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" WADING
HERON AND WILLOW "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
11.5" x 14.375"
$488
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| In the late afternoon, the heron moves slowly and with stealth along the shore. The wind is still and the water is quiet; therefore, the slightest movement of minnow or frog can easily be seen. With eyesight many times sharper than that of humans, the heron can detect the movement of even one tiny fin. Looking through the willow with its backlit, late fall leaves, I didn't move a muscle, privileged to witness this beautiful moment. Robert Bateman |
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" WATCHFUL REPOSE BLACK BEAR "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
20" x 25.5"
$689
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Black
bears have a mixed relationship with humans. To
our eyes, they are alternately dangerous, lovable and a nuisance. To their eyes, we are to be feared, ignored or exploited.
- Robert Bateman |
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" WHISTLING SWAN - LAKE ERIE "
Robert Bateman
1950 s/n Paper
23" x 30.625"
$255
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One
of my most exciting memories from my early days as a naturalist
was the occasion of a trip to Lake Erie to see the whistling swan
migration. The goal is to be at the Long Point marshes at about
dawn to witness the swans taking off from their roosting place
far out in the marsh to continue their migration to their arctic
breeding grounds. We stood in the damp, chilly, gray dawn hoping
to see or hear something. Suddenly they were there—great silvery
shapes coming out of the mist and passing remarkably low over
our heads. The lone swan pictured here is searching for the flock
to settle down for the night on the broad, flat Lake Erie lowlands.
The landscape is reminiscent of its wide open nesting grounds
in the North. I have made the sky a very important element in
the painting. It is wide and endless—it is the highway for these
great birds. - Robert Bateman |
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" WHITE ENCOUNTER "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
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What
if, traveling the arctic, you entered a blowing snow drift and,
unknown to you, a polar bear entered from the other side? By the time you both knew this, it would be too late. This painting is the way I expressed the discovery. - Robert
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" WHITE PELICAN "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
9.25" x 11"
$55
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| This is one of the most majestic birds in America. Its nine-foot wingspan is greater than that of the bald eagle. One of the ornithological thrills of my youth was the sight of a "V" formation of white pelicans high in the blue sky on their northward migration. Robert Bateman |
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" WHITE WORLD - DALL SHEEP "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
22" x 19.875"
$494
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Around
the corner of the high mountain pass comes the procession. It is a surprise. It is very unusual
to find travelers in the rugged upper elevations at this time
of year. The big old ram is leading a group
of males from one valley feeding area to another. - Robert Bateman |
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"WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW IN DOUGLAS FIR"
Robert Bateman
4500 s/n Paper
10" x 6.5"
$68
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| On my first trip out West, I was startled to hear white-crowned sparrows singing right in the city of Vancouver. We would check them carefully to sort them out from the commoner white-throated sparrows. The 'white-crowns' have prominent, almost bouffant or brush cut, white crowns and a grayer look. Robert Bateman |
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" WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE DRAWING "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
5.75" x 7.75"
$455
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The
white-footed mouse is one of my favorite mammals. They like to
take advantage of man’s cottages and cabins, but their real place
is in the hardwood forests. They produce
a labyrinth of runways and tunnels in the rich litter of the forest
floor. -
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" WHITE-TAILED DEER THROUGH THE BIRCHES "
Robert Bateman
10K s/n Paper
21.25" x 29.875"
$245
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This
white-tailed buck, moving behind the slender trunks of birch trees,
sighted you long before you spotted him. I know a lot of people
might ask, "Why paint a nice deer and then put all those branches
in front of it?" but that is how you see them in the wild. I also
like the veiled effect of the delicate verticals of the birches
before the deeper horizontal planes of the painting. In Through
the Birches, I tried to create the illusion of a screen of
tree trunks, branches, twigs, leaves and grasses, allowing the
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" WIDE HORIZON - TUNDRA SWANS "
1990 National
Fish and Wildlife Stamp Print
Robert Bateman
s/n Paper
6.5" x 9"
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" WIDE HORIZON - TUNDRA SWANS "
COMPANION EDITION
2862 s/n Paper
19.875" x 29.375"
$259
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| In this scene, I have shown the male standing guard and the female sheltering the downy, newly hatched cygnets. Since the purpose of this image is for conservation and environmental work, I wanted to show the on-guard stance and the hope embodied in the coming generation. The tundra swan is a recent name given to the whistling swan; the new name is far more appropriate. First of all, these birds do not whistle. Their cry is a kind of sonorous, clarion-like yodel; secondly, they do live almost entirely on the tundra regions of North America during the breeding season. Robert Bateman |
