Don Keller
is a self taught artist who is a late bloomer in his art career. He bloomed late due to his career as a Police Officer, Highway Patrol, Deputy U.S. Marshal, and Sheriff. 
Growing up in Mason Texas Don can remember drawing sense he was knee high to a junebug. His early paintings portrayed western scenes featuring horses, cowboys and rugged landscapes. Many of his early paintings consisted of animals such as elephants, rhinoceroses, large cats, and many other exotic animals but as time passed his true passion for native wildlife emerged. Inspired by local wildlife his primary subjects are whitetail deer but on occasion turkeys, quail, hogs or landscape may become the inspiration for his art.
After retirement he turned to the serious study of art. This course of study consists of trying to figure out what artist like Rungus, Kuhn, Carlson, Sheppard, and others did to achieve their effects. It is a slow and tedious process that suits his needs and desires to progress his technique and ability. The ability to sketch and his knowledge of anatomy are his strengths and white tail deer are the dominant subject matter and inspiration of his art.
Publications and Covers
Many of his works have been featured on the covers of magazines such as Texas Hunters Hotline, Texas Sportsmen’s Magazine, Hill Country Hunter, Texas Trophy Hunters, The Texas Lawman, and on books such as The Professional Guide to Whitetail, Legend of the Muy Guide and many others.
