DALLAS SAFARI CLUB GIVES $32,000 GRANT FOR RHINOS

Dallas Safari Club gave a $32,000 grant for the North Luangwa Conservation Programme in North Luangwa Park, Zambia. This is a special project Jan and James have been working on to raise money for the anti-poaching rangers who are protecting the wildlife - particularly the reintroduced Black Rhino - of the park and surrounding area. Jan's painting "WE ARE BACK" shown in the photo was given to DSC as a Thank You for the grant. To date Jan's and James' involvement in the project has raised $69,000.


BRISCOE MUSEUM OPENS

Jan and James at the opening of the new Briscoe Museum, San Antonio, Texas


JAN HAVING TEA WITH CHRISTOPHER FORBES

While in New York for a board meeting for the Society of Animal Artists, Jan visited Christopher (Kip) Forbes, Vice Chairman of Forbes Magazine. They discussed the possibility of having an exhibit of Jan's and James' work at FORBES galleries in the near future.


JAN WINS PRESTIGIOUS PRESIDENTS AWARD AT
SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
ART AND THE ANIMAL EXHIBIT


Jan getting a critique on her painting from her mentor Robert Bateman.


Jan with Joshua Rose, Editior of WESTERN ART COLLECTOR MAGAZINE who was one of the judges.

JAN ON COVER OF GAME TRAILS

"Dust Devil" has been featured with an article on Jan in the Summer 2010 issue of GAME TRAILS magazine. Dust Devil was recently purchased for the permanent collection of BENNINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS and will be exhibited at the Society of Animal Artists 50th Anniversary "Art and the Animal" at the San Diego Museum of Natural History and then touring to The Wildlife Experience Museum in Parker, Colorado.

JAN'S AND JAMES' GALLERY IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA

Jan and James recently returned from their trip to Tanzania where they lead a small group on safari, but first they visited their gallery in Arusha - CULTURAL HERITAGE. The gallery purchased 7 original paintings by Jan and several of her giclées as well as many archival ink canvas photo prints by James.


The gallery was four years in construction and is built on several levels. It will also have dayrooms, a theater and meeting areas.


Jan and James in hand carved
doorway to the gallery.


James, Jan and Saif - owner of
Cultural Heritage - in the gallery.


JAN AND JAMES INTERVIEWED FOR TV

FOX 23 reporter Emily Sinovic came to Jan's and James' home/studios to interview them for an upcoming special on noteworthy people and places in Bartlesville. The 3 minute segment will air the second weekend in July.


JAN IN TOP THREE WILDLIFE ART EXHIBITS IN WORLD

 

 

Jan's work has been juried into or invited to be in the three most prestigious wildlife art exhibits on the planet.

"DUST DEVIL" was juried into the SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS annual members exhibition ART AND THE ANIMAL 50th Anniversary exhibit which will be held at the San DIego Museum of Natural History September 4- October 31. www.societyofanimalartists.com

"VULTURE VIEW" was juried into BIRDS IN ART held at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wi. September 10- November 14. www.lywam.com

"MISTY MORNING MULEY" is included in the Bennington Center for the Arts "ART OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM" in Bennington, Vermont. Jan is a previous Special Guest Artist and as such can include a painting/s of her choice. The exhibit is June 12- August 15. www.Benningtoncenterforthearts.org


JAN WITH SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS PRESIDENT

Jan recently was elected to Board for the prestigious Society of Animal Artists. She flew to New York to help jury the annual members exhibition. Here Jan and Diane Mason, president of SAA take a break during judging. The show will open at the San Diego Museum of Natural History September 4, 2010.

JAN VOTED ONTO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR SAA

Jan is honored to have been voted onto the board of the prestigious Society of Animal Artists. This organization includes some of the finest animal artists from around the world. Membership is by jury and is highly sought after. This year is the 50th Anniversary for the group.    www.societyofanimalartists.com


COWGIRL UP! EXHIBIT WITH MAGAZINE EDITOR


Photo credit: Jim Culver www.jimculver.zenfolio.com
Jan and James with Joshua Rose, editor of WESTERN ART COLLECTOR and AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR magazine with Jan's work at the recent COWGIRL UP! Exhibition at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona.


