Mike looks back on the five year old version of himself, explores some human anatomy as well as more nature with graphite. Naturalist and artist Robert Bateman then joins Mike to talk about his art career that has spanned nearly eight decades. They talk about his move from abstract to realism, discuss some of his pieces, explore some art tips and of course they chat about nature.

Five year old Mike

Bug on a leaf

Chickadee

People in ink

Earth’s World

Anatomy poses

Woman in curtains

Line of action

Andrew Wyeth (official)

Ghost of the North (painting)

Killdeer on the tracks (painting)

Birdwatching (painting)

Coyote and winter sage (painting)

Raymond Ching (Wikipedia)

Group of Seven (Wikipedia)

===== How to reach Robert Bateman =====

RobertBateman.ca

Bateman Foundation

Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature (YouTube)

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Twitter @MikeHendley

Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz”

By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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