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‘Courtship’ selected for 23rd Animals in Art exhibition at LSU

(March 13, 2010) - A pair of Roseate Spoonbills creating their nest are the subjects of Phoenix artist Anne Peyton’s “Courtship.”

The painting is her entry in the 23rd International Exhibition on Animals in Art at the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge, La., March 27-April 25.

The exhibition and sale benefits the university’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

‘Elk Study’ to appear in Masterworks in Miniatures 2010 exhibition

(Jan. 26, 2010) - “Elk Study,” a portrait of a bull elk, is Phoenix artist Anne Peyton’s submission for the annual “Masterworks in Miniature 2010” show and sale, held at Gallery One in Mentor, Ohio.

“Autumn in the Rockies is special, and I make the journey to Wyoming and Colorado every year to see the changing of the leaves and to witness the elk in rut,” Peyton said. “Early evenings, they come down out of the forest to graze in the meadows and for the males to bugle their unearthly call. There is something primal about the call that takes you away from the 21st century, letting you imagine what it was like 200 or more years ago.

“We were in Rocky Mountain National Park when we came across this bull sunning on one of the last warm days of autumn. He had a watchful eye on his harem and was constantly sniffing the air for the scent of an interloper. Every now and then he would raise his head and bugle away to let the other bulls know this was his territory and his harem and to stay away.”

One of the premier miniature exhibitions, Masterworks in Miniature runs from March 5 through March 20. To learn more about Masterworks in Miniature, please visit Gallery One’s web site, http://www.galleryone.com.

‘Marsh Shadows’ debuts at ‘Best and Brightest Juried Art Show and Sale’

(Jan. 15, 2010) - Anne Peyton’s image of a Marsh Wren foraging through a stand of cattails will appear in the annual Best and Brightest Juried Art Show and Sale at the Scottsdale Artists’ School in Arizona, Jan. 15-March 28.

“Marsh Shadows” was selected by the jury for this show, which will hang at the school and rotate through the 10-week Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale. The exhibition is open to students participating in Scottsdale Artists’ School classes throughout the year.

“The Marsh Wren is one of those oft-heard, seldom-seen and hard-to-photograph birds, so having the opportunity to find a couple of them along the edge of a wetlands in Idaho was a real treat,” Peyton said. “To me, it was as if it was saying, ’Paint me!’

“I enjoy listening to the wrens and other marsh birds when I’m out in the field since they are active throughout the day. They are extremely agile and acrobatic as they climb and move through the different stalks.”

Anne Peyton signs on with Mountain Trails Gallery, Jackson, Wyo.

(Aug. 26, 2009) - There’s a new home in Jackson for Anne Peyton's artwork. The Arizona artist has signed on with Mountain Trails Gallery of Jackson, Wyo., which recently moved into a new building on the northeast corner of Jackson's Town Square.

Anne has an initial six images in Mountain Trails, including Kid Swainson’s (left), with more to arrive in time for the gallery’s opening reception on Sept. 12 during the famed Jackson Fall Festival.

“I am so happy to be working with the staff at Mountain Trails Gallery, who partner with so many terrific artists,” Peyton said. “For a wildlife artist, it is important to be represented in Jackson, which I believe is an international home and destination for wildlife art and art enthusiasts.”

Mountain Trails Gallery is located at 155 Center St. in Jackson. For information on Anne's art , please visit the gallery or its Web site at www.mtntrails.net, or call (307) 734-8150.

‘Grace,’ ‘Swan Yoga’ selected for 2009 Paint the Parks Mini-50 touring exhibition

(Aug. 1, 2009) - Four Anne Peyton images were selected by the judges for the 2009 Paint the Parks competition.

Two paintings, “Grace” and “Swan Yoga,” were selected in the Mini-50 category and will be part of the national traveling show, which runs August 1-September 15 at the Kolb Studio at Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim).

Following the Grand Canyon, the exhibition continues at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, Mo., October 1-December 1; the South Florida State Fair, West Palm Beach, Fla., January 15-March 1, 2010; and Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana Welcome Center, Hammond, Ind., March 15-May 1, 2010.

Two additional paintings, “Courtship” and “Distant Thunder,” were selected to the Top 200 for the annual exhibition.

‘Rio Grande Autumn’ selected as Best in Show at Scottsdale ‘Wild to Mild’ show

(Jan. 19, 2009) - The year started with a bang for Arizona artist Anne Peyton: her image of a pair of Canada Geese, entitled “Rio Grande Autumn,” earned Best in Show at the “Wild to Mild” art show at the Brio Fine Arts Center in Scottsdale, Ariz.

“I really enjoy watching Canada Geese in the wild,” Peyton says. “Whether they are foraging, flying or just lazing on a slow-moving current, their striking pattern and behavior commands attention. Even in the city, a flyover of honking geese will cause city people to look up and follow their flight. I guess it’s something primeval - the call to take up the migratory trek - that still resonates in us, even though the geese are as acclimated to the Arizona summer as we are.”

The Wild to Mild show benefited two Arizona nonprofit animal organizations - Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation Foundation and Foothills Animal Rescue.

‘Buteo regalis’ selected as featured art for 2009 Wings Over Willcox Festival

(Jan. 12, 2009) - “Buteo regalis,” Anne Peyton’s image of a ferruginous hawk about to land, has been selected as the featured art for the 2009 Wings Over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival in Willcox, Ariz. The festival runs through Jan. 18.

“So big! So majestic! Just like the name implies,” Peyton said. “The largest hawk in North America is a regular winter visitor to southern Arizona. I see them holding their position on local sod farms and alfalfa fields like so many bowling pins; the loose dirt holding many gophers, their favorite food. Yet their feet are so petite, perfectly adapted for reaching down the gopher holes or through the soft dirt to strike at the rodents.

“We’ve been attending Wings Over Willcox for several years, so I can see the excitement the festival brings to the town, it’s citizens and children, and to the visitors that come to the festival each year. It’s exciting to be a part of the event’s success.”

Buteo regalis appears on the Wings Over Willcox posters and program, as well as T-shirts and other souvenirs. To see more, visit the Wings Over Willcox website.

Anne Peyton named Conservation Artist of the Month by Artists for Conservation Foundation

Terry Stevens photo

(February 1, 2008) - When she’s not creating artwork, Arizona artist Anne Peyton can be found volunteering at Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation Foundation working with non-releaseable birds of prey and other animals that have become part of Liberty Wildlife’s education program.

Now, Anne’s work with Liberty and her commitment to the care of the birds and conservation in the wild have earned recognition from her peers in the art community. The Artists for Conservation Foundation (AFC) named Anne the “Conservation Artist of the Month” for February 2008.

“This is a thrill to be recognized, but the credit for Liberty’s success goes to the commitment of its more than 300 volunteers — from the medical staff to rescue/transport to daily care, orphan care, the hotline, the research staff and my friends with the education team — we all live and share Liberty’s mission with thousands of Arizonans each year,” said Anne.

The AFC Conservation Artist Award is awarded monthly to honor a member for outstanding artistic talent and extraordinary contribution to the conservation cause. At the end of each year, a prior recipient of the monthly honor is selected for the annual Simon Combes Conservation Award.

Previous monthly winners include Robert Bateman, John Banovich, Gamini Ratnavira, Tony Pridham, and the late Simon Combes.