Wildlife Art

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"Stormy"
1999
by Nancy Glazier
Oil painting on Belgian Linen
The National Wildlife Art Museum in Jackson is filled with dynamic paintings, among which were two, realistic, bison paintings that appear to be photographs.

"Chief"
1997
by Robert Bateman
Acrylic on Canvas
Staring down an open corridor between galleries, "Chief" (a life-size painting) commands the viewer to stop and study the detail. A plaque on the side states that Bateman spent many hours studying bison in the field. Bateman is quoted, "I was after a dynamic shift, when the life-hand side of the picture is the place where the subject originates. It's like an oncoming locomotive. The tension increases as you move from left to right. This particular guy is at Elk Island Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada."

You can take a virtual tour of the museum here.


Comments

  1. Changes in the windJanuary 31, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    WOW! These two paiting are awesome:)Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Tracy BatchelderJanuary 31, 2012 at 7:16 AM

    I definitely would have assumed they were photographs had you not told us. Amazing talent!

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  3. SissySeesJanuary 31, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    As one who cannot even draw a decent stick figure, I am amazed...

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  4. KatherineJanuary 31, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    Beautiful paintings! They remind me of the horses in the field behind our house. They come out of the morning fog and surprise me with their beauty.

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  5. kathy bJanuary 31, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    wow, Chief is imposing...amazing and thanks for sharing the link

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  6. hakuchoJanuary 31, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    Awesome...very realistic looking.= :)

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  7. BevJanuary 31, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    Amazing...and Chief is so close to home!:) I never knew!

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  8. BonnieFebruary 3, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    beautiful art --

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