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" DARK GYRFALCON "
Robert Bateman
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"The
gyrfalcon is the king of the falcons and is much sought after
by the falconers of the world. In this
painting, I wanted to indicate a lonely feeling, thus I have
the bird looking a bit wistful at the bottom of a large misty
place." Robert Bateman |
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" DESCENDING
SHADOWS "
Robert Bateman
8659 s/n Paper
21.25" x 28.5"
$305
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"As
a culture, wolves live communally and teach their young.
They are a culture whose lifestyle has evolved in deep
forests in need of those vast undisturbed tracts of old trees
in order to survive, but the destruction of the forests in the
past few decades has far surpassed that of previous centuries. Let us hope that we can find alternative sources of fiber
and protect these large areas of old growth forests and the
wolves which inhabit them." Robert Bateman |
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"DESERT BIGHORN "
Robert Bateman
1300 s/n Paper
6.5" x 9"
$150
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As is usually the case in my paintings, I am almost as absorbed by the habitat as the animal. His gaze is resting on the spectacular and rugged scenery. We can admire it, but we would expend great time and effort to get around in it. To the bighorn, it is no problem. Around the ram is a more intimate glimpse of habitat with yucca and grasses. Desert growth in detail is complex and varied. I enjoyed elaborating on its patterns and rhythms. |
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" DIPPER
BY THE WATERFALL "
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
13.25" x 21.75"
$595
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"I
put this dipper into this picture because dippers are almost
the spirit of little woodland rivers and streams. They are completely at home in, around and under the
waterfalls. They dash into areas where
one would expect them to be swept to their deaths in search
of insect larvae." Robert Bateman |
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" DISPUTE
OVER PREY "
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
20.625" x 31"
$255
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"The
scene I’ve recreated here is very common; the lioness makes
the kill, and the male moves in to commence the feast. A lioness is used to putting a male in his place in disputes
over protecting cubs or a fresh kill. It’s
mostly bluff and bluster, but in the case of feeding, she usually
lets him get his way." Robert Bateman |
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"DOWN
FOR A DRINK - MOURNING DOVE"
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
8.75" x 19.5"
$175
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"The
mourning dove is one of the commonest and most widespread birds
in the inhabited part of North America. Although
its cousin, the passenger pigeon, was pushed to extinction,
the mourning dove has thrived. I am sure
that there are more of them now than there were before the white
man came to this continent." Robert Bateman |
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DOWNY
WOODPECKER ON GOLDENROD
Robert Bateman
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"Huddled
in the blowing snow, the male downy woodpecker has found a morsel
of food in a goldenrod ." Robert Bateman |
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Paper 9.875" x 23.75"
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Lithograph 2.5" x 6"
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" DAYLILIES
AND DRAGONFLIES "
Robert Bateman
1250 s/n Paper & Lithograph $265
2 Piece Set
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"The
graceful curves of the daylilies interlaced with wild grasses
and set against the still waters of the pond reminded me of
a Japanese screen. The dragonflies were
using the daylilies as vantage points to watch for insect prey. They always seemed to me like noble warriors of the air…
slender, alert and agile."
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" DEFENSIVE
STAND "
Robert Bateman
120 s/n Canvas Giclee
31" x 31"
$895
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Imagine that the fate of your species depended upon some of the most densely populated, strife-torn, environmentally stressed and, in some cases, corrupt places in the world. That is where the future of the Siberian crane lies.
The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin plans to use the image in this painting in posters published in 8 or 9 different Asian languages -- Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, Uzbeki, Afghana-yi and others. They plan to display these posters in towns and villages throughout the distribution area of the Siberian cranes. The western population is down to about 10 birds, the central population has been reduced to 2. The eastern population of approximately 2500 birds is threatened by the Three Gorges Dam in China. These magnificent birds are the Asian equivalent of the whooping crane. With international efforts and of course financing, the good news story of the whooping cranes could be repeated. At one point their numbers were down to 14 and now there are 300-350 birds.
I based this painting on one of the Siberians at the ICF. He is not preening, he is in a "sabre threat pose". If you don’t get the hint, his next step is to jump you and either spear you with his beak or rake you with his claws.
I was very taken by the abstract form in his defiant pose. I hope that in some small way it will help to get the attention of enough people to bring the Siberian crane back from its course towards extinction.
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" DIK
DIKS "
Robert Bateman
500
s/n Paper
17" x 25.375"
E-Mail Price
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"I
have always been attracted to intimate scenes - a few square
yards of seemingly ordinary field, forest floor or scrubland,
which are filled with variety and complexity if you look carefully. The dik-diks are small, the smallest of African antelopes,
only about twelve inches high. You can
see the scale of the painting by the relative size of the elephant
dung, a typical feature of dik-dik habitat, as are the different
grasses and bushes and the volcanic rock. The dik-diks are
attractive animals to look at and to paint. They resemble tremendously condensed high-strung racehorses.
Every muscle shows, and their anatomy
and bone structure seem very tight and interlocked. They are exceptionally nervous and you usually see them
either in a freeze position or else springing out of sight."
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" DISTANT
DANGER - RACCOON "
Robert Bateman
1600 s/n Paper
9.75" x 16.25"
$165
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"Here
I have shown a raccoon on alert to a potential threat. It may need to fight or it may need to flee, but more
likely it will go on with its business of poking along the stream
edge looking for frogs or crayfish." Robert
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DOUGLAS
FIR & RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
14.875" x 22.25"
$795
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"Weightless
as a sunbeam and glowing like an ember, the rufous hummingbird
darts into view, disappearing as soon as you blink. Especially drawn to red flowers like a tiny bull charging
a matador’s cape, he rushes from one bloom to another."
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" DOZING
LYNX "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n
Paper
22" x 29.25"
Email-price
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 30" x 40" $1325
50 s/n Giclee Canvas 36" X 48" $2295
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"My
painting shows the lynx in a late evening’s tranquil moment
at the entrance to a cave. It is at peace
- lightly dozing prior to its night hunt." Robert
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" DRIFTWOOD
PERCH- STRIPED SWALLOWS "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n
Paper
13 1/2" x 20"
$275
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"The
striped swallow is a bird found in Africa, but they are like
swallows the world over. They are trim
and streamlined, and they seem to be in motion even when at
rest. Even though they seem delicate,
they appear hard, almost as if they were sculpted out of metal. This perch appealed to me because of its texture, its
sculptural shapes and the way it echoes the form of the birds."
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