Portfolio of Works

Austin Dwyer was born in Tipperary, Ireland and ventured to America in 1957. Within a few months he joined the USAF. After discharge, he graduated with an art degree from the Burnley School of Professional art in Seattle and was accepted to serve on the faculty. He also taught at the Seattle Art Institute. Besides being an artist and teacher, Austin is a published author and musician having graduated from the Municipal School of Music in Dublin.

      He is a Senior Fellow with the Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artists and Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists. He is also a fellow with The Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters. After retiring from Burnley and the Seattle Art Institute, he founded an Advertising  and Marketing firm in Seattle with his partner Dale Cohen where he served as creative director and senior illustrator. His recent book, “Tugboats to Remember” has just been published by Austin Macauley Publishers in New York. He is currently working on two new books, “An Anthology of Short Irish Stories” and a sequel to his first book, “The Ring of the Piper’s Tune”. He is well known for his  maritime paintings both in England, Ireland and the United states. Austin is married and he and his wife Mig have eight married children,23 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

Frank has been interested in art all his life and always received encouragement from family and art teachers when growing up in Northern Idaho. After high school, he came to Seattle to study Advertising and Design at Cornish School of Allied Arts. Took courses at the University of Washington  in Portrait Sculpture and Graphic Design, studied portraiture with Leslie B. DeMille at the Scottsdale Artist’s School, studied painting under William F. Reese and took a workshops with Master Artist Ned Mueller, Daniel Gerhartz and Alexander (Sasha) Zimin, from the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia plus a  Painting Workshop with Slava Korolekov, a impressionist oil painter from Moscow, Russia.  

Frank had his first solo exhibition shortly after graduation from Cornish, then began working in the graphic arts field as a corporate designer and illustrator.  During this period he painted numerous portraits and other fine art commissions, operating a gallery and studio part-time with a fellow artist.  While Frank’s first love is portraiture, his extensive boating experience on the waters of Washington state and British Columbia, Canada, has inspired many marine paintings.  Recent works also depict new experiences sailing in Croatia and the Caribbean Islands.  Frank’s latest inspiration is a painting trip in England.

Frank is a Life Member and past President of The Puget Sound Group of  Northwest Artists, a Signature Member of The American Society of Marine Artists and a Charter Member of the Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artists. He is also a member of the Oil Painters of America, and the Coast Guard Art Program. 

Frank’s work has been juried into shows and galleries nationally, winning numerous awards and accolades.

Harold has been painting full since the late sixties.  His favorite subjects are nature, wildlife, classic cars and old fishing boats. Harold was commissioned to do the "America the Beautiful" series produced the Bradford Exchange and sponsored by the National Parks and Conservation Association.  Shows include...Arts for the Parks-National Parks, Audubon Show, National Wilderness Show, Pacific Rim Wildlife Show, Maritime Show at Coos Art Museum, as well as the International Marine Art Exhibition in Mystic Seaport.  His paintings are in many collections and he won numerous national and international awards. He is a life member of the Puget Sound Group of Marine Painters, Eastside Fine Art Association, International Society of Marine Painters and Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artist/PRIMA.

Dallen Lambson, the son of noted wildlife artist Hayden Lambson,  grew up in Pocatello, Idaho.  As the third of eight children, he felt blessed to have been raised in a large family and considers that family and upbringing to be a significant influence for good in his life. He has fond memories of road trips, camping, hunting, and fishing with his family.  It was in that setting that he began to develop an interest in the work his father, was doing as a wildlife artist.

Now, Dallen with his wife Malory reside in the foothills of the of South East Idaho. Between them they have seven children; Haven, who passed away soon after he was born, Dax, Lake, Ashlyn, Kye, Adrie, and Emerie.  He considers his wife and children, “(His) most priceless possessions in life.”

When he’s not painting or drawing, he enjoys time with his family, hunting, fishing, and fulfilling church callings.

Dallen’s published work can be found internationally in various retail stores including Cabelas, Bass Pro, Gander Mountain, Sportsman’s Warehouse, and others.   Additionally, his art has been featured in a number of publications such as Westerm Hunter, MDF, Fur Fish and Game, Grand Slam, Texas Outdoors Journal, and Trophy Hunter.  His work has been featured in books by noted authors and outdoor adventure personalities such as Tom Miranda, Ryan Hatfield, Dennis Dun, and Dean Hulce.  He has also been heavily involved in artistic contributions to numerous wildlife organizations throughout the country and was particularly honored to be the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's 2016 Artist of the Year, the Mule Deer Foundation's 2012, 2020, and 2024 Artist of the year.  

Pacific Northwest marine artist Steve Mayo has had a lifetime interest in maritime art and history. As a youth, he learned to sail on the Columbia River where he became fascinated with fishing boats, tugs, and ocean-going shipping. Another strong influence was his father, who imbued in him a passionate interest in 18th century exploration voyages to the Pacific Northwest coast.

Mayo learned technique and composition with the noted watercolor artist Charles Mulvey in Seaview, Washington. He majored in Fine Art for four years including one year at the San Francisco Art Institute. His professional art career began in 1970 with featured shows selling his art while he worked on tugboats for Bellingham Tug & Barge Co., a subsidiary of Foss Maritime. In 1975, Mayo left the tugboat industry to pursue his art career full-time. He used his own 60′ classic wooden tug/yacht SKUA to travel to specific locations of historic events in Puget Sound to insure accuracy in his paintings. During this period he also earned his professional captain’s license.