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" WILDEBEESTS AT SUNSET "
Robert Bateman
500 s/n Paper
21" x 27.875"
$595
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One
evening in Amboseli Park in Kenya, on our way back to camp we
saw in the setting sun a big herd of wildebeests drawing together
for the night. I was impressed by the mellowness
of the mood and by the light and color - a kind of liquid gold
over everything just before the sun dropped below the horizon. When I was doing the painting, I experimented with different
sizes and places for the sun; finally I put it just off the classic
dynamic point of the rectangle of the painting. - Robert Bateman |
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" WILY AND WARY - RED FOX "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
17.5" x 23.125"
$1065
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The
red fox population expanded as man moved into the forest with
his clearing. It has thrived and has won
a reputation for wiliness and opportunism. His
unending appetite for mice has made the fox of great benefit in
farmland, but his taste for domestic fowl has made him enemies
among farmers. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINDOW INTO ONTARIO "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
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99 s/n Giclee Canvas
36" x 72" $1335
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Nature
is a chronicle; one view shows the present, the past and the future. The snake or zigzag style of the fence – built from white
cedar from a nearby swamp – is the quickest and easiest for a
pioneer to build. These wide fencerows
form an excellent wildlife habitat. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER BARN "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
11.5" x 19.5"
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This
painting was done as part of a project to depict the natural and
human heritage of the country in which I live. This moment should seem to be the result of physics, chemistry,
biology and history, which have all come together to produce this
combination of forms, colors and textures.
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"WINTER BARNYARD "
Robert Bateman
2500 s/n Paper
14.625" x 32.5"
$215
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| The
barn with its cattle symbolizes for me a wonderful era in the
relationship of man to man and man to animal. The Europeans who
came to North America found the wonderful white pines in abundance.
They were easily worked with a broad ax into strong, straight
beams which could be joined by mortise and tenon. The planks on
the outside came from the same pines, and the base of the barn
was made of field stones which usually were part of the clearing
process. The whole building was like a living thing that literally
"breathed" with animals below and a well ventilated and flexible
hayloft above. The legendary barn building "bees" were part of
the fiber of the rural community where everyone – men, women,
and children– had a part to play in an unselfish social, communal
effort. It was humanity at its best - great work and great fun
at the same time. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER BLUES - BLUE JAY "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
5" x 7"
$95
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| I lived for twenty years in the rural countryside of Ontario. I delighted in the gothic revival Victorian homes, their fences embellished with little cast iron maple leaves. The blue jay fits perfectly into that landscape. He's not concerned with heritage or national symbol. He is fluffed with the cold and probably wondering if a nearby bird feeder will have a supply of sunflower seeds. Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER COAT "
Robert Bateman
1250 s/n Paper
17.125" x 22.75"
$185
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| The
self-reliance of a family farm has been part of humanity for millennia.
We might see it all but disappear from North America in our lifetime.
We are building an artificial world which even protects us from
the seasons. Our ancestors lived by them and thus had the satisfaction
of appreciating the variety that nature has to offer. The winter
coat on the horse and on the land are part of this precious and
eternal cycle. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER ELM AMERICAN KESTREL "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
14.75" x 32.875"
$858
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| The
kestrel is our smallest falcon, which formerly bore the name of
sparrow hawk. He is not much bigger than
a well-built robin, but he is a fast, fierce hunter. This scene inspired me because the strong, rhythmic lines
of the elm branches divide the snowy hillside into interesting
white shapes. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER GATHERING HORSE HERD "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper 17.625" x 31" $169
350 s/n Giclee Canvas 23" x 40" $699
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Horses have shared the history of humankind since earliest times. My mother was born into a world where horses were virtually the only form of land transportation other than using one’s own legs. Those days are now past in almost the entire world. However, horses still have a place as a satisfying form of outdoor recreation. Great enthusiasm for the breeding and keeping of horses in many parts of rural North America remains to this day.
