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 March 2008
Gloria was in Tanzania for 3 weeks with Paul Renner Photographic Safari.  Below she is getting close-up reference  material for future paintings with Mama Cheetah and babies. 

Tanzania with Mama Cheetah and Babies

ArtWalk on the Bay-San Diego 9/13 and 9/14/08ArtWalk on the Bay - Sept. 13 and 14, 2008 will be  the next event for Gloria Chadwick Art.  You won't want to miss this spectacular show, held at the Embarcadero Marina Park North, San Diego, CA.   www.artwalkonthebay.org

 



An elementary school assignment for Gloria was to bring her favorite book to school, which was Wild Animals of the World by William Bridges and illustrated by Mary Baker.  That 1954 edition is still in her possession along with Gloria's unwavering enthusiasm for wildlife. 

While Mary Baker was her first inspiration of wildlife illustrators, Gloria is indebted to the Beartooth School in Montana which provided some of the finest wildlife artists workshops and wildlife artist camaraderie.  In San Diego, her mentors are wildlife artist Gamini Ratnavira and western/landscape artist Jack Jordan.  Both gentlemen have been supportive by providing honest critique and guidance. 
Starbucks Debit Card and Tumbler Winner-the Flamingo
As a San Diego native, the opportunities to sketch various wildlife at the world famous zoo has been a treasure.  In fact, she won the Starbuck's/San Diego Zoo Art Contest  producing a flamingo tumbler and debit card that generated funds for the Zoological Society and is today one of the most popular Starbuck's collector cards. 


Gloria has partnered with Sky Hunters, a local organization, to educate the public and artists about predators.  While she teaches the art class using the live birds, the  handler provides the bird education to the audience and painters.

One of her wildlife paintings appeared in the Tom Hanks movie "Ladykillers".  Gloria has participated, and won, many awards in juried shows, the latest award being Best of Exhibition 2007 at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery Show. Lancaster, CA.   Her design won the El Cajon Historical Society's contest to repaint a historic hotel in downtown El Cajon, CA.   

She recently held a one woman show at the Heritage of the Americas Museum in Rancho San Diego, CA.  Eleven of her original art was sold at this event and stimulated Cuyamaca Community College to secure a copy of a painting to grace the cover of their Community Learning "Preview" magazine.  

She She is a part-time Registered Nurse in psychiatry, studying animal behavior and depicting those behaviors is quite refreshing.

Artists for Conservation Foundation - Signature Member - Supporting Nature Through ArtGloria is a signature member of Artists for Conservation

 

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