I know there has been some controversy in the art world concerning his works, though that whole thing is a mystery to me. I wouldn't be surprised if the "controversy" might actually be politics and (dare I?) snobbery.

Kind of makes me think of movies that are panned by critics but which the public loves. Some art critics ( certainly not most) have called his paintings "corny" and "sentamentalism" and such, and called him an "illustrator", like Norman Rockwell (as if that's a bad thing?) I liked Norman Rockwell, and I liked Andrew Wyeth.

I saw "Soaring" once at an exhibit at the Shelburne Museum, and I just stood there with my mouth open. I swear my heart stopped beating. I had never heard of Andrew Wyeth (never did know much about art) but there was something about that painting.