Karl Karalus (1926-2013) was an illustrator and wildlife painter. He was married to Helen Couch Karalus.
[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heraldtribune/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=163487673 obit] His work includes the illustrations for the book ''Florida Birds''.
[http://www.floridatrend.com/article/14101/between-the-giants-toes " "Florida's Birds," a reference book, includes glorious artwork by Karl Karalus, a world-renowned nature illustrator."]
Karalus was an engineer for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad for 23 years. In 1971 he resigned from the railroad and moved with his family to Florida where he pursued painting full-time. He specialized in birds and illustrated eight books. He co-authored another three. His works include ''The Owls of North America'' (Doubleday, 1974 ), ''Florida's Birds'' (
Pineapple Press
Pineapple Press is a niche publisher in Florida. Its catalogue includes non-fiction titles such as "Baseball in Florida" and "Florida's Birds" (a reference book with artwork by Karl Karalus) as well as compilations such as "Cracker literature", ...
, 1990 by Dr.
Herb Kale and biologist
David S. Maehr), ''The Wading Birds of North America'' (Doubleday, 1981) and "Parrots of South Florida", authored by Susan Allene Epps (published by Pineapple Press in 2007). He moved with his family moved to North Carolina in 1989 and continued his illustration work. He was a fisherman, outdoorsman, adventurer and butterfly enthusiast.
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American illustrators
American locomotive engineers
1926 births
2013 deaths