![]() Retrieved Decem– via acrylic paintings go beyond the race though, and encompass so much of Alaska’s beauty. ^ a b "Alaskan Artist Byron Birdsall To Visit in Sitka"."Master artist Byron Birdsall's vision comes to life". ^ "State Stamps Commemorating Alaska Highway Makes Debut".^ "Birdsall Art to Commemorate Dedication of Bishop's House"."Byron Birdsall, watercolor painter of Alaska scenes, dies". ^ a b Maxwell, Lauren (December 5, 2016).Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. ^ Adams, Annmarie McMurry, Sally, eds. ![]() Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Geographic Society. "Famed Alaska watercolorist Byron Birdsall dies at 78". ^ a b c Black, Gary (December 4, 2016)."Byron Birdsall, renowned and prolific watercolor artist, dies at 78". ^ a b c d e f g h i j Caldwell, Suzanna (December 5, 2016).Portland, Oregon: Alaska Northwest Books. Birdsall, Byron Stabenow, Dana (2015).People of the Saltchuk : paintings by Byron Birdsall. Byron Birdsall's Alaska and other exotic worlds. The art of Byron Birdsall : an evolution. īirdsall died of heart failure on December 4, 2016. After his first wife died of cancer in 1998, he married Bilie, with whom he resided in Anchorage, Alaska and on Whidbey Island in Washington. With his first wife Lynn, who was a watercolourist, he had a son, Joshua, and a daughter, Courtenay. Personal life and death īirdsall was married twice. īirdsall was the author of several art books. At the Seward Music & Arts Festival in Seward, Alaska in September 2015, he did a mural with 50-60 volunteers representing two kayakers at the Aialik Glacier for the main building of the Kenai Fjords National Park. Meanwhile, in 1991, Birdsall designed stamps for the state of Alaska. For example, he designed a limited edition of 500 prints for the commemoration of the dedication of the Russian Bishop's House in 1988. īirdsall did prints from the early part of his career onwards. ![]() He painted landscapes and portraits, both in watercolour and oil paintings. īirdsall was a prolific painter in Alaska for five decades. After teaching for six years, he worked in advertising in Alaska. Career īirdsall started his career as a history teacher in California. īirdsall graduated from the Seattle Pacific University and Stanford University. ![]() He grew up in Los Angeles, California, where his father was a Christian minister. Early life īyron Birdsall was born on December 18, 1937, in Buckeye, Arizona. He was "one of Alaska's most renowned watercolorists" according to the Alaska Dispatch News. Byron Birdsall (Decem– December 4, 2016) was an American painter. ![]()
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