California, Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks, and Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Works During the 1980s, he researched and painted most of the wildlife of the United States and their habitats and produced hundred of paintings in the following series: Animals of the 50 States, sanctioned by the National Audubon Society Wildlife of the 50 States, offered through the National Wildlife Federation Birds and Flowers of Canada Songbirds of the 50 States Trees of the 50 States References External links - Don Balke Gallery 1933 births Living people Wildlife artists People from Thiensville, Wisconsin American watercolorists United States Army soldiers Painters from Wisconsin School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni