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Bonnie Marris

Bonnie Marris (Born 1951) is active/lives in Michigan.  Bonnie Marris is known for Painting, animals in action.

Bonnie Marris, b. Michigan, United States

Bonnie Marris has taken an unusual path into art: she developed her talent by portraying animals "from the inside out." While she was a student at Michigan State University, Bonnie illustrated several major books. One volume she worked on was a leading expert mammalogist's text that contained several hundred drawings and detailed studies. This massive project attracted the attention of noted zoologist George Schaller, who invited Bonnie to prepare the art for posters that would support his worldwide rare animal relief programs.

Beyond academic training and emotional involvement, art requires another element for which there is no substitute: experience. Each year, Bonnie makes two major trips, and countless smaller ones, to observe and learn about the wildlife she loves. In 1980, one such voyage took her to Alaska, where she lived in the wilderness for six months. She recounts, "To get into a natural environment and see the an   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3038 characters.]  Artist bio

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