Elie Wolf

A true modern day animist who picked up the brush shortly after walking and began striving to convey my perspective to the canvas or paper. I was one of those who threw tantrums to myself and cursed G-d when I struggled to successfully materialize the art in my head. There is a long line of ripped papers and canvases in my young past. For decades my medium of choice was acrylic on canvas, graphite, pastels, and mixed media. I'm a deeply spiritual scientist, and I've managed to walk in two worlds harmoniously through the utilization of art. Recently, my adventures in the natural world, and the development of technology, have compelled me to turn to the camera for capture and expression. I have a love of animals that I feel is paralleled by few, and I have an intense desire to share this love and fascination with others, so that we may protect wildlife and promote conservation. While I do some traditional photography, my artistic roots are always present and palpable, and a significant portion of my photographic work becomes composite photography and digital painting. I use these works to help promote awareness and to raise funds for wildlife organizations around the globe.

My artistic education was very much "self-taught" though I was sent every summer to the Arkansas Arts Center school, studying everything from drawing to sculpture.
Formal education not directly related to art, but that definitely impacts my work is biological and medical. I hold several degrees from BS to MBA, to professional medicine.