I saw this scene while driving through British Columbia ranchland one atmospheric winter day. The farmer had unloaded hay in a line from his tractor. This concentrated the feeding horses in a longitudinal clump. Since my abstract painting days, I have been attracted to black and white interlocking shapes reminiscent of the work of Franz Kline. That, to me, created the power of that central cluster of horses which I see as almost one form.Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER LADY - CARDINAL "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
11.5" x 15.25"
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I
wanted to give this painting an elegant, feminine quality. I deliberately made it flat and decorative, like a piece
of tapestry or oriental fabric. Most of
the colors are pastel with a delicate overall pattern, which I
felt was appropriate for this winter lady.
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" WINTER MIST - GREAT HORNED OWL "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
33.5" x 20"
$898
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| I
painted this great horned owl on a diagonal branch to give it
a dynamic thrust. The clump of beech leaves
at the top of the picture is to emphasize the same effect. - Robert
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" WINTER POND - MERGANSERS "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
18" x 24"
$128
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| Whether
illuminated only by distant stars in the heavens or by the fading
winter light of the nearest star, Bateman’s subjects reveal the
wonder of nature. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER RUN - BULL MOOSE "
Robert Bateman
1950 s/n Paper
16.25" x 30.5"
$215
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| This
moose has been browsing his way through a willow swamp. The gentle
snow of the night before has settled on every little twig. In
fact, a few flakes are still falling, creating a counterpoint
of dedicate white tracery against the powerful planes of the moose’s
form. The tranquility of this scene is short-lived, however.
For some reason the bull moose decides to charge in my direction.
At the very last moment he veers off, giving me a baleful glance
as he thunders past. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER SUNSET - MOOSE "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
19.5" x 28.75" $3125
180 s/n Giclee Canvas
28" x 42" $2455
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| Here
I have shown a Bull Moose about to cross a beaver dam in early
winter; the pond has not yet frozen. Besides
portraying a mood of time and place, the interesting challenge,
for me, was to show the textures and colors of the water, ice
and snow. They are all H20,
yet their physical properties do different things with light.
- Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER TRACKERS "
Robert Bateman
4500 s/n Paper
18.5" x 32.5"
$355
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| Unlike
most large predators, coyotes have adapted well to the human presence. Originally a western species, they have expanded their
range north as far as the arctic, south as far as the northern
part of South America, and east as far as New England. When I was a boy, there were no coyotes in the ravines
of Toronto. Now, I gather, they are fairly common. They are seldom seen near human habitation, however, since
they are alert, nimble, and usually quite shy. And though their habitat has expanded, coyotes seem most
of all creatures of the open prairie, where their song - a series
of sharp yelps followed by a high-pitched howl - often pierces
the nocturnal stillness. - Robert Bateman |
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" WOLF PACK IN MOONLIGHT "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper 16" x 22.5" $2265
250 s/n Canvas 24" x 36" $895
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| The
wolves move as silently as ghosts along the moonlit river. At times they almost seem transparent. They seem to almost disappear. The
longer you watch, the more you discover. - Robert Bateman |
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" WOLF SKETCH "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
8.625" x 11.625"
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| “Wolves
- gregarious family animals - do not often stare directly at man,
or at each other for that matter. They
are creatures of complex, almost chivalrous behavior, and perhaps
they feel that eye-to-eye staring would be rude and confrontational. “They do indeed make direct eye contact if they intend
to confront. Perhaps this is why we find
the gaze of a wolf so compelling. Perhaps the wolf includes us
as a member of the pack… a feeling that is as exciting as it is
unsettling. “This drawing was executed on very rough paper because
I wanted to give a feeling of the rough power of a wild wolf. I also enjoyed the sense of being able to share with others
the feeling of the rough materials I used - coarsely textured
paper and pencil.” - Robert Bateman |
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" WOOD BISON PORTRAIT "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
11.5" x 14.25"
$355
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| The
wood bison is a race of the bison or buffalo, which lives in the
more remote, forested areas. Until recently,
