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" OBSERVING CHRISTMAS "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper 21.5" x 27" $144
180 s/n Canvas 24" x 30" $699
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" OCEAN RHAPSODY "
Robert Bateman
2500 s/n Paper 16.25" x 32.5" $185
180 s/n Canvas 18" x 36" $1995
50 s/n Giclee Canvas 30" x 60" Email Price
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I have snorkeled and scuba-dived through and around kelp forests such as these. It is always as visually thrilling as a visit to an art museum. This is why I have featured the bull kelp with its subsurface epiphyte, Ulva lactuca, or 'sea lettuce,' in this scene. It is an important and overlooked natural world, and it is beautiful. In the hazy distance, a killer whale swims by.Ocean
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" OLD ADOBE-WHITE-WINGED DOVES "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
8.5" x 11.25"
$68
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We
visited this old fort and monastery in the Big Bend
country of Texas on a birding expedition a few years
ago. These old Spanish buildings
of the Southwest combine elegance and earthiness in
a way I find very satisfying. Built
of adobe and other local materials that the Pueblo Indians
have used for thousands of years, they are classically
balanced, harmonious, and restrained. New buildings don’t often appeal to me as subjects,
but I enjoy painting older ones, which have become weathered
and worn in ways that tell each building’s story. Here, for instance, you can see at the top of
the door a place where a leak in the roof may have been
patched years ago. Doves, which are thought of as peaceful
and rather domestic birds, seemed to me appropriate
for this setting. These white-winged
doves are typical of this countryside around the Mexican
border. I wanted this painting to be essentially a
series of flat planes viewed from different distances
and different angles. Apart from
the one low wall, I wasn’t showing the tops and bottoms
of the planes, and I had to give the viewer the information
needed to understand what they are, by conveying texture
and light. One of the solutions
was to recreate a spider’s web pattern of cracks in
the adobe, which then is foreshortened when seen from
an angle. - Robert Bateman |
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" OLD WILLOW - MANDARIN PAIR "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
10.25" x 21.75"
$185
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Welcome
two visitors from the orient. A colorful pair of Mandarin
ducks swim serenely under the shade of a weeping willow
tree. A quiet, contemplative piece of art, you can almost
hear the gentle ripples the water will make as they
glide past you. - Robert Bateman |
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" ON THE ALERT - CHIPMUNK "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paperr
7 1/2" x 12"
$399
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Although
he sleeps through winter’s very cold spells, the chipmunk
is not a true hibernator. As the sun warms the dark
rocks, he will come out to see what is happening and
look for a snack or two. This rocky ledge harbors some
plant life that also does not retreat from winter. -
Robert Bateman |
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" ON THE BRINK - RIVER OTTERS "
Robert Bateman
1250 s/n Paper
21.625" x 29.125"
$665 |
Otters
seem to spend much of their time having fun. In On The Brink, I wanted a rollicking
action, almost like a carousel or a children’s playground
game to suggest the antics of otters. - Robert Bateman |
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" ON THE MOVE - RED FOX "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
11.875" x 23.5"
$108
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| Red fox numbers are on the rise in many parts of their range. This is because they are both wily and wary. Their interlligence allows them to take advantage of their home range to gather food and to escape dangers. For most people, the sight of a flash of fed fur is one of the thrills of the world of nature. Robert Bateman |
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" ORCA PROCESSION "
Robert Bateman
950 s /n Paper
20" x 27.75" Email-price
250 s/n
Giclee Canvas 27" x 38" $1095
99 s/n GicleeCanvas
33" x 46" $1525
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“Orca”
is the generic name for the “killer whale.” Most people now prefer to use the name “orca,”,
as “killer” is a pejorative term. After
all, every meat-eating creature is a killer. Orca is much more dignified. Dignity is the name that applies to these creatures. They are big and very impressive in their speed,
intelligence and power. - Robert Bateman |
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" OSPREY FAMILY "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
20" x 29.5"
$235 |
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have tried to capture the return of fertility by showing
the osprey family with a fierce, almost defiant demeanor. The true personality of a particular species’
expression is something I try very hard to capture.
