Wes & Rachelle Siegrist

    We've been full-time artists from the start of our life together. Wes actually started his professional career in 1986 working as a freelance designer, cartoonist and teacher. From 1989 until 1999 Wes was an instructor at the Highlands Art Museum in Sebring, FL and he also taught at various galleries and art leagues. Our paintings featured wildlife, ships and portraiture in subject matter and varied in size from murals to miniatures. (miniatures in the sense of small paintings vs. the technique of painstakingly rendered tiny subjects). We've exhibited in over 500 art shows, galleries and museums thus far in our career and have received hundreds of awards between us....it's always been a friendly competition!

    We started our push into the National/ International Market of Wildlife Art and also Miniature art at roughly the same time (1996-1997). Wes stopped teaching in 1999 in order to devote more time to his paintings. We discontinued doing outdoor art shows completely in 2001 after we found out we could pay the bills without sitting in the 100+ heat and humidity, thunderstorms and even tornadoes!

    We primarily paint for two reasons: Foremost, we absolutely love wildlife! Almost all of our work is a reflection of our experiences and interactions with wildlife in nature. Secondly, we love to paint! It's not just our career-it's our hobby and joy. We hope as you get to know us and our work, you'll develop a deeper love for wildlife and the beautiful outdoor world that surrounds us! We're also currently devoted to our cherished art form of "Art in the Little" and hope that our legacy will be our contribution to the genre with our paintings and assistance and inspiration to fellow miniature artists.

    We live in Townsend, Tennessee adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Having such a natural treasure in our backyard is a dream come true. We love the hikes in the forest and the times we spend quietly sitting beside the Little River that runs through the Park and our peaceful community.

    We hope you are enjoying your visit to our website! We strive to maintain the two things everyone likes best about us and our website: Foremost our friendly, family-like way we interact with our admirers and collectors and secondly, our active online presence- no stale, outdated news here! Thanks for your comments-pro and con and for your referrals.

    For additional information please feel free to contact us or view our monthly online newsletters. Place your cursor over the images for captions.