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After being an Impressionist,...

After being an Impressionist, Cubist, and an Abstract Expressionist, I was influenced by realistic artists, including Andrew Wyeth in the late '50s, and I haven't changed my style since.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

It doesn't take more skill to...

It doesn't take more skill to paint hundreds of strokes rather than one right stroke but it takes more patience.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

Blackwater USA has already ta...

Blackwater USA has already taken in more than $1 billion from the public coffers. All in all, that's not a bad take for Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater and a Naval Academy dropout who served less time under the colors of the nation, in uniform, than my most recent pair of boots.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

A muse comes down from Mount ...

A muse comes down from Mount Olympus and changes my attitude, cheering me up - it's an inner intuition, suddenly giving a breakthrough to be able to move ahead.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

You begin paying more attenti...

You begin paying more attention to what you're seeing when you know the names... If you don't know the names of plant and animal species that share your neighbourhood, you don't care about them and can't protect biodiversity.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

If you find yourself worrying...

If you find yourself worrying, go outside, take three breaths, address a tree and quietly say, 'Thank you.' If you can't find a tree, a dandelion will do... Nature is magic.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

I never thought that I would ...

I never thought that I would support myself with art - everyone in the Group of Seven had day jobs. I became a geography teacher so that I could get free field trips into the wilderness to paint.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

In our instant pudding world,...

In our instant pudding world, everything is sweet, smooth, very convenient and fast. There are lots of assorted flavors, but they're all artificial.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

Nature is not a free lunch, b...

Nature is not a free lunch, but we treat it as a free lunch.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

To me the most important thin...

To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

I take two walks up hills eac...

I take two walks up hills each day, and bike ride each morning. I also have an exercise bike to increase my heart rate. My wife and I have been going to a personal trainer for weights and balance twice a week for 10 years. My balance has improved tremendously and the weights decrease my age. I only feel 52, not 82.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

I can't conceive of anything ...

I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to absorb it. And then I'd like to put it together and express it in my paintings. This is the way I want to dedicate my work.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

In art and science we are now...

In art and science we are now in a delta, at the end of the long flow of progress. In a delta there is no clear direction but there may be many choices. The best we can do is to enjoy the choices that we have and to be genuinely and creatively eclectic.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

The most important question f...

The most important question facing the planet is: Is it worth it?

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

When you get to be my age, yo...

When you get to be my age, you begin to count how many Mays you have left - the best time of year for flowers and birds in North America.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

My art collection is dominate...

My art collection is dominated by tribal art from Nigeria where I taught school, from New Guinea where we've travelled, and by Canadian Haida pieces. My own art is either on exhibition or owned by other people!

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

Aesthetic pleasure is not to ...

Aesthetic pleasure is not to be taken lightly; it's very important for the spirit and therefore the health.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

Children don't play outside e...

Children don't play outside enough. For hundreds of thousands of years young people spent time outside - until 15 years ago.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

I prefer to hike in nature, g...

I prefer to hike in nature, give lectures, or be with family when not working.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

To me the most important thing...

To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary.

Robert Bateman 27 quotes

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....