You begin paying more attention to what you're seeing when you know the names... If you don't know the names of plant and animal species that share your neighbourhood, you don't care about them and can't protect biodiversity. — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary. — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
In art and science we are now in a delta, at the end of the long flow of progress. In a delta there is… — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
Children don't play outside enough. For hundreds of thousands of years young people spent time outside - until 15 years ago. — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
Aldo Leopold, the early 20th century's Henry David Thoreau, said that we should think like a mountain, with a sense of permanence and a… — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
A muse comes down from Mount Olympus and changes my attitude, cheering me up - it's an inner intuition, suddenly giving a breakthrough to… — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
I prefer to hike in nature, give lectures, or be with family when not working. — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
I take two walks up hills each day, and bike ride each morning. I also have an exercise bike to increase my heart rate.… — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
My art collection is dominated by tribal art from Nigeria where I taught school, from New Guinea where we've travelled, and by Canadian Haida… — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
If you find yourself worrying, go outside, take three breaths, address a tree and quietly say, 'Thank you.' If you can't find a tree,… — Robert Bateman Copy Share Image
