Meet the Artists!
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Derek DeYoung - is one of those artists that was born painting. By age six, he was declaring to his schoolmates and family that he would one day be a famous artist. Few people who knew him well ever doubted this prediction. His parents say he was a stubborn little kid, but that very stubbornness is what now gives him the strength to persevere the hardships that accompany the life of an artist. DeYoung’s work has veered off from the traditional fish illustration style. His paintings are very contemporary, placing more importance on using a unique style and palette rather than painting a fish to look photo realistic. Now days it’s less important to Derek to become that “Famous Artist” he told everyone he would become. He’s just happy to have built his life around his two loves, painting and fly fishing.
   
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Bob White is an artist and author whose work is an expression of a misspent youth. He paints in the classic style of those who illustrated the sporting books and magazines of his youth; the ones he was reading when he should have been doing his homework. Consequently, he became a fly fishing and wing shooting guide and has wandered between Alaska and Argentina for nearly three decades looking for gainful employment. He now resides in Minnesota, where he paints and writes for a living, which is to say hes still searching. If this sounds like you, or reminds you of someone you love, you'll probably enjoy poking around on his website.
    
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DAN CALLAGHAN'S “NORTH UMPQUA” – A spectacular photographic journey that will bring you closer to the North Umpqua, closer to nature, and perhaps closer to yourself. We love Dan Callaghan for many things: his excellence and passion as a fly-fisherman, his life-long devotion and hard work for the fish and fisheries he loved, his eye as a photographer, his warmth and kindness, his delight in river otters, dippers, spring flowers, autumn leaves, and most of all, the love he had for the rivers that called to him.
Dan Callaghan, Oregon’s consummate natural photographer, is immortalized in this book on his river home, the North Umpqua. Dan had an inquisitive mind, a sharp artist’s eye, a touch of whimsy, and tenacity for perfection. He captured the essences of the Umpqua River in all her glory during the best & worst of conditions. His art displays the splendor of the seasons; the bleak and startling beauty of winter, the rejuvenation of spring, the lushness of summer, and the unsurpassed brilliance of fall. Anglers at the height of their rhythm, intensity, and joy were preserved by his shutter.
Dan’s book contains 156 of his best photographs from an incredible collection taken over the 50 years he carried on his love affair with the North Umpqua. It is available in two different editions:
- A Limited Edition – only 200 copies available – includes a beautiful presentation case, a booklet of tales and memories from Dan’s friends and loved ones, a hand-tied Green Butt Skunk (originally designed by Dan) and 3 photos suitable for framing.
- A Standard Edition hardbound.
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This story begins in Bozeman, Montana. The year was 1973, a bad year for vehicle design but a great year to be born in Bozeman. As a kid I tagged along with my dad on an endless string of weekends on Montana's infamous rivers; the Madison, Jefferson, Bighorn, Missouri, and Yellowstone. In the early years I was too young to really appreciate the waters and what it really meant to fly fish. But the seed was planted, nonetheless. After high school I was ready for a change of scenery, and moved to Seattle Washington to pursue a career in Photography. I attended the Art Institute of Seattle and graduated with a degree in Commercial Photography in 1996. Three more years in Seattle and all I could think about was floating the Yellowstone, casting hoppers at the bank. I headed home and found out what it really meant to not just fish, but to be a fly fishermen. After 10 years of untangling other people's lines guiding in Alaska and Montana, I was ready to have my weekends back. That combined with a lovely new wife who would liked to see my face for more than 30 minutes each week, was impetus enough. Rhea and I put our talents together and started Be A Deer (www.BeADeer.com), a graphic design and photography agency. With age comes wisdom, and the realization that it doesn't have to be one or the other. It can be all of my loves together. So if you're looking for me check the rivers; my camera in one hand, my fly rod in the other, and a smile on my face.
 
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Brian O’Keefe has been serious about fly fishing for the past 30 years. During the past 20, cameras have played a significant part in his outdoor lifestyle. Brian has traveled to some of the wildest and most remote angling destinations in the world, including: Bikini Atoll, the Seychelles, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tonga, Cuba and Kashmir. He has also traveled to more accessible locations, such as: the Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Chile, New Zealand, Christmas Island and more. In many of these locations he again chooses to venture off the beaten path, hiking, floating, sea-kayaking or taking a Zodiac into the backcountry.
Make sure to check out Brian's new visual adventure...Catch Magazine. It is both wonderful and wonder-filled!
     
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Shawn Davis blends the classic arts of goldsmithing and flytying to create truly unique art. He begins by handcrafting his hooks from solid 18-karat gold. He then dresses his flies with solid gold and platinum tinsels and the finest natural silks and plumage in the world. All of his flies are released in serially numbered Limited Editions. Only twenty-five of each pattern will be made before the Editions are closed. Some of his finished pieces are worn by discerning women as fine jewelry. Others are displayed in handblown glass domes, mounted to exotic hardwood bases, and make stunning mantle or desk-top collector pieces.
Shawn’s work has been very well received and has been featured in flyfishing magazines such as American Angler, Danica and The Drake, as well as the jewelry arts magazine Adornment.
In addition to his finished pieces, Shawn makes available professional prints of his flies in both matted and framed options. All of his work is available for purchase and MyFlies is proud to offer some of Shawn’s stunning pieces. His complete collection, can be viewed at his website, .
    
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