Gerald Putt is a wildlife and nature artist who grew up in the small, quiet, rural central Pennsylvania town of Boiling Springs where a picturesque log building is now home to Gerry’s studio and wildlife art gallery. The ducks on the lake in his hometown inspired him at a young age and later became one of his first subjects.
Putt’s most recent award was winning an international competition for the 2006 Habitat Sponsor Art Painting for the Ruffed Grouse Society. Gerry’s painting of a trio of Wood Ducks won the 2007 Pennsylvania Duck Stamp Contest ~ making him the first and only person to have won this contest seven-times ( 2007, 2005, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996 & 1991), more than twice that of any other artist. Putt’s painting of Wood Ducks will be on the 2007 North Carolina State Duck Stamp (2007, 2006, 2005 & 2004). His Pintails appeared on the 2006 Illinois State Duck Stamp ( 2006, 2005 & 2004 ). Gerry has been in the "Top Twenty" of the Federal Duck Stamp contest many times. Putt is quite proud of finishing in 7th place for the 2005 & 6th place for the 2003 Federal Duck Stamp contest. His painting "Woodcock Twosome" won the PA Game Commission’s 2004 "Working Together For Wildlife" art print contest . Putt’s painting "Return of the Monarch" also won the 2001 Pennsylvania Elk ~ Fine Art Print Contest and in 1997 his wigeon painting won the Colorado Duck Stamp Contest.
Now as a conservationist, he is in his “forth-decade” of supporting conservation groups such as Ducks Unlimited, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Ruffed Grouse Society, Trout Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, The Wildlands Conservancy and the National Wild Turkey Federation as well as many others, do their work to save, improve and restore habitat for wildlife
Putt has been in Ducks Unlimited’s National Art Package twice and in 2000-2001 Gerry’s “Backwater Greenwings” was chosen as runner-up for Ducks Unlimited’s “International Artist of the Year”. Gerry has won “Best of Show” & “Peoples Choice” honors at many wildlife art shows, other state and national competitions as well as being named Ducks Unlimited “Artist of the Year” for the states of New York, South Carolina, Colorado and three-times for Pennsylvania.
Gerry’s original paintings, limited-edition prints and giclees are in collections world-wide including the art collection of President George W. Bush. Putt has been working as a full-time wildlife artist for the past twenty-plus years . Gerry believes, “An artist can not rest on one’s laurels but must strive to improve with each and every painting”.
He is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association, Mason-Dixon Outdoors Writers and many wildlife conservation organizations.