it was considered endangered; now they are being reintroduced
into some wilderness areas of suitable habitat. - Robert Bateman |
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" WOODLAND CARIBOU "
Robert Bateman
290 s/n Original Lithograph
13.125" x 19.5"
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| In modern times - in a world steeped in technology - I admire tradition and the old methods. There is a great pleasure in making something by hand and in using skills that are hundreds of years old. Robert Bateman |
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" WOODLAND DRUMMER RUFFED GROUSE
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
9.5" x 19.5"
$415
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| During
the spring and early summer in the forests of much of North America,
you might hear a low patterned thumping. It
starts as a steady, strong, slow beat and gradually gets faster,
ending in a whir; it is the territorial drumming of the ruffed
grouse. - Robert Bateman |
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" WOODWORKERS - PILEATED WOODPECKERS "
Robert Bateman
1500 s/n Paper
11.625" x 12"
$77
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| A woodpecker almost as big as a crow and built like a heron, that is the pileated. Robert Bateman |
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" THE WARRIOR - LION "
Robert Bateman
180 s/n Giclee Canvas
20" x 40"
$775
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| Male lions take a beating. That is their role in life. The females do most of the real work - killing the prey and raising the young, but males are designed to protect the pride. Although they regularly join in the hunt, they often have a dispute with the females that have made the kill. The mating game also produces some scars. But his most important role is to chase away and combat other males, in effect protecting his own gene pool. Recent research has shown that fending off and killing hyenas is also important. Many lions, as they become too old to be part of a pride, end their days in the jaws of a pack of hyenas. Robert Bateman |
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" WATCHING - SIBERIAN TIGER "
Robert Bateman
250 s/n Original Lithograph
24" x 30"
$2350
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Every
cat lover knows that even within the biggest cats, there still
lurks the heart of a kitten, and Bateman’s model was no exception. Said the artist, “Like a kitten, he would dash at imaginary
prey, then suddenly stop, lie down and roll over.” - Robert Bateman |
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" WEATHERED BRANCH BALD EAGLE "
Robert Bateman
950
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8" x 10.5"
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The
bald eagle has been returning to many of the areas where it formerly
flourished. Persistent pesticides contaminated
its food chain and destroyed its breeding success. Now that we have phased out some of these poisons, the
eagle has a chance to flourish once more, but it must be reintroduced
with a great deal of care and expense. - Robert Bateman |
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" WHITE ON WHITE SNOWSHOE HARE "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
9.375" x 18.875"
$1075
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This
painting presented a challenge. In order
to make the animal stand out, the logical place to put it would
have been in front of the dark vegetation, but I thought it would
be more interesting to paint the hare as nature had intended it
- white on white. - Robert Bateman |
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" WHITE RHINOCEROS "
SAPPI PORTFOLIO
550 s/n Paper
20" x 16.75"
$110
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Part
of the exclusive limited edition (550) "Sappi" portfolio.
Money generated from the sale of the portfolio go to the World
Wildlife Fund South Africa - Robert Bateman |
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" WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH ON A BEECH TREE "
Robert Bateman
950
s/n Paper
11 7/8" x 15 7/8"
$485
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This
little “upside-down” bird is a favorite of everyone who knows
him. He is constantly checking all the
cracks and crevices of tree trunks and branches. He makes use of every possible body angle to reach those
hard to get at places. He seems never to
rest. I don’t recall seeing a nuthatch
in repose. - Robert Bateman |
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" WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE ON ASPEN "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
8.25" x 9.375"
$455
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Mice
are much maligned. The vast majority are
cleaner and more fastidious than most of us humans. I like mice very much. They are
attractive and delicate with soft fur in a variety of colors. They are industrious and quite intelligent. They don’t exhibit the laziness and cruelty sometimes found
in man’s favorite pets.
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WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE IN WINTERGREEN
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
7.25" x 8.75"
$444
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This
mouse is a fully mature adult in his two-tone brown and white.
