Heiner Hertling, the host of the television show "Your Brush With Nature" and author of the book "Your Brush With Nature", is a very talented multi-media artist and sculptor. Creating art in variety of media has become one of his trademarks. His talents encompass carefully rendered watercolor paintings, plein-air paintings, and loose impressionistic oils, small and life-sized sculptures. Heiner, a member of the prestigious Society of Animal Artists, exhibits his work regularly in the Society's shows as well as the South-eastern Wildlife Expo. Other annual events are the Waterfowl Festival in Maryland, Susan K Black Foundations artist workshop and many others locally and across the country. Some of his many awards include first place in seven state Duck and Trout Stamp competitions, several Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year and invitations to Birds in Art in Wisconsin. You can find Heiner's art in numerous museum and private collections internationally. Heiner has also created numerous sculptures for Milford, Mi and other cities.

Heiner received the formal art training in Hamburg, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1965 where he owned a commercial art studio until his recent retirement, which now gives him more time to paint and sculpt. He moved to Milford, Michigan where he has established an open art studio and school, where he teaches and shares his passion to create art with others.
"It is a great honor to have been selected THE 2006 FEATURED ARTIST at the South Eastern Wildlife Expo, in Charleston, South Carolina."
You can see Heiner's newest venture in a PBS television series titled "Your Brush with Nature". A series of plein-air painting sessions painted in all the seasons, filmed in Michigan and across the country.
April 13, 14, 15 2007 - Painting workshop at Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
April 28 - Landscape in Oil class in Milford, MI
April 29 - Open studio tour at Heiner's studio, sponsored by the Brighton Art Guild
June 20, 21, & 22 - Mentor Class - Studio one on one instruction. Contact: Christine ar 810-225-8565
July 13, 14, & 15 - Landscape Painting in Oils. Contact: Christine ar 810-225-8565
August 26 thru Sept 1, - Wanda Mumm paintingworkshop. Glacier National Park
Sept 13 thru 18 - Susan K. Black Foundation painting workshop, Dubois, WY
October 19, 20, 21 - Plein Air Painting workshop at Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
November 9,10 113 - Easton Waterfowl Show - Easton, MD