Robert bateman spent four years working in algonquin park in ontario in his late teens and early 20s.
Canadian artist robert bateman.
Born in 1930 celebrated canadian artist and naturalist robert bateman is a well known figure in the art and conservation worlds.
Alan sarah john.
I can t conceive of anything being more varied rich and handsome.
Although robert bateman started with sketching and traversed abstraction cubism expressionism and impressionism styles in his earlier paintings it was when he settled on the realism style that his uncanny depictions of the world.
All artists worth their salt paint what is in their heart and what s deepest in my heart is nature especially mammals and birds.
In his spare time he painted en plein air like the group of seven.
Its crowning beauty is the natural world.
Then put it together and.
Marriage to suzanne bowerman june 1961.
Born in toronto canada 1930.
Algonquin wildlife research station.
Express it in my painting.
O c o b c r c a d f a d.
This is the way i want to dedicate my life.
I want to soak it up to understand it.
Son of joseph wilber annie maria mclellan bateman.
Renowned canadian wildlife artist and naturalist robert bateman speaking about his connections to algonquin park and the algonquin wildlife research station at a 75th anniversary fundraiser for the station at the algonquin art centre in algonquin park on september 14 2019.