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While it’s something special to have
an original piece of art, this year’s Channel 10 Great TV Auction
National Collection piece offers up three times the uniqueness: It’s
a collaborative piece completed by a trio of Wisconsin wildlife
painters.
"We’ve collaborated together on
occasion since the 1980s, and we’re all past Century Collection
artists," explains Brookfield’s Scott Zoellick, who worked with
Jerry Gadamus of the Stevens Point area and Don Kloetzke for the
piece. "One of the three of us usually gets the initiative or
energy going and the other two follow." Zoellick is known for his
attention to detail and ability to capture a wildlife moment. Kloetzke
often portrays the mystique of the deep woods. Gadamus does freehand
airbrushing instead of relying on brushes or stencils.
For this particular piece, Zoellick’s
initial suggestion was to feature swans. "Don had a somewhat
different idea, but we were able to combine the two," says
Zoellick. "He had met Owen Gromme in the 1970s, and he thought
that since we were doing the National Collection piece, we could do a
tribute to Gromme and one of his works."
The result is indeed a tribute to
Gromme. In 1978, he created "Departure from Lake Katherine,"
which captured a flight of swans leaving a Wisconsin lake. The 2008
tribute piece by Zoellick, Gadamus and Kloetzke depicts a pair of
regal trumpeter swans on a moonlit lake who, with their juvenile
signet, have returned to the water.
The original piece as well as 100
signed and numbered prints, 10 of which will be remarqued, will be
sold during the auction. The auction airs April 25 through May 3 on
Channel 10.
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