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The On-line Newsletter
of Mathios Studios (Jan/Feb
2008)
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Your Vote Counts! |
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Peter is one of nine finalists nominated
for the 2009 Ducks
Unlimited International
Artist of the Year for
his painting Evening
Sprig (pictured). Voting
for this prestigious
award takes place online
between January 1 -
February 15 at the link
below. Your vote will
help select the winner.
The finalists can also
be seen on page 35 of
the current Ducks
Unlimited magazine.
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American Miniatures at Settler's West |
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Peter will have two paintings in the
upcoming American
Miniatures exhibition at
Settler's West Gallery
in Tucson, AZ. The
opening reception takes
place the evening of
February 9th. American
Miniatures was the first
and is still the best
exhibition of small
original paintings and
sculpture. More than 200
artists will participate
in this stellar event,
including Howard
Terpning, William
Acheff, Morgan
Weistling, Scott
Christensen and Robert
Griffing. |
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Cabela's |
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Peter will be making a guest appearance at
the grand opening of the
new Cabela's in Lacey,
WA during the weekend of
January 26th & 27th. He
will be there on
Saturday from 9-12 and
1-4, then again on
Sunday from 10-12 and
1-4. The Lacey,
Washington store is
located near the
junction of I-5 and
Marvin Road at the Lacey
Gateway Project in the
Hawks Prairie business
district. The
185,000-square-foot
retail showroom is an
educational and
entertainment
attraction, featuring a
décor of museum-quality
animal displays, huge
aquariums and trophy
animals interacting in
realistic re-creations
of their natural
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Pheasants Forever |
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For the first time in his career Peter has
been selected by
Pheasants Forever to be
a part of their national
art package. Limited
edition prints from the
painting "South Platte
Sunrise" will be
auctioned off at 500
banquets throughout the
United States and Canada
beginning this April and
continuing into 2009.
Monies raised from the
sale of the prints will
be used for the
conservation of
pheasants, quail and
other wildlife through
habitat improvements,
public awareness,
education. |
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Pheasants Forever |
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Oh... So Close! |
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The painting Pintail Pair placed second out
of twenty five entries
in the recent 2008
Nevada Waterfowl Stamp
competition. James P.
Edwards of Raleigh,
North Carolina won the
competition with his
depiction of a single
drake pintail. The
contest was sponsored by
the Nevada Waterfowl
Association, who
selected the pintail (Anas
acuta) as the designated
subject for this year’s
competition. The winning
entry and the eight
runner-up paintings were
put on display at the
Nevada Waterfowl
Association’s November
fundraising banquet in
Fallon. |
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Pintail Pair |
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Peter's Blog |
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Peter's blog is a great place to keep
updated about his art.
You can see new
paintings in progress,
learn about upcoming
events, read art news as
it happens, see photos
from reference trips and
much more. On average,
the blog is updated
three times per week and
is a continual source of
information on Peter's
wildlife paintings. |
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Visit Peter's Blog |
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