Paul Tunkis Sporting rt
In 2011, Paul Tunkis revived his interest in painting and drawing after 27 years of living in Montana. Combining his artistic skills with his years of experience as a fly fishing guide in Montana, Paul paints Montana’s landscape in his chosen media of transparent watercolor and graphite pencil on Arches cotton hot press paper.
Paul’s lifelong experience as a naturalist, hunter and angler has taught him that one is not only an observer but a participant in nature, portraying the memory of an experience, suggesting just enough of what was seen to allow the viewer to fill in their own memories and dreams.
In 2015, he was awarded Artist-in-Residence for the Upper Missouri Breaks Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Monument. In 2016, his watercolor was selected to represent the National BLM Conservation Lands Program on their poster. In 2018, Paul was accepted to the “Montana Triennial” Museum Exhibition at the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings, MT.
Paul hopes sharing his work and vision with fellow Montanans will bring them joy and a sense of wonder for this beautiful place we call home; as well as bringing awareness of the necessity to continue to preserve Montana’s diverse wildlife and heritage landscape.
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