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"MAJESTY ON THE WING - BALD EAGLE"
bateman_-_majesty_on_the_wing.jpg (21239 bytes)

950 s/n Paper
18" x 30"
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The air is the eagle’s domain, and I wanted to capture the presence of the atmosphere.  The wings seem to seize volumes of air.  I have orchestrated the shapes of the snow patches to echo the strokes of the wing feathers and to emphasize the thrust of the bird through the air. - Robert Bateman


"MALLARD FAMILY - MISTY MARSH"
bateman - mallard family-misty marsh.jpg (40248 bytes)
950 s/n Paper
6 1/4 " x 10 "
$150
The mallard is perhaps the best known duck in the world.  It would seem that its population should prosper throughout its range, however, due to various factors, some of these populations are seriously declining.  Over-hunting and habitat reduction may be involved. - Robert Bateman

"MANGROVE MORNING - ROSEATE SPOONBILLS"
bateman - mangrove morning-roseate spoonbills.jpg (33362 bytes)
950 s/n Paper
23 3/4 " x 19 1/2"
$595
This painting is loosely based on a scene I witnessed in the Everglades onebeautiful Easter morning; I rearranged it, however, to create the feeling of an oriental tapestry.  I wanted to give an effect similar to old shot silk.  I played with the colors so that they would be somewhat tropical and lavish, perhaps reminiscent of a Gaugin painting. - Robert Bateman

"MARBLED MURRELET"
bateman - marbled murrelet.jpG (43838 bytes)
55 s/n Serigraph
33"x 37 1/8"
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Paddling my canoe around Salt Spring Island, I often see marbled murrelets bobbing and diving for small fish.  Only recently have researchers discovered that these birds actually nest on the pads of moss growing on the high branches of ancient trees in British Columbia’s old-growth forests, evidence of the interdependence of species and of the importance of virgin forests in ensuring biodiversity.  These tiny relatives of the auks and puffins - almost always seen in pairs - look so unlikely riding the sea swells; I always imagine they will simply get swallowed up in the vastness of the ocean. - Robert Bateman

"MASTER OF THE HERD - AFRICAN BUFFALO"
bateman_-_master_of_the_herd-african_buffalo.jpg (22523 bytes)
950 s/n Paper
18" x 27"
$2150
The African buffalo is perhaps the most exciting member of the bovine family.  He is sometimes mistakenly called the water buffalo, but he is a far cry from that rather slovenly domestic beast of Asia.  The African buffalo is more like a wild, free, fighting bull on a much more massive scale.  He is considered by most expert hunters as the most dangerous quarry in Africa. - Robert Bateman

"MEADOW'S EDGE - MALLARD"
bateman - meadows edge - mallard.jpg (47738 bytes)
950 s/n Paper
15 3/4" x 22 3/4 "
$1975
In this picture, I have shown the mallard drake as a birder often sees him, in a rather quiet, almost domestic scene.  I have used back lighting and a color combination of flowers, grass and water to harmonize with the colors of the bird.  While the hen is busy with the young, this mallard is taking a rest in the midst of a preening session. - Robert Bateman

"MERGANSER FAMILY IN HIDING"
bateman - merganser family in hiding.jpg (54561 bytes)
950 s/n Paper Edition
17 " x 27"
$1295
I have always liked swamps.  They are lush and sheltered and rich with a great variety of life.  They also have an air of mystery. The merganser family lives in the shelter of this swamp, hiding in nooks and crannies if danger increases. - Robert Bateman


"MERU DUSK - LESSER KUDUS"
meru dusk - lesser kudu.JPG (34052 bytes)
950 s/n Paper
11 3/8 " x  17"
$129
1988 - Meru Park in Kenya - Robert Bateman


"MIDNIGHT - BLACK WOLF"
bateman - midnight - black wolf.JPG (40885 bytes)

25353 s/n Paper
23" x 30 5/8"
$1775

Giclee Canvas 30"x40" 550s/n $ 3295

Giclee Canvas 36"x48" 99s/n $3625

 

 


