Artist Don Eckelberry spends many hours in the woods looking at the
kinds of birds he wants to paint. He makes quick drawings of as many
as he sees. Then, with the drawings to help him, he goes back to his
studio and begins the painting.
Making pictures of animals
It must be lots of fun to be an animal artist or photographer. These
people go everywhere in the world to take and make pictures of different
kinds of animals. Their pictures are used in books like this one. They
also are used in magazines; by zoos, museums, and libraries; and as
decorations in people’s homes.
This painting of bobwhites is by animal artist Don Eckelberry.
