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....
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,...
"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,...
"This sharp-eyed squadron is on the move, cruising the skyways during their twice-yearly migrations. Specialists at soaring, these birds ride air currents for great distances, conserving their energy that would...
"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...
"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...