"MIDNIGHT - BLACK WOLF - DELUXE EDITION"
bateman - midnight - black wolf.JPG (40885 bytes)
Paper
950 s/n Paper
23 x 30 5/8

$2795

950 s/n Paper
5 1/4" x 12 1/2"
bateman - midnight - litho.jpg (52507 bytes)
Lithograph
In this painting I wanted to show the ominous presence of a mature, lone wolf, I wanted to create a mood of seriousness and respect - not threat.  From the artistic point of view, I was intrigued by the challenge of portraying a black animal on an almost black background.  It is something like playing a whole piano composition in half an octave of the bass section. - Robert Bateman
"MALLARD FAMILY AT SUNSET"
bateman - mallard family at sunset.jpg (33119 bytes)
950 s/n Paper
15 7/8 " x 21 1/4 "
$230
I really enjoy visiting the marshlands at any time of year, but it is especially exciting in the springtime when there is a chance of finding nests or seeing broods of young birds.  This is a marsh along the eastern seaboard.  We had had an exciting day observing laughing gulls, oystercatchers and ospreys.  At the end of the day, I was lingering to enjoy the patterns of glowing light and strong dark silhouettes.  The scene was very satisfying, even from the strictly abstract point of view, but my excitement was enhanced when a little piece of silhouette detached itself and became a hen mallard with her brood of downy ducklings hurrying to find a safe place for the night. - Robert Bateman
 
"MANOR HOUSE - WREN & ROSES"
950 s/n Paper 20.5"x22.25" $159

Giclee Canvas 180 s/n 24"x26" $750

 


"MALLARD PAIR - EARLY WINTER"
1985 - First of Canada Duck Stamp Print
bateman - mallard pair-early winter.jpg (68946 bytes)
950 s/n Paper
6 1/4" x 9 "
$165
The mallard is perhaps the best known duck in the world.  It would seem that its population should prosper throughout its range, however, due to various factors, some of these populations are seriously declining.  Over-hunting and habitat reduction may be involved. - Robert Bateman

"MANGROVE SHADOW - COMMON EGRET"
mangrove shadow - common egret.JPG (11282 bytes)
1250 s/n Paper
20" x 26 3/4 "
$199
Mangrove Shadow is a subdued scene of stillness – only the tail feathers of the bird disturb the water – yet there is also the anticipation of the dusk hunt and the strike of the predator. This is a scene of shadows and reflections, of the eerie mangrove depths, where dangers are easily concealed among the tropical roots and dark, waxy foliage. - Robert Bateman

"MARGINAL MEADOW"
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950 s/n Paper
18 1/2 x 27 1/4"
$235
In working to convey the idea of air and space and depth around all these plants, I imagined that I was a field mouse running in and out through them or an insect buzzing around them.  Although it is on a small scale, this is still a landscape and is based as much on rhythmic patterns and impressionist and cubist techniques as on meticulous detail. - Robert Bateman

"THE MATING GAME"
1500 s/n Paper
18" x 13 3/4"
$94
350 s/n Canvas
21" x 16"
$275
Robert Bateman

"MAY MAPLE - SCARLET TANAGER"
bateman - may maple-scarlet tanager.jpg (45277 bytes)

950 s/n Paper Edition
8 1/2 " x 15 1/4"
$635

The scarlet tanager is perhaps the most vivid, almost tropical-looking bird of the Temperate Zone.  He seems out of place in the green deciduous forests of the Northeast, but that is where he belongs.  The red is really what I call vermilion, a sort of orange-red rather than scarlet.  It seems to be lit from within, even on dull day. - Robert Bateman


