ALBORN — In the hit movie "Fargo," sheriff Marge has to console her wildlife artist husband Norm after he loses the federal duck stamp art competition to the Hautman brothers, a real-life triumvirate ...

An acrylic painting of buffleheads in flight by James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. The image will be featured on the 2026-27 Federal Migratory Bird ...

James Hautman has established a duck dynasty. Hautman, an artist from Chaska, a Twin Cities suburb, is the winner of the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in ...

Jim Hautman of Chaska won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Contest with an acrylic painting of three buffleheads. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver. Sign-up now ...

Sam Timm of Wautoma has been a wildlife artist since 1975 when, as a senior at North Central University in Minneapolis, he was inspired by a painting and decided "I'd like to do that." He proceeded to ...

Christchurch-based New Zealand and British artist Hannah Jensen speaks about painting in reverse, where all the layers of paint are applied first, then carved to reveal what’s in her heart. Displaced ...

Which acrylic paint set is best? For anyone who feels the need to express themselves creatively, painting is one of the most satisfying hobbies around. You can choose from various types of paint, but ...