Charley Harper (1922-2007) was born and raised on a family farm in rural West Virginia, where his love of nature began at an early age. He was gifted with both keen powers of observation and the ability to paint a truly unique take on his subject matter. Best known for conveying maximum meaning with minimalist technique, he described his work by saying "...in a world of chaos, the picture is one small rectangle in which the artist can create an ordered universe."
A cavalcade of barnyard creatures, big and small, short and tall. This wide and wonderful world of animals is a diverse bunch that fills the barnyard with bleating, mooing, neighing,...
"Whooo’s out for a midnight prowl? Why, it’s this Great Horned Owl. He’s looking for his supper - perhaps it’ll be fowl? He’s happy with chipmunk, and the occasional skunk....
"If you’re like me, you never forget a face but can’t recall the name, so you invent elaborate reminders. Take this funny looking bird with the false nose, the pasted-on...
A cavalcade of barnyard creatures, big and small, short and tall. This wide and wonderful world of animals is a diverse bunch that fills the barnyard with bleating, mooing, neighing,...
A cavalcade of barnyard creatures, big and small, short and tall. This wide and wonderful world of animals is a diverse bunch that fills the barnyard with bleating, mooing, neighing,...
"For centuries, the neo-tropical migrants in this picture have shuttled between winter homes in the tropical rainforest and nesting sites in our woodlands. Now their populations are plummeting. Why? Habitat...
"Easy living in Paradise—especially if the shape of your bill makes it easy to eat your favorite tropical foods. The blue-and-gold macaw, a parrot, sports a big bill perfect for...
"Back in 1954, I was asked to illustrate a feeding station. "What?" I naïvely asked. The art director at Ford Times magazine tried to patiently explain, "It’s a device people...
