About The Artist

Bill Luthy was born in 1933. Except for two years of service in the military he has spent his life in Idaho. He obtained his early schooling in a one-room schoolhouse with a pot-bellied wood stove and kerosene lights. Running water was also available—in the creek. The report cards Bill took home to his parents often had notations that he spent too much time drawing (“doodling” was the term the teacher used). A quiet, unassuming man, Bill has wonderful memories of those years on his father’s ranch in the remote, picturesque foothills east of the Snake River Valley. The wooded glens of the area afforded a natural habitat for a multitude of wild animals and birds that have always held Bill’s Interest. Permission to roam free afforded him the opportunity to study—undetected—the form and movements of this abundant wildlife. Early on Bill started to develop his artistic skills by doing pencil sketches depicting deer, elk, bear and other wildlife he encountered on his adventures. His interests were not limited just to wildlife. They included the contour and movements of the ranch animals with which he was so familiar that his sketches even depicted their different personalities. His mother, who shared his interests, counseled and encouraged him to do his best. Bill’s skills, unrestricted by formal training, are self-taught and his finished works represent an open-minded observation of nature as it is. He expresses his appreciation of symmetry and color in several forms and is adept at utilizing various mediums, including pen & ink, pencil, oils and acrylics. He also carves and sculpts beautiful life-like pieces, some on wood and some on the cast-off antlers of deer and elk. The beauty and detail of his sculpted pieces, some of which have been finished in bronze, hold the viewers entranced as their eyes explore every well-fashioned, authentic feature. Bill is blessed with a God-given gift that brings pleasure to all who view his work.