"MERGANSER DUCKLING - BRONZE"
bateman - merganser duckling bronze.JPG (37162 bytes)
250 s/n Bronze
4"high
$2895
This sculpture was made as a reference for my painting, Merganser Family in Hiding.  I had no photographic reference, and museum specimens of baby birds leave something to be desired.  Typical museum specimens are smooth and elongated so that they can fit into storage trays.  Baby waterfowl are far from shapeless; they are very sculptural in form.  Feathers do not disguise the various pieces of their anatomy.  The coating of fuzz, if anything, exaggerates the concave and convex forms.  The living bird is a little work of art of its own.  Mergansers are, of course, a member of the duck family.  The main difference between mergansers and other ducks is the elongated bill with a slightly crooked tip and a row of teeth along the sides.  This makes it an admirable fish feeder.  Virtually every summer since I was eight years old, I have been visiting a particular lake in north country.  The main breeding duck in the area is the American merganser.  Each summer we look forward to the little parade of mothers and young making their way around the shoreline.  They are feeding on baby fish, which have conveniently timed their hatching to inadvertently aid in the merganser’s growth.  At the first sign of danger, the mother makes a low noise, and the whole family goes into hiding.  As a boy, I sometimes did something I would now forbid my children to do.  I would follow them in a canoe to get a better look.  On one occasion I caught one of the nestlings and did a quick little painting of it.  I then found the family and put it among the rocks where the others were hiding, so I am sure the story had a happy ending.  It gives me a sense of satisfaction to know that this little painting done at the age of 15 was my best source of reference for the sculpture and painting I did over 30 years later. - Robert Bateman



"MILL POND - CANADA GEESE"
bateman - mill pond canada geese.JPG (46134 bytes)
950 s/n Paper
18 3/8" x 24 1/4 "
$225
Robert Bateman



"MILL POND - CANADA GEESE" Premier Edition
bateman - mill pond canada geese.JPG (46134 bytes)
250 s/n Paper
18 3/8" x 24 1/4 "
$469

 

250s/n ithograph 5"x7"

 

"MISCHIEF ON THE PROWL- RACCOON" " MISTY COAST - GULLS "

950 s/n Paper

9.5"x18.5" $235

950 s/n Paper

24.125" x 17.875 $399

   
" MISTY LAKE OSPREY " " MISTY MORNING LOONS "

950 s/n Paper

7.75" x 11.875" $235

950 s/n Paper

15.5" x 23" Email Price

   
" MOMENTUM - SIBERIAN TIGER " " MOOSE AT WATER'S EDGE "

1500 s/n --19.5"x32.5"-- $185

Giclee Canvas-- 180 s/n --- 24"x40" $1025

950 s/n Paper

6.25" X 9.375" $285

   
" MOOSE IN MOONLIGHT " " MORNING CALM "

950 s/n Paper 22.75"x30.375" $275

Giclee Canvas 180 s/n 30"x40" $695

500 A.P Paper 16"x32" $350

Giclee Canvas 250 s/n 18"x36" ---- Email Price

   
" MORNING COVE - COMMON LOON " " MORNING DEW - ROE DEER "

950 s/n Paper

9.25" x 15.375" $240

950 s/n Paper

14.875" x 20" $260

   
" MORNING ON THE FLATS " "MORNING ON THE RIVER-TRUMPETER SWANS"

950 s/n Paper

10.25" x 19.5" $485

950 s/n Paper

10.5" x 20" $190

   
" MOSSY BRANCHES - SPOTTED OWL " MOSSY BRANCHES " PREMIER EDITION

4500 s/n Paper

15" x 18.625" $440

450 s/n Paper -- 15" x 18.625"

$599

450 s/n Lithograph 6.5" x 15"

   
" MOUNTAIN MEADOW - DALL SHEEP " " MOWED MEADOW "

950 s/n Paper

12.25" x 15.375" $145

950 s/n Paper

11" x 16.75" $190

   
" MULE DEER IN ASPEN " " MULE DEER IN SNOW "

950 s/n Paper

18.5" x 23.75" $210

2500 s/n Paper

8.25" x 10" $84

   
" MULE DEER IN WINTER " " MULE DEER RESTING "

950 s/n Paper

12.25" x 19.5" $230

950 s/n Paper

10.875" x 13.625" Email price

   
" MURRELETS " " MUSKOKA LAKE - COMMON LOONS "

75 s/n Lithograph

9" x 12" Email price

2500 s/n Paper

15.5" x 26.5" $289

   
   
   

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