JAN AS ARTIST OF THE YEAR FOR HOUSTON SAFARI CLUB

This is Jan at the HSC convention in January with her painting of the year "KING OF THE KOPJE". On the left are John and Melanie Pepper of HSC, and on Jan's right is Sandra Froman, past president of the NRA.


JAN AND JAMES WIN BEST OVERALL
EXHIBIT AT NATUREWORKS


HSC ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jan was Houston Safari Club's Artist of the year. Irvin and Wendy Barnhart hosted a party in their magnificent home for Jan. L to R - Irvin Barnhart, Jan, John Pepper, Wendy Barnhart and Melanie Pepper along with Jan's painting of the year "KING OF THE KOPJE".


SENATOR JOHN FORD AT JAN'S AND JAMES' OPEN HOUSE

JAN AND JAMES AT "ART AND THE ANIMAL"

Jan and James got to visit with Jim Bellis, founder of the Hiram Blauveldt Art Museum in Oradall, NJ, during the recent Society of Animal Artists 49th annual exhibition "ART AND THE ANIMAL".

STATE REPRESENTATIVE AT UNVEILING OF BISON SCULPTURE

Jan painted a life size bison as part of a city wide fund raising project for Mary Martha Outreach. State Representative Earl Sears attended the opening. He was one of Jan's early collectors and still follows her career closely. More about the project can be seen at Jan Martin McGuire - Wildlife Artist, Naturalist, Adventurer - Bison Project.

JAN DOES ART PROJECT WITH KIDS AT A
NATURE CENTER IN KENYA


Click image for more photos
Jan just returned from a whirlwind trip to Kenya with her friend and fellow artist Sue Gombus. Sue is a teacher in Chicago and came up with the idea of putting together a calendar to raise money for the MUTINDA NATURE CENTER in Kangundo, Kenya. This nature center was built by Jan's guide Preston Mutinda to teach the area youth the importance of conserving wildlife. The kids drew pictures of African animals which Sue then brought back to the U.S. When school starts this year she will have her students from the inner city school where she teaches do some writing for each animal. These will then be made into a calendar that will be sold to raise money for the Nature Center. Jan had a great time helping Sue with this project. Here you can see Jan giving a drawing lesson. Click on the image to see more photos from that day.

JAN SELECTED AS
HOUSTON SAFARI CLUB
ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jan has been selected as the Houston Safari Club's artist of the year for 2010. Her artwork will grace the cover of their magazine HUNTERS HORN, and the original will be auctioned during their gala banquet Saturday, January 16, 2010. A reception is being planned Thursday January 14th for Jan.

JAN AND JAMES WITH ANNA MERZ

Jan and James had the pleasure to spend some time with Anna Merz while they were at LEWA. Anna is the reason that the black rhino has been saved from the brink of extinction. She is to Black Rhinos what Jane Goodall is to chimps, and Diane Fosey was to Mountain Gorillas. After retiring to Kenya in 1983 when she was in her sixties she became concerned about the rhino's plight. She approached the Craig family who own Lewa and ran it as a cattle farm, and asked them if they would consider turning a corner of it into a sanctuary for Black Rhino. Now, the entire 62,000 acre ranch is a wildlife preserve. There are currently 64 black rhino - 10 percent of the population in Kenya! Anna currently lives in South Africa and only comes to Lewa twice a year so Jan and James were very excited that the was there when they were. She is the author of RHINO AT THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. Here is a recent magazine article on her: PINK magazine: The Rhino Lady of Limpopo Providence.

 

JAN'S ART ON COVER OF SAFARI MAGAZINE


Jan's painting "OUT ON A LIMB" is on the current March/April issue of Safari Magazine. This original is available through LEGACY GALLERY in Jackson, WY, and there are giclée prints available through Jan. You can see details about the prints under the "Prints, Posters and Books" button.

