Hej SuperForest
I recently received a wonderful book and have since spent happy hours sitting in a sunny corner and enjoying the works of the late wildlife artist Charley Harper:
With a career spanning more than five decades, spent alongside his wife and “soulmate” Edie who he met sitting next to in class on the first day of art school, Charley captured images primarily of nature in a distinctive “minimal realism” style. He’s particularly awesome at birds. And insects. And fish. And dinosaurs! In fact, it’s all exciting. He often worked with nature organisations and designed many “bio” posters for non-profit conservation groups, nature centers and zoos, United States national parks and monuments, and international wildlife sanctuaries and biosphere preserves.
Explaining how he arrives at his images Charley said:
When I look at a wildlife or nature subject, I don’t see the feathers in the wings, I just count the wings. I see exciting shapes, color combinations, patterns, textures, fascinating behavior and endless possibilities for making interesting pictures. I regard the picture as an ecosystem in which all the elements are interrelated, interdependent, perfectly balanced, without trimming or unutilized parts; and herein lies the lure of painting; in a world of chaos, the picture is one small rectangle in which the artist can create an ordered universe.
“an ecosystem in which all the elements are interrelated, interdependent, perfectly balanced, without trimming or unutilized parts”? recipe for a picture, recipe for life, no?
you can check out more of Charley Harper’s work here
Love to Mr Harper,
P
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