Rick Fry

Rick Fry has spent a good portion of his life studying wildlife and its habitats, with a particular interest in birds.  He believes a wildlife artist must be an observer first, in order to interpret the creature and its surroundings, and he must also be able to see what gives his subjects life.  As a self-taught artist, George M. Sutton, Robert Bateman, Don Eckelberry and Louis Aggazia Fuertes have influenced Rick.  Rick’s work has been seen widely in Japan, Russia and the United States.  Rick’s illustrations have been published in the Oklahoma Almanac, the Bird Observer of Eastern Massachusetts, and he has work on permanent display at the University of Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.