JAN TO PAINT LIFE SIZE BISON FOR CHARITY

Jan is pictured with Cindy Bray of Barking Dog Design and Barbara Herren from Tri County Technology Center with a life size fiberglass bison that Jan has agreed to paint as part of a project called "Buffalo Stampede" in Bartlesville. Fifteen businesses and individuals have sponsored a bison. A large portion of the proceeds will go to help Mary Martha Outreach Center www.marymarthaoutreach.com. The idea was conceived by a girl scout troop working on their gold badges. They wanted to do something for the community and the arts and so came up with this idea. Tri County Tech is the sponsor of Jan's bison - as their mascot is a bison. The bisons will be painted by area artists and installed all over Bartlesville and the surrounding area. Jan (being a naturalist and realistic painter) is planning on painting her bison's front end "realistically" and then each side of the bison will have scenes of the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve (20 minutes from Bartlesville) with herds of bison.

Jan uses a special brand of Acrylic called Chromocolour which is manufactured in Canada. Chromacolour has graciously agreed to provide all the paint for Jan for this project free of charge. Chromacolour International

JAN AND JAMES FLY FALCONS

Jan and James are pictured with a gyrfalcon (Jan) and a hybrid gyrfalcon/peregrine falcon (James). They were the highest bidder during a fund raiser for the Sutton Avian Research Center www.suttoncenter.org winning the chance to go out with some falconers and watch the birds hunt ducks. "It was incredible to watch the bird stoop and dive on the ducks" says Jan, "the power and speed were unbelievable!"

OKLAHOMA MAGAZINE TO FEATURE JAN

OKLAHOMA MAGAZINE is going to do a feature article on Jan in their January 2009 issue. This will be part of a series on outstanding women in Oklahoma. Here Jeremy Charles of Jeremy Charles Photography and Design is photographing Jan sketching out on her and James' property.

JAN AND JAMES IN A CLOSE ENCOUNTER
WITH A WILD WOLF IN YELLOWSTONE

During Jan and James' 2008 wonderful trip to Yellowstone they saw four wolves (two black and two grey) on an elk kill which was close to the road. The next day while driving they saw one of the wolves that they recognized from the kill several miles away on the other side of a lake. It was trotting purposefully in the direction of the kill. Surmising that the wolf was returning to the kill, Jan suggested that they drive a little ways down the road, where they then parked and hiked down a small hill and then sat waiting. Sure enough within 15 minutes the wolf passed on its way to the kill. Here you can see the wolf checking James out. After deciding they were no threat, he continued on his way to the kill.

BIRDS IN ART OPENING EVENING (2008)

Jan with artist Robert Bateman and his wife Birgit Freybe Bateman on left and the collectors who own Jan's painting in the exhibition "GAGGLE OF VULTURINES" Ken Marisa and his wife Anne-Marie d'Alessandro on right. The group is standing in front of Jan's painting and Bob's drawing.

JAN'S AND JAMES' FIRST EXHIBIT TOGETHER (2008)

Jan and James had their first exhibition together of Jan's paintings and James' photos at a fund raising event and party called COW THIEVES AND OUTLAWS for Woolaroc Museum. This was the first time that James has displayed his photographs (seen on the left part of the display). The event was very successful with James selling three of his large photographs and Jan selling two paintings and getting a commission. All told they expect to have generated over $3500 for the museum. Woolaroc has many historical western and native American artifacts, and a spectacular art collection of names such as Remington, Russell, Leigh, Rungius and more.

JAN'S WORK TO BE CARRIED BY GALLERY IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA


CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTRE ART GALLERY

The Cultural Heritage Centre is an institution in Arusha. Featured in the movie Hatari in the 1960’s it has since moved from the center of town to its current premises and is the biggest African art outlet in the whole of Africa. The Centre personally hosted a visit by then American president Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea during a visit in 2000.

Nearing completion is Cultural Heritage Center’s new art gallery. Built in the shape of an African drum in the shadow of a shield, this enormous edifice is destined to be one of the finest showcases for African art the world has ever seen. Saif Khanbhai, the owner, was introduced to Jan and James by the owner of SAFARI LEGACY, the company that they traveled with recently in Tanzania. Saif immediately ordered one of all of Jan's African subject giclees - 32 in all, for his new gallery. Jan and fellow artist John Banovich are the only American Artists that the gallery represents.

JAN'S AND JAMES' BUSINESS EXPANDING


Jan and James are expanding their business! They will now be actively marketing some of James' photos. Pictured is "SQUABBLE" that is 20 x 20". James captured this photo of the zebra during his and Jan's recent trip to Tanzania. In his digital studio James cropped the image to a square format to emphasize the geometric design and then altered the color into a more dynamic sepia, reminiscent of photos from a bygone era. As part of their new business venue they are now changing the name of their business to McGuire & HINES STUDIOS LLC. The new direct email address will be McGuireandHines@gmail.com Watch for James' new future website!

