SOCIAL CLIMBER A/P#5/76

(Limited Edition Print)

(SOLD OUT from the publisher)

by: Carl Brenders

  • Image Size: 12"h" x 10"w
  • Published: 2007
  • Issue Price: $114.
  • Edition size: 76
  • This is print: (artist proof)  A/P#5/76
  • This limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist and GUARANTEED to arrive in MINT condition.
  • Carl Brenders is one of the finest wildlife artists in the world.
  • We are offering this print in the original folder, never framed, with certificate of authenticity.
  • We will gladly ship to you insured UPS for $9. in the contiguous US.
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CARL BRENDERS Carl Brenders’ love for all creatures, from the friendly to the ferocious, is evident in his masterful attention to their every detail; nothing is overlooked. With his imagination, Brenders is able to get close enough to wild animals so that he can almost feel their textures. Consequently, his work has a tactile reality, giving us the sense of having been where even the most intrepid of field guides have not ventured. Of this ability Brenders says, "A painter is a privileged being, because in his imagination he can come very close to the animals he paints. In reality, one can never come this close to wild animals, particularly if they are predators." Brenders' insistence on anatomical perfection in his paintings stems from his philosophy that nature, itself, is perfection: “That is why I paint the way I do with so much detail and so much realism — I want to capture that perfection," he says.

SOCIAL CLIMBER A/P#5/76

(Limited Edition Print)

Whenever one goes hiking in the wild forests, one never stays alone for long. Apparently, one disturbs those little creatures, which will warn all the inhabitants of the forest of the intruder they think you are. Red squirrels always will yell at you. In some forests, they are really abundant and easy to observe. When they find enough food, they can stay nibbling a pine cone and then feed away, not being bothered by your presence. Those moments I love, and I do not resist watching them with my binoculars. Every time I think: “This one I’m gonna paint!” The nice thing about painting squirrels is that it allows you to paint interesting detail in the background. Since my big passion is texture, those paintings give me a lot of joy. The challenge often is to create depth and focus on the animals. Therefore I often use an out of focus effect in the background.
Watching squirrels has always been the highlight of my hiking trips, although one mostly goes for the big game, but there is some truth in the expression: “Small is beautiful.”--Carl Brenders

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