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Theodore Waddell Art

American, b. 1941

Theodore Waddell was born in Billings, Montana, in 1941 and raised in Laurel, Montana. He studied at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, Eastern Montana College and Wayne State University, Detroit (MFA, 1968). Waddell taught at the University of Montana from 1968–76 and has since been a full-time artist and rancher. He has had over 90 one-man exhibitions, major surveys at the Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis and the Denver Art Museum.

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Artist: Theodore Waddell
Angus 115
Angus 115

Angus 115

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Theodore Waddell was born in 1941 in Billings, Montana, and raised in Laurel, Montana. He studied with Isabelle Johnson, Montana's first modernist painter, before earning a scholarsh...

Category

20th Century Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Encaustic, Oil

Broadview Angus Dr 011

Broadview Angus Dr 011

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Theodore Waddell was born in 1941 in Billings, Montana, and raised in Laurel, Montana. He studied with Isabelle Johnson, Montana's first modernist painter, before earning a scholarsh...

Category

20th Century Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Snowy Mountains

Snowy Mountains

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Oil, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Monida

Monida

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Bannack Horses
Bannack Horses

Bannack Horses

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Winter Sheep Drive Dr. #7

Winter Sheep Drive Dr. #7

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Arrow Creek Horses
Arrow Creek Horses

Arrow Creek Horses

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Summer Charolias Dr. #1

Summer Charolias Dr. #1

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Eklund Roundup 12

Eklund Roundup 12

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Steinbecks Sheep
Steinbecks Sheep

Steinbecks Sheep

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Sioux #4B

Sioux #4B

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil

African Series #2

African Series #2

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil

Serengeti Zebras Dr. #1
Serengeti Zebras Dr. #1

Serengeti Zebras Dr. #1

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil

Cooper Dr. #1

Cooper Dr. #1

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Landscape Cloud Dr. 064

Landscape Cloud Dr. 064

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil

A. Dr. #16

A. Dr. #16

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Barjo

Barjo

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

In 1968 Waddell joined the University of Montana art faculty, teaching sculpture and design. For eight years he lived in Arlee MT, teaching at the Universi...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Bronze

Necco Zebra Dr. #18

Necco Zebra Dr. #18

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Lunar Sheep

Lunar Sheep

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's sophisticated modernist paintings have attracted widespread recognition. A former cattle rancher, Waddell most often paints freely rendered range animals roaming the vast p...

Category

Late 20th Century Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Encaustic, Oil

Milly #5

Milly #5

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Artist Biography: Theodore Waddell, a prominent American contemporary artist, was born in 1941 in Billings, Montana. His artistic journey spans over five decades, influenced by his...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Encaustic, Oil

American Family No. 2
American Family No. 2

American Family No. 2

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Angus Drawing #230

Angus Drawing #230

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil

Anniversary

Anniversary

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Kasane Hippo

Kasane Hippo

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

A native Montanan cattle rancher, Theodore Waddell most often paints freely rendered range animals roaming the vast plains of eastern Montana. In his work, he draws a deliberate para...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Encaustic, Oil

Yellowstone River at Big Timber

Yellowstone River at Big Timber

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Gordon and Duke

Gordon and Duke

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Lynn's Cheetah #2
Lynn's Cheetah #2

Lynn's Cheetah #2

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Forrest II

Forrest II

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

In 1968 Waddell joined the University of Montana art faculty, teaching sculpture and design. For eight years he lived in Arlee MT, teaching at the Universi...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Bronze

Angus Drawing 001

Angus Drawing 001

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil

Texas Horses Dr. #19

Texas Horses Dr. #19

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper, Charcoal, Ink

Sandra's Blackbirds

Sandra's Blackbirds

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Cooper Dr. #2

Cooper Dr. #2

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Self Portrait

Self Portrait

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas, Encaustic

Vals Zebra Dr. #2

Vals Zebra Dr. #2

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Memories of Childhood 1

Memories of Childhood 1

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Theodore Waddell's sophisticated modernist paintings have attracted widespread recognition. A native Montanan cattle rancher, Waddell most often paints freely-rendered range animals...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Graphite

Lela #4

Lela #4

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Finney I

Finney I

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Bronze casted sculpture

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Bronze

Tucker I No.5

Tucker I No.5

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

In 1968 Waddell joined the University of Montana art faculty, teaching sculpture and design. For eight years he lived in Arlee MT, teaching at the Universi...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Bronze

Man with Dog
Man with Dog

Man with Dog

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Birdwatcher Trophy

Birdwatcher Trophy

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

The heart and hand needed to create a strong American painting is not limited to those living east of the Mississippi. It is a product of endless work, self-evaluation, and the coura...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Theodore Waddell Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

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