Kenneth P. Pangburn began creating wildlife sculptures Forty years ago as a way of pursuing a lifelong interest in the outdoors. As he refined his skills he made a specialty out of creating detailed figures of birds in flight and resting decorative decoys. Ken now animates birds/fish such as the Pileated Wood Pecker, Eagles, Song birds, Trout, Ducks/Loons in the art studio at the back of his home. This location is very convenient as it allows Ken's enthusiasm with avian wildlife to be recharged by the resident Labrador Retrievers, Zoe and Mocha.

Ken began carving and painting birds even as he was the president of two insurance companies. After finishing his tenure of 50 plus years there, he started a Managing General Agency called The Pangburn Group Ltd. He has also served as the President of the Rip Van Winkle Council, Inc. BSA. and received it’s highest honor “The Silver Beaver” award. Despite the considerable demands on his time, when not traveling, he found at least twenty hours per week to carve and paint his models. Now retired since 2015 ken spends at least 40 hours per week doing his wildlife art work.

In order to be as authentic of a representation as possible, Ken makes his birds, even those in flight, to be a life-size model. The one exception to this is the American Bald Eagle, which is done in a still very magnificent half size. The creation of one of these Eagles, which is usually positioned on the a wood of diseased cherry, takes six months. Another particularly challenging bird to create is the pheasant because of its complex color scheme and intricate feather pattern. Ken welcomes custom projects and welcomes clients to come visit their bird throughout the creative process. More recently Ken has gravitated to doing Shorebirds. It is an immediate project and pictures will be available on this website when the project is completed.