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Painter and photographer Rick Lieder’s art has appeared on award-winning novels ranging from mysteries and science fiction, to books based on the X-Files TV series and Newbery Award-winning books for children. His fine art has been exhibited in galleries in the Midwest and Canada, and include painting, photography, and digital art. His nature photography centers on ordinary backyard wildlife. These photographs capture the unique qualities of light interacting with the natural world, including luminous photographs of honey bees and small birds in flight, glowing fireflies mating and hovering over twilight fields, mosquitoes with a belly full of blood, and new-born praying mantis nymphs emerging from their egg cases. His filmmaking was featured in the PBS NOVA program “Creatures of Light”, produced by National Geographic Television, in 2016. His nature picture books are collaborations with award-winning novelist and poet Helen Frost, published by Candlewick Press. STEP GENTLY OUT, published in 2012, now in its 9th printing. Starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist and Publisher’s Weekly, along with a museum exhibition at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. SWEEP UP THE SUN, Spring 2015, features images of birds in flight, showcases beautiful aerial acrobats as they dive, soar and play tag with the wind. it received a wonderful review from the New York Times Sunday Book Review. Work from Sweep Up the Sun was featured in June 2015 at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN, with an exhibition and book signing. AMONG A THOUSAND FIREFLIES was published in 2016, and WAKE UP! in 2017. HELLO, I’M HERE!, featuring Sandhill cranes was published in 2019, WAIT–AND SEE!, a peek into the world of praying mantids, in 2022, and THE MIGHTY POLLINATORS in 2024. Rick blogs about the world overhead and underfoot, a celebration of small animals living their lives, the leaves and the grass and the light, all of it reflecting the amazing life surrounding us. He frequently exhibits his work in galleries and other venues and conducts presentations and workshops. |
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