I have several prints by different artists, but my favorite has to be Leon Parson. I especially enjoy his No Tellum series.
My favorite BG wildlife artist is also Leon Parson. Have owned and personally framed a few of his works I gave away as gifts. Parson is still alive, and sometimes highly sought by some folks or state departments (wildlife depts) to do specific works or depictions.
Something unique about everyone of his paintings or sketches is that each one dipicts something Parson has personally witnessed in his travels or time outdoors.
In other words, somewhere Mr Parson has indeed seen mule deer like the ones in his "No Tellum" series. 
They were not "imagined." I was once told that by his wife and marketing manager.
For western art my favorite painter is Frank McCarthy, and aviation art ..... Robert Taylor. Taylor's son is following in his dad's footsteps.
