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Hardwood Forest - Whitetail Deer By Robert Bateman

Hardwood Forest — Whitetail Deer painted by Robert Bateman

"The term 'hardwood forest' is the old fashioned short form for northeastern North American mixed deciduous forest. For most of my life, when I went out into the woods, it was into this type of woods. I went often, and it was a sheer delight in any season. Unlike any other type of forest in the world, this one has striking seasonal variety - rich, leafy green in summer; vibrant red, yellow and orange in autumn; stark and snowy in winter and a lavish carpet of flowers in the spring. The three colorful seasons are so glorious that I find them easy to enjoy but hard to paint. My taste runs to muted colors as a general (but not invariable rule)."

"This scene depicts a wet day in November, depressing to many people but wonderful to me. The suede gray bark of the beeches has been stained to a rich, dark color by the rain but you can see their bleached leaves clinging to the twigs like fluttering Japanese prayer papers. The bark of the maples and oaks is almost indistinguishable except to a naturalist or forester. Their young saplings indicate that this is a climax community, a stable family of trees which can maintain and perpetuate itself for generations if allowed to do so. This is not the case with the birch trees, which cannot grow in their parent's shade. The white-tailed deer buck is in his prime. He is looking for does with which to mate or other bucks with which to fight. He is very cautious because this is hunting season." ~ Robert Bateman

Hardwood Forest - Whitetail Deer by Robert Bateman is available for sale as a Renaissance edition canvas of only 180 signed and numbered limited edition giclee canvas with a large 24 x 40 priced at $995 unframed.

Extra Large Canvas - Hardwood Forest is also available for sale as a larger museum edition canvas of only 99 signed and numbered canvas with an extra large 36 x 60 image size priced at $2,500 unframed.

Order yours today. All artwork is professionally boxed and insured and guaranteed to arrive in mint condition. Extra large canvas's with deer in fog in old growth forest.

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