ABOUT THE ARTIST
AWARDS:
2019 91st American Artist Grand National Exhibition Salmagundi Club, New York City
2019 - Lipizzan Stallion Oil Painting Exhibited in the OPOMAC Museum
2009 AAEA Lexington, KY Bronze Relief
2009 - Gold Medal Award for Excellence, The Art Spirit Foundation / Dianne B. Bernhard
2018 Best Painting, Arts Alive, Tullahoma, TN
High Prize - Canine Foundation Auction
Several Trophies - Equine and canine national Specialty Clubs
Posters for National Specialties
Several Commissioned Murals
MAGAZINES:
1979 - Front Cover Life Magazine "Rare Breed of Dogs"
1989 - The Chronicle of the Horse
2003 - The Australian Shepherd Quarterly
2008 - The Australian Shepherd Journal
2008 - Art & Dog, Bedford Magazine
2009 - Pastel Journal 2009 (go to article)
2014 - Investing in Art (go to article)
2014 - WAG Magazine
2018 - Arts Alive Tullahoma, TN
ART SHOWS:
2019 91st American Artist Grand National Exhibition Salmagundi Club, New York City
2019 Old Post Office Museum Art Centre Exhibition
Richmond, Virginia
Dog Fanciers Club, Sardi's New York
Sculpture Garden, Chicago, Illinois
AAEA, Lexington, Kentucky
Mount Kisco New York Art Center
Dominique Manpel Gallery, Beacon, New York
Arts Alive Tullahoma, TN
BOOKS:
A Celebration of Rare Breeds
Georjean Busha Hertzwig has always been the observer, watching the world through a unique lens. Growing up on a farm where she loved training horses and dogs, Georjean had a keen sense of animal anatomy. Over time she further cultivated this gift by studying how animals move and the way their bodies function. Even at a young age she could see that every animal had a unique form dictated by their environment and purpose. This life-long love for nature is what helps Georjean capture the essence of each creature, and infuse their individual personality into her art.
Sketching was the first medium Georjean used and she would often spend time sitting in the orchard near her home drawing every animal she could see. Later she began sculpting and loved how the motion and spirit of an animal could be captured so fully this way. In 2005 she was commissioned to create a piece with pastels and although she considered herself more of a sculptor than a painter, she accepted the challenge. The result was “Ken’s Bucky,” for which she was later awarded the Art Spirit Foundation/Dianne B. Bernhard Gold Medal for Excellence.
Georjean now offers commissioned works including pastels, oil, and sculpture. She continues to push herself to grow and create which is highlighted exceptionally in her recent work, “Chickadee Bird Fountain.” This stainless steel sculpture recreates the motion, energy, and liveliness of the small bird happily bathing in a shining, flowing bath.
Over the years Georjean has won numerous awards and been featured in several publications. She continues to find inspiration in the natural world and continues to train dogs for herding competitions. While she has come far from where she started, she still has the wonder and bright eyes of the little girl who would escape to the orchard to sketch what inspired her most.
“Seeing everything as beautiful, as an artist I am granted the gift of allowing the energy of a moment to express itself in form in a way that lives beyond itself. Color, lines, composition all combine to reveal the soul of nature, uncovering the inner beauty of its very being. Thus can the dance that is life be frozen in a way that can continue to be received anew as time unfolds. It is my joy to create forms that invite those who witness them to move through the portrayed moment into the timeless and boundless realms of eternity and infinity that are the true being of us all”
Certain artworks & sculptures displayed on the website are available for purchase. Artworks can be available as originals and/or prints and sculptures can be available as originals and/or castings. Purchases are made via inquiry only. For more information please visit the paintings & sculptures pages, or if you’ve seen something you’d like to buy feel free to get in touch.