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Carol Decker, nationally renowned self-taught artist, conservationist, educator, and award winner, resides with her husband in the foothills of the Kittatinny Mountains and forests of northwestern New Jersey. She has spent countless hours studying birds and animals in the field and a lifetime painting wildlife and its environment.

Over the years, her sensitive use of color and her realistic and finely detailed art, in acrylics, oils and pen & ink, have brought her many national awards and noted achievements. Carol Decker’s artwork is well respected in New Jersey as well as nationally and internationally. She recently had the honor of being chosen by the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (NJ and PA) in 2007 to design and paint two ornaments to be displayed on the White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room honoring our National Parks, and attended the 2007 Christmas White House Artist’s Reception. In 2008 she was chosen as “Citizen of the Year” by the Branchville Rotary for her philanthropy and support of many charity and non-profit organizations with her art for many years. She also was honored for winning the Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp Contest for 2001; A First Place in the International Migratory Bird Day Poster Competition sponsored by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Washington, D.C. Her artwork was featured on tens of thousands of posters, shirts, and announcements for I.M.B.D ’99. A “First Place” New York City Salmagundi Club award, a “Best Of Show” NJ Wings & Waterfowl award, numerous finalists awards for the Minnesota Deer Hunters Assn., the New Jersey Woodcock Stamp design, and the commission to provide the artwork for “Teaming With Wildlife”, a national funding initiative to benefit all wildlife and it’s habitats.

The artist’s style and unique way of “seeing” has broad interest and universal appeal. Original fine art paintings, limited edition signed & numbered prints, books, posters and a series of six collector plates, “Nature’s Gardens”, from the Bradford Exchange are all coveted by many public and private collectors.

http://caroldeckerwildlifeartstudio.net/artist/

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