Terry Isaac
(1958 – 2019)
Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist, Terry Isaac, grew up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, and it is there that he began his love affair with wildlife.
Terry's formal art began with an interest in animation and drawing cartoons.
Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist, Terry Isaac, grew up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, and it is there that he began his love affair with wildlife. Drawing inspiration from his own backyard and from the captivating vistas of the Northwest, he began to create dramatic wildlife art. Moving to Penticton, British Columbia, Canada he continued to create paintings capturing unique characteristics of wildlife and their habitat. Terry traveled around the world to capture exciting images, but his main painting focus continued to be on North American birds and mammals.
Terry’s formal art began with an interest in animation and drawing cartoons. After art college, he was interested in children’s book illustration but soon re-discovered his childhood passion for wildlife. Since the mid 1980’s, he has created realistic wildlife art with a focus on particularity and dramatic light. He was inspired by large panoramas as well as close-up views, and by subjects ranging from whales to hummingbirds.
During his successful professional career Terry has been the featured “Artist of the Year” at a number of prestigious art shows/expos, placed in 12 stamp and print competitions, been commissioned to create for the Audubon Society handbooks and hired to develop the main character in a Walt Disney production.
Terry was an accomplished teacher, and his approach to painting is outlined in his own books “Painting the Drama of Wildlife, Step by Step”, “Painting Wildlife in Acrylic” and a DVD. Terry taught annual workshops, with students attending from all over the world.
Demand for Terry’s originals has remained high, partly due to the fact that his technique of painting and the detail he captures means that he painted relatively few paintings per year. Terry strived to create works of art for the discerning collector and only printed a select number of his paintings with very small edition sizes.
Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist, Terry Isaac, grew up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, and it is there that he began his love affair with wildlife. Drawing inspiration from his own backyard and from the captivating vistas of the Northwest, he began to create dramatic wildlife art. Moving to Penticton, British Columbia, Canada he continued to create paintings capturing unique characteristics of wildlife and their habitat. Terry traveled around the world to capture exciting images, but his main painting focus continued to be on North American birds and mammals.
Terry’s formal art began with an interest in animation and drawing cartoons. After art college, he was interested in children’s book illustration but soon re-discovered his childhood passion for wildlife. Since the mid 1980’s, he has created realistic wildlife art with a focus on particularity and dramatic light. He was inspired by large panoramas as well as close-up views, and by subjects ranging from whales to hummingbirds.
During his successful professional career Terry has been the featured “Artist of the Year” at a number of prestigious art shows/expos, placed in 12 stamp and print competitions, been commissioned to create for the Audubon Society handbooks and hired to develop the main character in a Walt Disney production.
Terry was an accomplished teacher, and his approach to painting is outlined in his own books “Painting the Drama of Wildlife, Step by Step”, “Painting Wildlife in Acrylic” and a DVD. Terry taught annual workshops, with students attending from all over the world.
Demand for Terry’s originals has remained high, partly due to the fact that his technique of painting and the detail he captures means that he painted relatively few paintings per year. Terry strived to create works of art for the discerning collector and only printed a select number of his paintings with very small edition sizes.