JAN AND JAMES RETURN FROM TRIP TO TANZANIA (2008)


Jan and James stayed in a mobile tented camp in the Serengeti. Here they are enjoying the evening camp fire.

They had a wonderful two hour encounter with three cheetah siblings - here one checks them out checking him out!

Here James is in the mobile camp at the solar powered "charging" station downloading their 14,000 photos to his laptop!

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT! Jan and James came upon two musth bulls. Musth is a hormonal period that male elephants experience much like heat in females. They are VERY aggressive. They were fighting with each other, and when Jan and James came upon them, BOTH charged. One from the side and this one from the front! Jan managed to snap this photo as they were shooting in reverse!

FORBES EXHIBIT IN NEW YORK A HUGE SUCCESS

First daughter Barbara Bush and her best friend Maggie Betts with Jan and James at the gala fund raising event in New York at FORBES galleries of Jan's exhibit: PAINTING SAFARI: Scenes from the African Wild. Click here to view exhibit.

JAN FEATURED ON TELEVISION

Jan was featured on Channel 8 KTUL TV, which is an ABC affiliate in Tulsa. They did an interview with her on their "GOOD DAY TULSA" program about her one person show in at the FORBES Galleries in New York City. Here she is seen talking with Kristin Dickerson about her exhibit.

JAN ON COVER
AND IN FEATURE
OF
WILDLIFE ART MAGAZINE

Jan had a wonderful feature article along with the cover of the prestigious WILDLIFE ART MAGAZINE, the leading magazine for this genre of art in their January/February 2008 issue. This is the annual Conservation issue the most highly prized issue of the magazine. Reprints of the article may be requested by emailing James at McGuireandHines@gmail.com.

Jan selected as SCI's CONSERVATION
ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jan has been honored to be selected by Safari Club International as their Conservation Artist of the Year for 2008. Jan has donated this painting - SIMBA SHADOWS to be auctioned at SCI's convention January 23-26, 2008. 100% of this donation will fund the SCI Foundation's Conservation Database Project which funds existing and new wildlife projects in Asia, Africa and North America. A limited edition giclée print will be made and will be rewarded to SCI chapters' conservation efforts. Hunters are responsible for a large percentage of the money generated for conservation projects through their fees, licenses and other related expenses - particularly in countries such as Africa. John Banovich initiated the program last year with his Conservation Alliance project.

PRINT AVAILABLE NOW

SIMBA SHADOWS regular edition will be available through select SCI chapter fund raising events in 2008. The artist proof edition of 12 is available from Jan now. For more information go to the Prints/poster/books button and click on giclées.

JAN'S PAINTING
ON THE COVER
OF
SOUTHWEST ART
MAGAZINE

Jan's "Rock Retreat" was on the cover of the April 2007 issue of the very prestigious SOUTHWEST ART magazine. Inside the issue was a story of this painting winning a SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS award of excellence.

JAN VISITS STUDIO OF JOHN BANOVICH WITH DANIEL SMITH

During Jan and James's recent visit to Montana they stayed with fellow artist Daniel Smith and his wife Liz. One evening they had dinner at the home of another fellow artist - John Banovich. Here the three are seen in John's studio.

JAN AND JAMES VISIT ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE IN KENYA

Jan and James recently returned from their annual trip to Kenya. While there they visited the Daphne Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The Trust does many things for Kenya's wildlife but is best known for its elephant and rhino orphanage. Jan and James had the privilege of being able to go into the bush with the orphaned elephants, something rarely granted to outsiders. They were able to spend about 30 minutes with the 12 babies ranging in age from 1 month to 20 months. After rehabilitation the babies will be released with acclimated herds of elephants in Tsvao National park. For further information or to make a donation go to www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org.

JAN AND JAMES IN COSTA RICA


Jan and James's research trip to Costa Rica.

They traveled from the Caribbean coast, up into the mountains, and then ended on the Pacific coast. They photographed toucans, hummingbirds, poison dart frogs, and much more.