Grey Squirrel and White Cedars at Mount Nemo - Lot #101

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Mount Nemo is the part of the escarpment closest to my heart. I planned my first "dream house" to be almost within sight of the cliffs. It was a destination of choice for family hikes and for student field trips when I was a teacher in Burlington. This view is of the cliff edge from the Bruce trail showing the characteristic Dolomite rock and the White Cedars. I added one of the common mammals of the area - the Grey Squirrel.

Robert Bateman has been a keen artist and naturalist from his early days. He has always painted wildlife and nature, beginning with a representational style, moving through impressionism and cubism to abstract expressionism. In his early 30s he moved back to realism as a more suitable way to express the particularity of the planet. It is this style that has made him one of the foremost artists depicting the world of nature.