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Pole began his professional career in 1972. He has illustrated over
21 books relating to wildlife and natural history. His paintings and
sculptures have sold throughout the United Sates and Canada and as
far away as Norway and England. He has works of art in the World Wildlife
Art Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Jack O"Connor Museum at
the University of Idaho, The Van-Ru Corporate art collection in Sioux
City, Iowa, and various galleries from south Florida to the Northwest.
Greg
has shown in many wildlife and western art shows throughout the
west and has had a number of one-man shows from the east coast of
Florida to the west coast of the United States. He has received
national recognition when he was chosen as the sole artist to represent
the states of Alaska and Idaho in a national art show displayed
in the Senate Rotunda building in Washington, D.C. He received further
recognition when one of his paintings was selected from among 2500
works of art to included in the Spirit of the West art show sponsored
by West One Bank. This particular painting was subsequently purchased
by the President of West One for display in his office. In 1995,
Greg completed a major commission for the Weitz Dental Building.
His work portrayed different species of North American Bear through
relief, sculpture and painted murals.
For
over 15 years, Greg has been documenting the life of the working
cowboy in the Northwest. He spent a significant part of each year
photographing, and riding with, cowboys on working ranches. His
paintings truly capture the unique beauty of the wilderness, the
wildlife and the people who make their home in this part of the
"Old West". His western paintings are accurate, detailed
representations of a vanishing people and their way of life.
Greg's
wildlife paintings are based upon his personal experience guiding
and photographing wildlife throughout North America, British Columbia,
Northwest Territories, Alaska and abroad. The amount of time Greg
has spent in the wilderness lends an authenticity to his work which
is of great value to the serious collector.
Collectors
can look forward to a variety of new art as Greg continues to pursue
opportunities for adventure in the Old West and abroad.
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