Pio De Lima

26 Years of Wildlife Art

Specializing in sentient wildlife portraits, my work focuses on the "Honesty of the Eye." I capture the biological truth of the natural world, creating physical hard assets that serve as anchors of stability in a digital age.

Entering my 27th year of professional practice, I have established a Prestige Tier for my most significant works. These "Masterworks" feature:

Museum-Grade Archival Materials: Designed for multi-generational longevity.

Intensive Technical Execution: Hundreds of hours of multi-layered glazing.

Investment-Grade Provenance: Marking a new peak in a three-decade career.

To remain accessible to my long-term supporters, my gallery is organized into three distinct tiers:

Masterwork Originals: Flagship acrylic canvases for serious private collections.

Studio Studies: Mid-range portraits focusing on movement and light.

Pencil Monographs: Original sketches and entry-level archival works.

With a career rooted in the tradition of masters like Bateman and Brenders, every Pio de Lima original is a hand-rendered record of life—a tangible, finite asset that outlasts the "AI Bubble" and the fluctuations of the modern grid.

Independent Study in Fine Art — 2000–Present

• College of the Desert Street Fair — Palm Desert, CA (2002–2009)
• Under the Umbrellas Street Fair — La Quinta, CA (2002–2009)