About the Artist:  Lou DePaolis began his career in art at Syracuse University receiving his Bachelors and Master of Fine Arts degrees.  Mr. DePaolis has illustrated for Ducks Unlimited Magazine among many others, and his art has been on the covers of magazines such as Orvis, New Mexico Wildlife, Sporting Dog Specialties as well as many calendars.  Over the course of his career, Mr. DePaolis was commissioned by people around the world, including kings, to create original works of art.  His limited edition prints and pewter sculpture include some of the most unique and hard to find creatures in the wild.  Mr. DePaolis’ success, beyond artistic talent, was his thorough and unrelenting research.  Before attempting to photograph or paint a subject, he would learn and observe everything there was to know about the subject.