Artist Randy McGovern

About the Artist
Randy McGovern

Randy McGovern has earned acclaim from sportsmen and collectors alike both nationally and internationally. Known for his habit of hiding creatures in his wildlife backgrounds, he has become one of the nation's most beloved wildlife artists. By taking the demanding accuracy of the wildlife painter and combining it with the discriminating talent of a trained and gifted artist, he has become one of the nation's most beloved realists in just a few short years.

While growing up in New Orleans, his fourth grade teacher, Sr. Helene advised his parents to find him art lessons after seeing him draw. That year (1964) Randy won a city-wide art contest and the grand prize of $5.00 which proved to be a good enough incentive to continue. He studied first under a European portraitist. Meanwhile, Randy's other hobby was snake hunting in the swamps and marshes of Louisiana and selling them to the snake farm in La Place, Louisiana. Still, another hobby was that of trapping animals in humane animal traps that he invented for sketching purposes. At age 21, Randy graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, magna cum laude with a B.A. in advertising but in 1983 launched a career in fine art instead.

Working in a precise realistic style in oils, Randy feels compelled to portray animals in their most noble character which requires adding a dimension beyond merely duplicating photos of animals in sometimes awkward compositions. " I love to create moods, the use of dramatic light sources, and rich colors tastefully mixed. I feel compelled to count feathers or scales and to feel the fur on live wolves before I paint them. The perfectionist in me sleeps a little better-even if a little extra accuracy goes unnoticed. You have to be more disciplined; you have to be driven."

A Place To Park ~ Giclee on Canvas
by Randy McGovern
$649.00

$20.00 Bay Buddy by Randy McGovern

$75.00 Wind 'N Widgeons by Randy McGovern

$20.00 Golden Moments by Randy McGovern

$85.00 Large Mouth Bass - Power Lunch by Randy McGovern

$65.00 Red Drum - Seeing Red by Randy McGovern

$20.00 Old Pro By Randy McGovern

$85.00 There Goes The Neighborhood

$20.00 Beach Bums

$65.00 Play Ball

$85.00 After The Rain

$85.00 A Pig, A Hawg & A Log

$30.00 The Right Tree

$30.00 Dawns Early Lights

$85.00 Riding The Coattails

$85.00 Autumn Brook

$85.00 The Height Of Freedom

$20.00 Thunder Run

$85.00 High & Mighty

$125.00 All That Glitters

$85.00 Pheasants Over Grass

$75.00 Eager Beagles

$20.00 Living On The Edge

$20.00 Frozen Moment

$20.00 Morning Person

$30.00 Hitting The Trail

$30.00 Beauty & The Feast

$85.00 Taking The Rap

$85.00 Tail Spin

$20.00 Rolling On The River

$85.00 A Path Well Chosen

$20.00 Evening Ease

$65.00 A Day On The Bay

$20.00 Good Sports

$20.00 Sugarspout

$20.00 Blue Bandits

$20.00 Golden Memories

$20.00 Red Bird Express

$20.00 Surprise Party

$20.00 Royal Flush

$20.00 Guardian Angel

$20.00 Auf Wiedersehen

$20.00 Brownsville

$20.00 Dove Dream

$20.00 Field Day

$20.00 We're So Sorry

$65.00 About To Croak

$30.00 Living Room

$20.00 Fencewalk

$20.00 Secret Pond

$20.00 Sunny Bunnies

$20.00 Make Our Day

$85.00 Safe Passing

$30.00 Pack Attack

$55.00 Young America

$85.00 Bear Feet In The Creek

$65.00 Hideaway Heritage

$15.00 Loose Caboose

$15.00 Rough & Ready

$85.00 King Of The Valley

$97.50 Quicksilver

$75.00 Snookered

Four Print Sets

$85.00 Homecoming

$20.00 Bedfellows

$20.00 Too Much Too Soon

$65.00 Shades Of Summer

$20.00 Scent Savvy

$15.00 A Matter Of Time

$20.00 Duck Alert

Four Print Set $40.00

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