Wyland

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“Isle of Shoals Humpbacks”, a Whaling Wall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Robert Wyland (born. 1956 in Detroit, Michigan), known simply as Wyland, is an artist best known for painting large, outdoor murals of whales and other ocean life.

He grew up in Madison Heights, Michigan and attended Lamphere High School. His 25th "whaling wall" is in the pool area of the high school. His parents Darlene Wyland and Bob Wyland divorced when he was four. He has brothers Steve, Bill, and Tom.

Wyland lived on Oahu, in Hawaii. He has a goal of painting 100 Whaling Walls by 2011.

In June 2006, Wyland painted a mural on a wall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds for the annual "Del Mar Fair" while adoring locals watched him work.

Currently (February 2007) Wyland is painting mural #95 in Key Largo, Florida, a wrap-around on a three-story building. It is dedicated to nearby John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and also to his friend Steve Irwin. This will be his last "whaling wall" in the United States.

Wyland is a famous artist who was born in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan. Wyland grew up in Madison Heights, Michigan and attended Lamphere High School, where he painted his 25th whale mural. Darlene Wyland and Bob Wyland are his parents and his brothers are Steve, Bill, and Tom. His parents divorced when he was only four years old. As a child he started to have interest in painting and being an artist at the age of 3. One of the people that influenced Wyland was Captain Cousteau. Wyland as a child also wanted to be a scientist and study marine life just like Captain Cousteau, which he is also today. Captain Cousteau is still the main influence in Wyland’s belief in caring for the environment. Wyland first encountered the adoration of whales when he saw a T.V. show hosted by Captain Cousteau about whales. After watching the show he said he wanted to know how to dive and visit the whales in their environment. Wyland became known as an artist when he began painting large whale murals that many adore. Wyland’s goal is to paint 100 murals by the end of 2011. In college Wyland majored in painting and sculpting. His teacher in college recommended that Wyland should move on and travel to California where he could develop his art. Wyland currently lives in Hawaii, which is where he spends most of his time at. In Hawaii he once swam the whales that were 40 ton giants. This info has included the upper paragraphs.