Read this Wildlife Art Journal article

Wolfgang Weber is a jumble of wonderful contradictions.  He is a throwback to the old days when field expeditions into the wilds and drawing animals at urban zoos were de rigueur for nature painters who had the courage to put animals in their scenes.  And yet Weber finds himself today in the forerunning pack of visual artists striving to be fresh and zestfully authentic in portraying creatures that have been painted by others a million times before.

Born in 1936, Weber is known for his adeptness in different media, including watercolor, woodcuts, oil painting, drawing, sketching, etching, and bronze.  The German studied at Artschool Mainz and then advanced his understanding of animal anatomy and physiology while working with renowned Profesor Wilhelm Schäfer at the Senckenberg Museum and Research Institute of Natural History in  Frankfurt.  A regular participant in expeditions organized by the Artists For Nature Foundation, Weber's works also are featured in the limited edition book, Wolfgang Weber: Wildlife Impressions.  In May 2011, Weber will be participating in an ANF expedition to the isle of Sark in the Channel Islands, joining more than a dozen other prominent wildlife artists.

In the following interview, Esther Tyson has a conversation with Weber about the impact that wild nature has had in shaping his art.

ESTHER TYSON: Growing up in Germany, when did you discover you could draw, and that you were really rather good at it?

WOLFGANG WEBER: My interest in Art and Nature was there from my...