BIO Internationally renowned artist, Ezra Tucker began his award winning career 30 years ago in the field of Illustration. Ezra's striking imagery stimulates and challenges the senses while capturing the viewer's imagination. Branching out beyond the restrictive expectations and limitations of illustration, Ezra lends his unique style and refreshing perspective to the traditional genre of Wildlife Art. Painting animals is Ezra's passion. With his touch and his vast knowledge of species, anatomy and technique, he gives his subjects a fresh appeal, reminiscent of the old masters. Ezra draws upon a period of the 1800s, when the world began to appreciate the multitude of its exotic and varied animal species. He calls his style "Nouveau Victorian Realism." Choosing to paint almost exclusively wildlife in his style, Ezra sees animals as fluid subjects, in motion even when they are at rest. The art of modern wildlife painter Bob Kuhn as well as classical wildlife artist, Carl Rungius, and other painters such as W.R. Leigh, N.C. Wyeth and Norman Rockwell, Ezra finds inspirational and all have influenced his artwork. Ezra's style relies on his strong draftsmanship, expert painterly skills and design expertise. The duality between rendering and painting intertwined in a compelling composition is inventive and ground breaking. Ezra's bold and distinctive style of painting animals reflects his acute observation of his subjects and displays an intimate and emotional portrait quality rarely seen in Wildlife Art. Thus giving the viewer the opportunity to see the animals with a renewed knowledge and appreciation. Please enjoy the journey as you explore Ezra's animal kingdom. Continue