LUDLOW - Wick Ahrens, 71 years old, passed away on March 11, 2016 at the Gill Home in Ludlow.
Son of Gorge Ludwig Ahrens and Constance Ahrens, Wick was born on September 13, 1944, in Summit New Jersey, moving to South Londonderry when he was just four years old. He was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 1962 and studied Art at Vesper George School of Art and the San Francisco School of Art. Wick served in the Air Force and was stationed in South Korea during the Korean War.
An accomplished painter and sculptor, Wick was the proprietor of the Whales in Vermont Gallery in Weston, Vermont. He sustained himself as a cabinet maker as he built up his career as an artist.
His love of whales grew from a mentorship under the late Clark Voorhees, himself a carver of whales. Wick had an opportunity to spend time studying these majestic animals close up, actually being able to stroke the throat of a Humpback Whale in the Bay of Fundy.
His plaques and Museum Series sculptures grace the homes of admirers and collectors worldwide. His commission of a 17-foot Grey whale and her calf are perhaps the largest wooden cetacean sculpture in the world.
Wick loved life. He was sensitive, compassionate, understanding, humorous and friendly. Wick surrounded himself with beauty and serenity, finding it in the simplicity of a singing bird, a gentle breeze, or a dog running through the tall grasses. Having been raised on a dairy farm, Wick loved and had an immense amount of respect for the natural world and every living thing. He was an avid dog lover and the leader of his beloved Australian shepherd pack.
He joyfully welcomed anyone who was brave enough to follow the sign down the little dirt road in Weston that led to his beautiful home and gallery. His boisterous laugh, bright eyes, and big smile could calm you instantly. He faced his faults with grace, and found no fault in others. Wick had the amazing ability to make anyone and everyone his friend and is survived by hundreds of friends he no doubt inspired to be better people.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for June 4th, 2016, in Proctorsville, VT. Please call 802-226-7308 for details.
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Published in Rutland Herald on Mar. 29, 2016
Son of Gorge Ludwig Ahrens and Constance Ahrens, Wick was born on September 13, 1944, in Summit New Jersey, moving to South Londonderry when he was just four years old. He was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 1962 and studied Art at Vesper George School of Art and the San Francisco School of Art. Wick served in the Air Force and was stationed in South Korea during the Korean War.
An accomplished painter and sculptor, Wick was the proprietor of the Whales in Vermont Gallery in Weston, Vermont. He sustained himself as a cabinet maker as he built up his career as an artist.
His love of whales grew from a mentorship under the late Clark Voorhees, himself a carver of whales. Wick had an opportunity to spend time studying these majestic animals close up, actually being able to stroke the throat of a Humpback Whale in the Bay of Fundy.
His plaques and Museum Series sculptures grace the homes of admirers and collectors worldwide. His commission of a 17-foot Grey whale and her calf are perhaps the largest wooden cetacean sculpture in the world.
Wick loved life. He was sensitive, compassionate, understanding, humorous and friendly. Wick surrounded himself with beauty and serenity, finding it in the simplicity of a singing bird, a gentle breeze, or a dog running through the tall grasses. Having been raised on a dairy farm, Wick loved and had an immense amount of respect for the natural world and every living thing. He was an avid dog lover and the leader of his beloved Australian shepherd pack.
He joyfully welcomed anyone who was brave enough to follow the sign down the little dirt road in Weston that led to his beautiful home and gallery. His boisterous laugh, bright eyes, and big smile could calm you instantly. He faced his faults with grace, and found no fault in others. Wick had the amazing ability to make anyone and everyone his friend and is survived by hundreds of friends he no doubt inspired to be better people.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for June 4th, 2016, in Proctorsville, VT. Please call 802-226-7308 for details.
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Published in Rutland Herald on Mar. 29, 2016
LUDLOW - Wick Ahrens, 71 years old, passed away on March 11, 2016 at the Gill Home in Ludlow.
Son of Gorge Ludwig Ahrens and Constance Ahrens, Wick was born on September 13, 1944, in Summit New Jersey, moving to South Londonderry when he was just four years old. He was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 1962 and studied Art at Vesper George School of Art and the San Francisco School of Art. Wick served in the Air Force and was stationed in South Korea during the Korean War.
An accomplished painter and sculptor, Wick was the proprietor of the Whales in Vermont Gallery in Weston, Vermont. He sustained himself as a cabinet maker as he built up his career as an artist.
His love of whales grew from a mentorship under the late Clark Voorhees, himself a carver of whales. Wick had an opportunity to spend time studying these majestic animals close up, actually being able to stroke the throat of a Humpback Whale in the Bay of Fundy.
His plaques and Museum Series sculptures grace the homes of admirers and collectors worldwide. His commission of a 17-foot Grey whale and her calf are perhaps the largest wooden cetacean sculpture in the world.
Wick loved life. He was sensitive, compassionate, understanding, humorous and friendly. Wick surrounded himself with beauty and serenity, finding it in the simplicity of a singing bird, a gentle breeze, or a dog running through the tall grasses. Having been raised on a dairy farm, Wick loved and had an immense amount of respect for the natural world and every living thing. He was an avid dog lover and the leader of his beloved Australian shepherd pack.
He joyfully welcomed anyone who was brave enough to follow the sign down the little dirt road in Weston that led to his beautiful home and gallery. His boisterous laugh, bright eyes, and big smile could calm you instantly. He faced his faults with grace, and found no fault in others. Wick had the amazing ability to make anyone and everyone his friend and is survived by hundreds of friends he no doubt inspired to be better people.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for June 4th, 2016, in Proctorsville, VT. Please call 802-226-7308 for details.
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Published in Rutland Herald on Mar. 29, 2016
Son of Gorge Ludwig Ahrens and Constance Ahrens, Wick was born on September 13, 1944, in Summit New Jersey, moving to South Londonderry when he was just four years old. He was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 1962 and studied Art at Vesper George School of Art and the San Francisco School of Art. Wick served in the Air Force and was stationed in South Korea during the Korean War.
An accomplished painter and sculptor, Wick was the proprietor of the Whales in Vermont Gallery in Weston, Vermont. He sustained himself as a cabinet maker as he built up his career as an artist.
His love of whales grew from a mentorship under the late Clark Voorhees, himself a carver of whales. Wick had an opportunity to spend time studying these majestic animals close up, actually being able to stroke the throat of a Humpback Whale in the Bay of Fundy.
His plaques and Museum Series sculptures grace the homes of admirers and collectors worldwide. His commission of a 17-foot Grey whale and her calf are perhaps the largest wooden cetacean sculpture in the world.
Wick loved life. He was sensitive, compassionate, understanding, humorous and friendly. Wick surrounded himself with beauty and serenity, finding it in the simplicity of a singing bird, a gentle breeze, or a dog running through the tall grasses. Having been raised on a dairy farm, Wick loved and had an immense amount of respect for the natural world and every living thing. He was an avid dog lover and the leader of his beloved Australian shepherd pack.
He joyfully welcomed anyone who was brave enough to follow the sign down the little dirt road in Weston that led to his beautiful home and gallery. His boisterous laugh, bright eyes, and big smile could calm you instantly. He faced his faults with grace, and found no fault in others. Wick had the amazing ability to make anyone and everyone his friend and is survived by hundreds of friends he no doubt inspired to be better people.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for June 4th, 2016, in Proctorsville, VT. Please call 802-226-7308 for details.
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Published in Rutland Herald on Mar. 29, 2016
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