Alan's career as a wildlife artist commenced in 1984 when he was commissioned to produce wildlife paintings for a calendar. The artist has had several solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous international wildlife exhibitions where his paintings were exhibited with the works of world-renowned artists such as Raymond Harris-Ching (New Zealand), Keith Joubert (South Africa), Kim Donaldson (South Africa), and Paul Bosman (USA). His first solo exhibition in 1987 was opened by well-known South African conservationist Clive Walker.
Alan has completed numerous major commissions, including a life-size bronze sculpture of two gemsbok (oryx) for the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park between South Africa and Botswana (also see Sculpture section). Other commissions include buffalo as well as wild dog bronzes for the players who participated in the 1998 One Million Dollar, 2000 Two Million Dollar and 2010 Golf Challenges at Sun City. Today the artist's paintings, drawings and sculptures grace the homes of art collectors worldwide - France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Hawaii, United Kingdom, United States of America, Taiwan, Namibia and South Africa.
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