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About Michael Schreck Michael Schreck's subject matter casts a wide shadow: the American Civil War, Western historical with an emphasis on the Indian War period, and in particular Custer oriented themes; wildlife - African,
North American, and European as well as hunting and fishing sporting scenes. There are also his portraits - magnificent renditions commissioned by clients to record their hunting and fishing adventures and
destined to become family heirlooms.
As a historical painter, he feels strongly about the importance of authenticity and will go to great extremes to achieve it. His efforts include not only exhaustive research but also a willingness, if at all possible, to
go to the area to study the surroundings and gain a better understanding of the actual site. This determined effort has carried him to such exotic locales as the Zulu War battlefields of Isandlwana and Rourke's
Drift in the South African wilderness. Over the years he has also amassed a splendid library of reference books and a magnificent collection of historical artifacts to help enssure authenticity in his
paintings.
As a wildlife painter, Schreck is reminiscent of Wilhelf Kuhnert and Carl Rungius in that he too approaches his subject from the perspective of hunter-artist: His hunting adventures have spanned the world. He
has hunted and killed the dangerous game of Africa - Cape buffalo, lion, leopard, and elephant. he has hunted red stag in Scotland and wild boar in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, driven pheasants in
Hungary as well as big game and bird shooting throughout North America.
Michael Schreck was born and raised in a hunting and fishing envirionment and maintains that his was a major influence on his desire to paint wildlife scenes. It is his hunting experiences that he believes are the
core of his credibility as a wildlife artist. "I know my subject and their environments. I have hunted them, harvested them, dressed them, studied them from the inside out and more than likely had them for
supper."
Michael Schreck was born in Cullman, Alabama and raised in nearby Decatur where he still resides. He graduated from the University of North Alabama. His work has illustrated numerous books and
magazines and is featured in private and public collections throughout the world including The Owsley Brown Fraizer Museum of Historical Arms if Louisville Kentucky, The Favell Museumin Klamath Falls,
Oregon, the Anniston Museum of Natural History in Aniston, Alabama, The Alabama Wildlife Federation Museum in Prattville, Alabama, and Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
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AVAILABLE Featured Works FROM Michael Schreck
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| Long in the Tooth |
| Michael Schreck |
| Two elephants kicking up the dust |
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| Deer Surprise |
| Michael Schreck |
| Turkey and deer along a meadow stream |
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| Elephant |
| Michael Schreck |
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| Big 5 |
| Michael Schreck |
| Collage of the Big 5 |
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| Big Cats |
| Michael Schreck |
| Beautiful gold tones in Schreck's Big Cats collage |
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| Too Close For Comfort |
| Michael Schreck |
| Too close for comfort |
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| A Close Call |
| Michael Schreck |
| A near miss for the crafty hunter, fox. |
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| Quail Hunter |
| Michael Schreck |
| Quails, bird dogs, and quail hunter |
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| In the Warmth of the Sun |
| Michael Schreck |
| Tiger sunning by the water |
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| The Coming Storm |
| Michael Schreck |
| Beautiful capture of a storm and elephant on the move |
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