Larry Fanning is a self-taught Western and wildlife artist who was born and raised in Kansas. After working as an illustrator for the Boeing Company, he pursued a career in commercial art and graphic design before moving to California. Once there, he set his art aside while serving as a nondenominational minister for 17 years.
Collector demand soon outpaced his supply of paintings. Fanning’s art can now be found in private collections throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and South America. He is an artist who preserves the constantly forming ideas, moods and emotions that later emerge in his sought-after paintings. He always takes a camera and sketch pad with him when he travels. “Very often, an artist will see parts of a painting, such as the light on a tree,” he explains. “You retain it along with a number of other elements. When the catalyst for a painting happens, you then draw upon that well of stored images.”
(Biography Courtesy of Mill Pond Press Publishing)
