VANCOUVER—Wildlife artist Robert Bateman didn’t have to see an oil spill to know what one would look like along his beloved west coast. In his mind, he can see birds soaking in oil spills. And ...

White-tailed Deer, 23" x 18”, oil on cardboard, 1960. This piece shows the melding of Bateman's experimentation with abstract art and wildlife. (Robert Bateman) ...

The Robert Bateman Centre, showing more than 160 works and containing education facilities aimed at promoting a love of nature, opened to the public on Saturday, a day after Bateman's 83rd birthday.

Victoria Times-Colonist Staff Dec 24, 2019 6:00 AM Robert Bateman’s "Observing Christmas" Robert Bateman ...

There is the behind-the-scenes thrill of peeking at Bateman’s coil-bound, black-and-white preliminary sketches, along with a candid, on-location photo, showing the artist sitting on a rocky shore, ...

Robert Bateman: Heart and Home includes items such as a birthday card with a painting of hockey player Mike Bossy for son John’s 17th birthday (“my star, my good sport, my greatest sportsman ...

Ducks Unlimited Canada is thanking long-time supporter and nationally beloved artist Robert Bateman by dedicating the Ford Lake project on Salt Spring Island to him.

Canadian artist Robert Bateman is known for his realistic paintings of wildlife and nature, every feather and each twig a reflection of what one would see. But he hasn't always painted that way. In ...

Bateman, 94, started painting as a young boy and did his first "serious" painting at age 12 — an image of an elk.