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 deathīirdsall 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. Careerīirdsall 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 lifeīyron 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. He was one of Annie’s first artists, and we are honored to have represented him and his work in Juneau over multiple decades.Byron Birdsall (Decem– December 4, 2016) was an American painter.
Byron Birdsall and his family lived in Anchorage, and traveled extensively around Alaska and around the world, generating inspiration for new artworks. A prolific and immensely popular artist, Birdsall each year released several limited edition prints. Best known for the variety and drama of his Alaskan landscapes, Birdsall’s unique ability to capture light is evident in all of his paintings.īesides landscapes, Birdsall produced florals, still-lifes, puffins, and period pieces, nostalgic renderings of historic Alaskan scenes. A self-taught artist, Birdsall was a master of his preferred medium, watercolor.
His paintings feature brilliant landscapes, as well as uniquely Alaskan images such as puffins, eagles, and fishing boats.īorn in Arizona and raised in California, Byron Birdsall came to Alaska in 1975. Laurel Eve Jewelry by Laurel Messerschmidtīyron Birdsall was one of Alaska’s most reknowned artists.
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