Today Mayo and his wife live in Belllingham, WA where he continues to paint from his studio overlooking the waterfront of Bellingham Bay. His paintings reside in many private and corporate collections internationally and have been featured as covers and illustrations in a number of

Type to enter textI developed my appetite for art from my parents.  My Mother was very artistic and handed down her art supplies to me.  My Father was quite the outdoors man, and we spent a lot of quality time together hiking, fly fishing, and bow hunting.  This combination brought me to appreciate nature and recreate my experiences through my art.

I have worked in a variety of mediums over the years.  I mostly have settled into wood sculpture, and oil paintings with an occasional mixed media work.  I have also been an art educator throughout my artistic career teaching from the youngest of individuals to college level and retirees.  All of my art is created from individual experience within a time and place, and subject matter.

Raised in an artistic household in the coastal area of San Diego and the son of Western artist Steven O Scott, Randall was familiar with the works of well known artists at an early age. Along with an early start at drawing he was also drawn to the ocean, inspired by documentaries like, “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.” Later as Randall’s painting and diving progressed, he was fortunate to meet Stanley Meltzoff, who kindly tutored and fine tuned Randall’s knowledge of what it takes to portray the underwater world on canvas. Randall thru his highly realistic and compelling images, soon also established himself as a trendsetter in the portrayal of the marine environment. A highlight of Randall’s career was being featured in “Art of the Dive/Portraits of the Deep” produced by David J. Wagner. His work was also featured in the television series "Journeys of an Artist,” Randall guided host Gene Canning thru both shipwrecks and sunken aircraft amongst a myriad of reef sharks. His work has been exhibited in museums and has graced covers of magazines, marine journals and high school text books published by McGraw Hill and the National Geographic Society.

John affectionally refers to his art as Reflections. It is a visual journey across light and surface where the eye is teased and reality lies in the depth of other reality. La Grange artist, John Schaeffer, expresses his passion is to paint compositions where reflections, depth, and dramatic lighting are prominent. Figurative and automotive themes are his preferred subject matter, but he periodically enjoys creating nature-themed paintings as a form of relaxation

An art curator once said “John’s tight realism is a delight to view. There is the constant of color, texture, and light on the surface of his paintings. He teases the viewer with the visual reality, making us curious about the story.” His subjects draw the viewer as he depicts the everyday, the experiences to which we can all relate. He tells us about the day at the beach, the friends we see on the street, the automobile we dream about and the landscapes of America. He speaks of the beauty in the common.

Much of his subject matter is dedicated to cars where he delights in the extreme mirrored stories found on the curving and molded surfaces on the vehicles. Here the warped and twisted images become puzzles and intriguing abstracts that delight the viewer as he crosses Schaeffer’s canvases.

Schaeffer has been creating acrylic paintings since 1964 and is a graduate of Texas State University with a degree in Commercial Art. After a successful career in education and the corporate world, he rekindled his passion for painting after a 35- year hiatus.

John is a member of Grandmasters of Fine Art. He has won numerous state, regional, and national awards for his painting and has been published in multiple publications. His work has been displayed in twenty-one museums since 2017 including showing in The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky as part of the LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting Exhibit, an exhibit comprised of over 55 paintings by the 15 leading photorealists and hyperrealists who specialize in automotive and motorcycles as their primary subject of choice.

Painter and sculptor Frank Walsh was born and raised in San Francisco, California. Frank acquired his knowledge and skill through years of self-directed independent study. Throughout much of his art career, he has worked in the two dimensions, drawing and painting with pen and ink, acrylics and oils. Recently, Frank has added sculptures to his portfolio. Working with clay and casting with the lost wax method provides the high level of detail Frank requires for his bronze pieces. Instead of finishing with a chemical patina, Frank developed a painting style that enables him to give the impression of refracted light and depth of color. Even after forty years as a professional artist Frank will tell you he’s still a work in progress and likes to say “I’m on a journey without a compass, just following where the heart will lead me.”

Doug Wylie is an accomplished artist and designer specializing in ceramic, pewter, and bronze sculpture since 1978. His expertise lies in creating original works in clay, which are then reinterpreted and constructed into pewter or bronze pieces in collaboration with foundries. Wylie’s sculptures range from small, intimate statuettes to large public monuments, with a primary focus on marine life, birds, and animals. His technique spans accurate representation to stylized, motion-influenced interpretations. Over the years, Wylie has owned and operated ClayFish Ceramics, designed wildlife figures for various companies, and revived customized ceramic ware through Wylie Design. He holds a BA in Fine Arts/Ceramics from California State University, Sacramento, and has participated in marine life studies with the Pacific Whale Institute in Hawaii. His commissioned works include prominent public sculptures such as “Le Tre” in Haleiwa, Hawaii, and “Sundance” in Fremont, California.

In addition to his artistic career, Wylie is an experienced educator, having taught ceramics and art at Sacramento High School, the San Juan Unified School District, and privately through Alpha Ceramics. He is credentialed to teach in California and is known for his engaging and knowledgeable approach to art instruction, inspiring students of all ages. Wylie’s teaching covers a wide range of ceramic techniques, including wheel work, freehand sculpture, slip casting, glazing, and production methods. His passion for art and ability to connect with students make him a valuable asset as a substitute teacher or guest lecturer.