He is where he belongs, in the woods. The entrance to one of
his burrows is graced with a clump of fragrant wintergreen. -
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" WHITETAIL IN WINTER "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
13.5" x 32.375"
$148
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| For most of human history, winter was a hard time. Food was scarce and shelter was essential. The same applies to deer, especially in the season of snow. Deep snow makes it almost impossible for deer to move about with their sharp, narrow hooves. They, therefore, "yard up" in sheltered valleys often filled with cedar. They beat down trails in a very limited area, and so can move about with great restriction. I was attracted by the long, low, winter light making patterns on the freshly fallen snow. Robert Bateman |
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" WHITE-THROATED SPARROW AND PUSSY WILLOW "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
8.625" x 15.625"
$355
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The
white-throated sparrow is more than a mere sparrow for those of
us who love the wilder places within its territory. There is magic, which, like the loon, is probably associated
with its high, clear call. The white-throated
sparrow is a modest-looking bird, but with a subtle beauty. -
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" WIDE HORIZON - TUNDRA SWANS "
PREMIER EDITION
950 s/n Paper & Original Lithograph
2 Piece Set
$655
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| In
this painting, I have shown the male standing guard and the female
sheltering the downy, newly hatched cygnets. Since
the purpose of this painting is for conservation and environmental
work, I wanted to show the “on guard” stance and the hope embodied
in the coming generation. The tundra swan is a recent name given
to the whistling swan; the new name is far more appropriate. First of all, these birds do not whistle. Their cry is a kind of sonorous, clarion-like yodel; secondly,
they do live almost entirely on the tundra regions of North America
during the breeding season. - Robert Bateman |
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" WILDEBEEST "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
20.25" x 24.75"
$138
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The
wildebeest, or brindled gnu, is an odd creature. It is said to have been made up of all the bits and pieces
which the Creator had left over after He created all of the other
animals. It has the face of a mule, the
horns of a cow, the beard of a goat and the body of a horse. -
Robert Bateman |
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" WILLET ON THE SHORE "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
13.5" x 18.5"
$149
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I
am inspired by the shape and lighting of waves. It is a challenge to paint them without being trite. I tried to achieve this by studying the physics of the
water. The constantly shifting shapes have
taken on powerful sculptural forms. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINDTALKERS "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
22" x 22" $125
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 30" x 30" $595
50 s/n Giclee Canvas
36" x 36" $1475
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| Scenes like this are typical from Canada to Texas. Although windmills are not the norm, they are a viable source of water in the sandhills and lesser populated areas. Robert Bateman |
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" WINGED SPIRIT- SNOWY OWL "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
7.875" x 6.625"
$355
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| The snowy owl is a bird with great charisma. They seem to be a fragment of the high Arctic. They also seem to bring with them some of the mystery and aura of the far north. Robert Bateman |
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"WINTER BISON "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
23" x 32" $169
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 30" x 42" $925
50 s/n Giclee Canvas 60" x 84" $3775
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" WINTER CARDINAL "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
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18" x 12" $1575
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Almost
hidden under the rootlets and grasses of a road bank, this cardinal
fluffs his plumage for warmth. The weak
winter sun touches the grasses and sets alight the tips of his
vermilion feathers.
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" WINTER CATTAILS - REDWINGED BLACKBIRD "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
17.625" x 11.75"
$108
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| After the age of 12, my two birding buddies and I would sally afield into places normal people would avoid. Swamps and marshes were among our favorites. I would peer through the ranks of tousled old cattails and there would be the thrilling flash of black and red. Spring would be on its way! Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER COMPANION "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
13.75" x 20"
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For
an outdoorsman, his dog is the ideal companion. The dog races out to lead the way with great confidence,
even if he doesn’t know which way his master if going. That is why I have shown this view in the painting. It is the normal view the outdoorsman has of his companion.
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" WINTER FILIGREE - GIANT PANDA "
Robert Bateman
9600 s/n Paper
20.5" x 30.25"
$245
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| A
few years ago, my wife, Birgit and I were treated to a rare privilege.
We were permitted to visit the panda reserve at Wolong in the
Szechwan Province of China. Panda country is surprisingly like
our own British Columbia with rugged topography and old-growth
forests. Our goal was the research hut of George Schaller. During
the years 1980 to 1985, he put the giant panda on the map. As
we neared the Schaller hut, the huge, old-growth trees were covered
with the freshly fallen snow of the previous night. One tree in
particular caught my eye. Every delicate strand had captured snowflakes
and hoarfrost. It seemed an appropriate setting, with its delicacy
and drama, for the symbol of our fragile web of life and the giant
panda. Habitat destruction due to
logging and agriculture is the major threat to the panda. And,
poaching may be the last straw. This sums up the plight of our
