Celebrating wildlife artist, Maynard Reece & Iowa Fish
Category I First Place 2014 Winner
Ethan H
“We really had a good time doing the
contest. It brought in a lot of good discussion and even the teacher aides were
surprised at some of the facts I shared from the DNR website. The kids loved
it.”
The Department of
Natural Resources invites you to enroll your class in our fourth annual “Take It Outside” Art Contest.
This
year’s contest will celebrate the great contributions of wildlife artist,
Maynard Reece. Reece is considered one of the founding fathers of wildlife art.
As a child, he spent many hours exploring Lake Okoboji. His teachers discovered
his artistic ability at the age of 13 and entered one of his drawings in the
Iowa State Fair. As a young adult, Maynard worked at what is today known as the
State Historical Museum collecting specimens for the museum’s collection and
painting fish to create the plates for the original publishing of Iowa Fish and
Fishing – this was instrumental in launching his career as a freelance artist.
Reece’s fish drawings can be viewed on the DNR website.
Students are
encouraged to use their artistic skills to create an image of their favorite Iowa fish (see the eligible fish list in
the complete
contest rules) in its natural habitat. Fish species fact sheets are
available on the DNR Education website (click on Fact Sheets/Fish in the Document
Library). Starting next month, check out our Take It Outside: Fish Iowa! blog for more information about Iowa fish and
Maynard Reece.
New This Year!
We are partnering
with the Wildlife Forever® State-Fish Art® Contest to
host an Iowa State-Fish Contest in conjunction with our annual Take
It Outside Art Contest. The first place artwork in each judging category
will be submitted for National Awards. First place winners at the
state level will be honored at the annual State-Fish Art Expo this summer.
For more information visit our website.
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