing as an artist. To that end, his continuing development has included workshops and studies with artist such as T. Allen Lawson a   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2078 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for William Alther


   Keywords 
Art StyleArt Subject
  • Nature, Environment, Botanicals, Conservation
Art Association
  • Oil Painters of America
  • Society of Animal Artists
Added Description
  • Animal Specialty
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Professional Museum and/or Gallery Administrator
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Oil Painters of America-
  • Society of Animal Artists-
Exhibition of Museum
  • Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum

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