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Jon Van Zyle is the author of Alaska's Artist Jon Van Zyle (2016), Jon Van Zyle's Iditarod Memories (2000), Jon Van Zyle's Alaska Sketchbook (1998) and Best of Alaska (1990).

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Alaska's Artist Jon Van Zyle

release date: Feb 01, 2016
Alaska's Artist Jon Van Zyle
Jon Van Zyle chronicles his life through his life adventure in his autobiographic Alaska's Artist Jon Van Zyle: A Life of Art and Adventure. He shares that adventure with some of his earliest paintings to his recent work, allowing readers to follow his long career.As a youth, Jon remembers his artistic mother encouraging him and his twin brother to express their creativity. It worked. Both Jon and his twin brother are professional artists: Jon in Alaska and his brother in Hawaii. His love of the outdoors lured Jon to Alaska and the entire 49th State has become his inspiration. Van Zyle immerses himself into Alaska's rugged outdoors. Twice he ran the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and since 1979, has been the race's official artist. In 2004 he was inducted into the Iditarod Hall of Fame. Mushing, wildlife, fishing and the mystique of Alaska are favorite subjects of his and are featured in many of his works.Jon and his wife Jona raise and train sled dogs at the home in Eagle River Alaska. Their dogs aren't just for show; they are working dogs. The dogs are not only models for Van Zyle's artistry: they also partner with him and Jona on their adventures in Alaska s rugged wilderness.In Alaska's Artist Jon Van Zyle: A Life of Art and Adventure, the spirit of Alaska and the spirit of one of its most acclaimed artist become one. The adventure continues.

Jon Van Zyle's Iditarod Memories

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Jon Van Zyle's Iditarod Memories
Every year, Jon Van Zyle donates a painting to create a fund-raising poster for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race RM. Here are 25 years of his stunning artwork.

Jon Van Zyle's Alaska Sketchbook

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Jon Van Zyle's Alaska Sketchbook
Painter Jon Van Zyle is internationally known for his striking images of Alaska's landscapes and wildlife. Behind his vivid paintings lies a lifetime of experiences in the wild--camping, fishing, driving his dog team, encountering animals large and small. Van Zyle captures these experiences in the intricate drawings and detailed notes of his private sketchbooks. 40 color paintings.

Best of Alaska

release date: Feb 01, 1990
Best of Alaska
Favorite paintings of Jon Van Zyle, each accompanied by a personal narrative. Includes Alaska landscapes, wildlife, Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Van Zyle captures his three decades of Alaskan living in the intricate art and drawings and detailed notes of his private sketchbooks.
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