Bob Bateman musings

I've just returned from Cortes Island, British Columbia where I was soaking up wildlife art ideas with Bob Bateman - an 83 year old wildlife art master. He has an incredible number of paintings under his belt, a load of books out and now the Bateman Center and Museum is opened in Victoria, BC. (We stopped there on the way.) With an art experience like that, there is a lot to blog about.

Where to start?...The Robert Bateman Centre seems appropriate - and it will give you an overview of his work. These are photos I took of some of my favorite pieces at the Centre....

 

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Cortes Island is pretty remote and it takes a few ferry rides to get there....

 Our British Columbia Ferry coming in to take us to Cotes Island.

A quintessential Northwest Island paradise - with huge cedar trees, mist and lots of ferns. It was a lovely spot and an honor to spend some time with Bob Bateman and his wife Birgit.

A photo I took of Robert Bateman on Cortes Island

 

More posts from the trip to come.... including his painting demonstration!

Our Yellowstone Zoo

- photos from our windows -

 

When we travel, we always come back to Gardiner Montana with a renewed appreciation for "home" - our fabulous place on this Earth. And to welcome us, elk were bugling across the Yellowstone River....

 

 

Since there were cow elk in our driveway, this bull decided it was worth a swim across the River....

 



 

 

 

 

And up the riverbank to our driveway.....

 

 

He even ignored our 'one way' sign in the driveway!

 

 

But they really are cute - well worth the swim :)

 

 

It's good to be back where the deer and the antelope...and the elk roam!