entire natural heritage. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS - RAVEN "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
18" x 20.75"
$369
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| The
raven is not very endearing in the mind of the public. However, I really appreciate the raven. This is partly because of its association with the wilderness. Ravens are almost never found in the area where I grew
up. On those special occasions when I would
be able to go into the wild, the call of the raven would often
signal my arrival. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER PINE - GREAT-HORNED OWL "
Robert Bateman
1250 s/n Paper
24.875" x 19.75"
$515
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| Owls
have long been creatures of myth and mystery. The ancient Greeks associated them with Athena, the goddess
of wisdom - hence the expression “wise as an owl.” In other cultures they have been held in awe or viewed
with fear. Sometimes they are seen as heralds
of victory or harbingers of good luck; at other times they are
thought of as ill omens foretelling disaster. The aura of mystery surrounding owls is heightened by two
of their characteristics: the fringed feathers at the ends of
their wings allow them to fly almost soundlessly, and, with a
few exceptions, they are nocturnal and therefore often very difficult
to see. The largest of our owls, the great horned owl, is a creature
of the dark night and the deep forest that nests up high, usually
in an abandoned hawk’s nest or in a tree cavity. I have spent many hours searching for this fierce hunter,
which will catch and eat birds as large as a small goose and mammals
as fleet as the snowshoe hare. It also
dines on porcupine and skunk. If I’m lucky,
a noisy mob of crows especially reprehensible. (They have good
reason for this, since by night crows become one of this owl’s
prey.) If they find a great horned owl trying to take a nap, they
wild scold it relentlessly. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER REFLECTION - WOLF "
Robert Bateman
650 s/n Paper 22.75" x 30.375"
$255
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 30" x 40" $995
50 s/n Giclee Canvas 36" x 48" $2295
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" WINTER SONG - CHICKADEES "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
12.75" x9.5"$475
350 s/n Clasart Giclee
13.125" x 10" $525
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| Chicka-dee-dee-dee,
chicka-dee-dee-dee is
the call in the garden and the woodland that warms the coldest
winter day. These bouncy balls of fluff always seem happy and
full of energy. Here I have tried to keep in tune with their mood
by showing the bright red high-bush cranberries and the white
pine needles bursting through the clumps of snow. - Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER - SNOWSHOE HARE "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
13.5" x 21"
$1075
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| From
under the spruce tree the snowshoe hare peers in his “freeze”
pose. His world is full of enemies. His kind provides an important element in the diet of all
of the carnivores in the northern forest. When
his population falls, the population of his predators also declines.
- Robert Bateman |
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" WINTER WREN "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
12.5" x 16"
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| The
winter wren is like a little elf in elfin country and is found
in nooks and crannies in cliffs and rock walls or under roots. He will poke and peer under things and will disappear and
reappear almost like magic. - Robert Bateman |
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" WISE ONE "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
23.25" x 31.25"
$1599
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| Elephants
live in fairly complex societies, and within those societies it
is the old females that are considered the most important. The oldest elephants obviously have the most experience,
and one old grandmother is usually the acknowledged leader or
wise one. - Robert Bateman |
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" WOLF PAIR IN WINTER "
Robert Bateman
290 s/n Original Lithograph
16" x 28"
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| A
wolf pack moves across a frozen lake. In the snowy haze, only
the two closest animals can be seen. The big one is a black wolf
- an Alpha male - looking out for prey or perhaps danger. His pose suggests health and confidence. Over his shoulder his companion has noticed the viewer,
but there is no expression of threat or fear. These are wolves as they should be - wild and free - masters
of their own domain. - Robert Bateman |
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" WOLVES ON THE TRAIL "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
16.125" x 26.5"
$695
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| As
the day ends, the wolf pack is out looking for food. The pack has found a moose trail and has followed it to
the edge of a large beaver pond. They have
paused to look and listen, before moving away from the cover of
the trees. - Robert Bateman |
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" WOOD DUCK IN WILLOW "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
13" x 9"
$77
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| Since willows grow in wetlands, they are, more often than not, part of the habitiat of the wood duck. It is always exciting to see our most lavishly plumaged duck and his mate perched among the branches of an old willow. Robert Bateman |
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" WOODSHED IN WINTER -ERMINE "
Robert Bateman
650 s/n Paper 14.75" x 19.625" $108
180 s/n Giclee Canvas 18" x 24" $425
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| I consider the traditional products of the human hand and mind as a subject as worthy of paintings as pure nature. This is my father's rather haphazard woodshed. My brother, Ross, reminded me that a short-tailed weasel was often seen there . . . that is an ermine in winter. |
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" WRANGLER'S CAMPSITE - GRAY JAY "
Robert Bateman
950 s/n Paper
24" x 16"
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| The
gray jay is the silent and friendly little ghost that appears
at campsites throughout the remote coniferous forests of North
America. Although he doesn’t like civilization,
he appreciates visitors to his world, provided they bring some
tasty scraps. - Robert Bateman |
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