The Art of Robert Bateman was the first of many bestselling books by the acclaimed wildlife artist and naturalist. In this revised and updated twenty-fifth anniversary edition, more than eighty color images show Bateman’s tremendous scope—from a tiny sparrow on a streambank to a majestic elk dwarfed by the Rocky Mountains. Throughout, Bateman acts as a guide to his own paintings, pointing out details and recalling encounters with wildlife subjects. Ramsay Derry’s accompanying profile follows Bateman’s passage from nature-loving child to mature artist possessed of a unique combination of creative sensibility and scientific knowledge.

ROGER TORY PETERSON, world-renowned after the publication if his Field Guide to Eastern Birds in 1934, was a leader in bird artistry, ornithology and conservation.

RAMSEY DERRY is a widely traveled editor and writer with a special interest in the arts and the natural world.