Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Douglas Allen Part Two

 Black Bear
Euarctos americanus
By Douglas Allen


Brown Bear
Ursus Gyas
Grizzly Bear
Ursus Horribilis

Polar Bear
Thalarctos maritimus

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Douglas Allen Big Game Of North America Part 1

 Big Horn Sheep 
Ovis Canandensis
Douglas Allen 

 Dall Sheep
Ovis Dalli
Douglas Allen

 Desert Bighorn
Ovis Canandensis sp.
Douglas Allen
Stone Sheep
Ovis Dalli Stonei
Douglas Allen 
In 1961 Outdoor Life Books Published "The Big Game of North America". Outdoor writer Jack O'Connor and Painter/Illustrator Douglas Allen Teamed up to present some thrilling stories, natural history and wonderful art. For the next few days I will be posting some of Allen's wonderful work in that effort.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Cover Work

Bob Kuhn 
Field & Stream
January 1959
Lynn Bogue Hunt
Field & Stream
February 1939
 John Clymer
Field & Stream
August 1964

Bill Gregg
Sports Afield
May 1955

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Trail to Buck Mountain



Trail to Buck Mountain

 Illustrated by John Clymer

Saturday, March 5, 2011

A Vermont Bear Hunt




"The bruins that taught me the most were the ones that got away unscathed"
Illustrated by Douglas Allen
Outdoor Life November 1971

Friday, March 4, 2011

The Lookout Grizzly

"A Furious Roar shattered the quiet. i turned and saw the grizzly start toward us at a run. We were trapped."
Tom Beecham Artist
Outdoor Life
October 1971

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

In the Big Horn Mountains

 In The Big Horn Mountains
Century Magazine 1885
War Memories
By Rodman Wanamaker 1913