Ralph J. McDonald Is one of our country’s most highly respected wildlife artists. For more than twenty-five years, knowledgeable art collectors have enthusiastically collected his paintings and prints. After graduating from the Harris School of Art, McDonald worked for several years as a successful illustrator and freelance commercial artist. Later, he decided to leave the security of commercial art and become a full time painter of wildlife and outdoor subjects. His timing was excellent as the limited edition collector market was expanding rapidly. Ralph’s wildlife art career also received a substantial boost when the Governor of Tennessee commissioned him to paint the official portrait of the state’s bird, the Mockingbird. Over the years, Ralph, as his friends call him, has contributed to numerous conservation groups, including: |
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