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~ Redlin Art Center~ Watertown, South Dakota.........

2008.11.29
Welcome to South Dakota..............

Terry Redlin's interest in the out-of-doors can be traced to his childhood in Watertown, South Dakota. A motorcycle accident ended his dream of becoming a forest ranger, and he opted to pursue a career in the graphic arts. He earned a degree from the St. Paul School of Associated Arts and spent 25 years working in commercial art as layout artist, graphic designer, illustrator and art director. In his leisure time he researched wildlife subjects and settings.

In 1977, at the age of 40, Terry Redlin burst onto the wildlife scene when his painting "Winter Snows" appeared on the cover of The Farmer magazine. By 1979, demand for his work had become so great that he left his art directing career to concentrate on painting wildlife.





The next 3 shots are blind shots of sunsets out of the passenger side window holding and taking the shot with one hand at 80-85mph.



Terry Redlin's most compelling project was the construction of a museum to house his original art in Watertown, South Dakota where he now resides. The museum, which also includes a state tourism office, DigistarTM theater and state of the art teleconferencing center, opened in June, 1997. Over 400,000 visitors toured the Redlin Art Center in its first seven months. The artist donated the $10 million museum to the state in appreciation for an art scholarship he received after graduating from high school in Watertown.
17 Comments
LotoFoto Now that's true obsession (85 mph?)
Great shots.
The Redlin center looks like a beautiful place.
LotoFoto · 2008-11-29: 01:02
noptek Astonishing building
noptek · 2008-11-29: 01:21
susjustjake Great post. Thanks for sharing the story and the sunsets are great. Next time...pull over...want to continue seeing post from you!
susjustjake · 2008-11-29: 01:28
jet28 Very interesting post with great shots!
jet28 · 2008-11-29: 01:38
betsymurphy great shots!
betsymurphy · 2008-11-29: 03:52
davidcardona Great serie. Excellent work. Thanks for sharing!
davidcardona · 2008-11-29: 04:24
somogyvari Nice and interesting place.Great shots!
somogyvari · 2008-11-29: 05:57
sistatitoune #6 is wonderful !!!
;-)
sistatitoune · 2008-11-29: 08:44
DancingDolphin On the road are you? Nice set, but particularly impressive when one gets a decent shot at 85 mph!
DancingDolphin · 2008-11-29: 08:56
mostafameraji very nice
mostafameraji · 2008-11-29: 10:07
StonedNori Wonderful set :)
StonedNori · 2008-11-29: 10:57
urmysunshine 85?? you really should be careful! I mean really, 65 at the most when your taking photos!! Excellent shots!!!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-11-29: 11:12
ScubaLiz Wow, that's quite some repayment for a scholarship! Interesting story, and I love your window shots at 85mph!!! Sounds like something I would do! ;)

Great set!
ScubaLiz · 2008-11-29: 11:56
tridib wonderful set....nicely captured !!!!!
tridib · 2008-11-29: 12:33
oakley Very great shots!!
oakley · 2008-11-29: 12:50
kangshung An interesting post and some great shots - favs. are #2, 3, 6 & 7.
kangshung · 2008-11-29: 17:36
BlueLady Very interesting post! Great shots and lovely synset ...
BlueLady · 2008-12-01: 14:01
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