" SPRING CARDINAL "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
13.5" x 20"
$299
Spring Cardinal -
"Spring, in its various stages, is ushered in by different events, usually the return of certain birds
or the blooming of different flowers. The cardinal, however, is not a migrant. He originated in the
warm
South where migration was not necessary. As he extended his range to the north, lacking
the
instinct to go south, he coped with winter instead of avoiding it. He indicates spring not with
his
arrival, but with his song. Anyone who can whistle can imitate the cheerful "tweet, tweet, tweet"
or "teer, teer, teer". There are different accents for different occasions and locations but the
feeling
is that of happy brightness.
The serviceberry or shadbush is, to me, the first flowering tree of spring. Long before other buds
are bursting and even before the full development of its own leaves, this little tree illuminates the
gray edges of wood lots with its white blossoms."
Robert Bateman
1980 - Original Acrylic - 13.75" x 20.5" - Spring Cardinal - Robert Bateman
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