Larry Fanning Assortment “The Wildlife Art of Larry Fanning” Blank #90640

Mr. Fanning lived his life with honesty and doing what he loved.

Larry Fanning is a very talented artist, known by many for his beautiful depictions of wildlife. Larry has never had any formal education in art. “I was born with this talent and didn’t appreciate the talent I had until my later years.” When Larry was younger, he didn’t take art seriously and always chose to do something else with his life. He started his art career at age fifty. “My peers were into their art about thirty years before me. I had a lot of catching up to do.”

Although Larry didn’t focus on a career in art when he was younger, he was always involved in a creative area. He spent seventeen years as a minister, was a motivational speaker and had a talk show on KGIL Radio in Los Angeles based on physiological and metaphysical things as well as general topics. He worked for a variety of ad agencies and had his artwork published by the Mill Pond Press.

Larry fell in love with the Rocky Mountains on a trip and when he decided to change directions, it was where he decided to settle. “I moved to Denver when I made up my mind to take the leap into fine art. I created six or eight pieces and made up a little book. I sent them to galleries and my work began to sell.” That was the beginning. His art is dedicated to scenes of the American West and of Wildlife: particularly historical and present day North America.

His “Colorado Buffalo” piece was selected for display in the Colorado State Capitol.