Sporting Art

Arts & Culture
A Renowned Sporting Artist’s Bluegrass Muse
The Polish-born painter Andre Pater found his calling amid the rolling hills and stone fences of Kentucky horse country, where his gift for capturing the soul of his subjects has taken him to the pinnacle of the sporting art world

Best of the Sporting South
The South’s Next Great Wildlife Artist
From his home base in the North Carolina mountains, Ryan Kirby is bringing an unbridled passion for the outdoors to the canvas—and giving the sporting art world a jolt of youthful energy

SPORTING
For the Love of Labs

Sporting Scene
Search and Decoy
The Chesapeake’s riches inspire a young Virginia carver

Arts & Culture
Once-in-a-Lifetime Decoys
More than 150 pieces from the collection of Donal C. O’Brien, Jr., cross the auction block for the first time

Arts
Conservation on Canvas
New Orleans wildlife artist Alex Beard champions conservation beyond the canvas

Arts & Culture
Best of the Sporting South: Master of the Hunt
For the painter Eldridge Hardie, his art isn’t just a vocation. It’s a way of life