- Robert Bateman |
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" OTTER PAIR "
Robert Bateman
290
s/n Original Lithograph
7.75" x 9.75"
$225
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| Otters are wonderful, gregarious, wild carnivores who are constantly amusing us with their antics of play mock fights, mutual grooming and sliding. Even in repose, they seem to want to touch one another. Robert Bateman |
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" OUT OF RANGE "
Robert Bateman
650 s/n Paper
15" x 36"
$185
180 s/n Canvas Giclee
18" x 43"
$699
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The lion in this scene is not charging to make a zebra kill. He is running, head held high to impress, towards another male who is trying to move into his territory, The zebras are also running, but not going full speed. They are simply keeping a safe distance between themselves and a moving lion. Robert Bateman |
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" OLD BUGGY AND WINTER BIRDS "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
19.5" x 32.5" $755
180 s/n Giclee
Canvas
24" x 40" $925
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| This is a Mennonite buggy parked in front of a drive shed. The large, black rectangle reminded me of the empty, dark spaces in some of the abstracts of Mark Rothko. The grain on the ground has provided food for the cardinals, juncos and song sparrows. Robert Bateman |
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" OFF THE LEASH "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper 14.375 "x 22.25" $135
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 18" x 28" $545
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| From an early age , I decided I that although I grew up in a big city and would always enjoy visiting cities, I would live in the country so that I could walk out my door and immediately be in nature. A dog that is reasonably well trained is a wonderful companion for walking in the country. I can't count the the happy hours that Smallwood ( our Labrador retriever with a Newfoundland grandmother ) and I spent exploring the fields and forests near our home or cottage. Joey Smallwood, by the way , was the first premier of the province of Newfoundland when that British colony joined Canada in 1949. The Premier was a bit of a rabble rouser, but our dog was mellow yet enthusiastic and most important for roving in nature, he was quite obedient. For this reason , I was comfortable to walk with him off the leash. Of course, he would always be ahead in the direction he guessed that I would go, but he continually checked back to make sure that he was on the right track. If I had felt it necessary to hike with him on a leash , I know that we both would have been frustrated. In this painting I have shown him briefly lying down, waiting for me to catch up. I felt that the delicate forms in the little grove of hemlocks made a good counterpoint to the solidity of Smallwood's sphynx-like figure. |
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" OLD FORT TIGER "
Robert Bateman
180 s/n Giclee Canvas
24" x 36"
$785
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" OLD WHALING BASE AND FUR SEALS "
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
13.75" x 19"
$305 |
This
is Deception Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. It is basically the rim of a volcanic crater,
so the island is a thin, steep ring. It is a fairly old volcano, but it is not extinct. Kerguelen fur seals visit the island during certain
times of the year. - Robert Bateman |
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" OLD WILLOW AND MALLARDS "
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
20.25" x 33.5"
$335
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This
big old willow stump, with its sculptural form, is one
of the outstanding memories of my visit to California’s
Sacramento Valley. I worked very
hard to place the mallards in an open, random fashion
to give a sense of naturalness as well as the tranquility
I felt. - Robert Bateman |
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" ON THE GARDEN WALL "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n
Paper
10.625" x 6.5"
$575
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Although
my favorite kind of country is wilderness which has
been virtually untouched by man, I do enjoy our human
heritage, particularly where the works of man and nature
mingle in a mellow sort of way. I
am not a gardener, but I do enjoy gardens, especially
old, traditional ones. - Robert Bateman |
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" ON THE POND - WOOD DUCKS "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
15" x 22.125" $129
350 s/n Canvas
Collection 16" x 24" $305
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| I have a soft spot in my heart for swamps with the lushness, the still water, the reflections, the complex light and the abundance of wildlife. It is always a thrill to hear the shrill, questioning call of a wood duck as a pair (virtually always a pair) takes off and swiftly, almost miraculously, dashes between the trees and disappears. Robert Bateman |
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" ON THE WING - BALD EAGLE "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
22.5" x 25.25" $155
180 s/n Giclee Canvas
27" x 30" $699
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| I have been lucky enough to explore parts of the coast of British Columbia and Alaska by float plane. We fly low enough to appreciate the details of the cliffs, islands and forests, visiting places with our eyes that we could never dream of visiting with our feet. In fact, we fly at eagle height. We can, for a time, be an eagle scanning the land below. However, our eyes don't compare to those of an eagle for sharpness. But, for a short time, I feel privileged to be given eagle wings, if only in my imagination. Robert Bateman |
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" OSPREY IN THE RAIN "
Robert Bateman
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I
have never thought that art should be pretty and comfortable. For most living things, life is tough and relatively
short. On balance, however, life
is absorbing and exciting and well worth the effort. In this picture, I wanted to show one of the
more miserable moments in the day of an osprey. This is a painting in the tradition of the great
Japanese woodblock artist, Hokusai, who showed life
in all its aspects. - Robert Bateman |
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" OTTER STUDY "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
14.25" x 19"
$335
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The
otter is a favorite animal wherever it is found. It lives in beautiful country, usually along
lakes and rivers and even seacoasts. Otters are gregarious, often traveling in family
groups and enjoying a strong sense of fun. - Robert
Bateman |
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OUT OF THE WHITE "
SNOW LEOPARD
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper 16" x 16" $98
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 18" x 18" $ 598
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Of all the big cats, the snow leopard is perhaps the most endangered species. Although it lives in one of the wildest and least accessible parts of the world, the Himalayas, it is very vulnerable. Robert Bateman |
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