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Born 1937 Antwerp, Belgium (near). Known for: Realistic wild animal and bird painting, illustration.
Carl Brenders' love for all creatures, from the friendly to the ferocious, is evident in his attention to their every detail; nothing is overlooked. With his imagination, Brenders is able to get... Read full biography
Carl Brenders' love for all creatures, from the friendly to the ferocious, is evident in his attention to their every detail; nothing is overlooked. With his imagination, Brenders is able to get close enough to wild animals so that he can almost feel their textures. Consequently, his work has a... Read full biography
Carl Brenders' love for all creatures, from the friendly to the ferocious, is evident in his attention to their every detail; nothing is overlooked. With his imagination, Brenders is able to get close enough to wild animals so that he can almost feel their textures. Consequently, his work has a tactile reality, giving us the sense of having been where even the most intrepid of field guides have not ventured. Of this ability Brenders says, "A painter is a privileged being, because in his... Read full biography
Carl Brenders' love for all creatures, from the friendly to the ferocious, is evident in his attention to their every detail; nothing is overlooked. With his imagination, Brenders is able to get close enough to wild animals so that he can almost feel their textures. Consequently, his work has a tactile reality, giving us the sense of having been where even the most intrepid of field guides have not ventured. Of this ability Brenders says, "A painter is a privileged being, because in his imagination he can come very close to the animals he paints. In reality, one can never come this close to wild animals, particularly if they are predators.". Brenders' insistence on anatomical perfection in his paintings stems from his philosophy that... Read full biography
Carl Brenders' love for all creatures, from the friendly to the ferocious, is evident in his attention to their every detail; nothing is overlooked. With his imagination, Brenders is able to get close enough to wild animals so that he can almost feel their textures. Consequently, his work has a tactile reality, giving us the sense of having been where even the most intrepid of field guides have not ventured. Of this ability Brenders says, "A painter is a privileged being, because in his imagination he can come very close to the animals he paints. In reality, one can never come this close to wild animals, particularly if they are predators.". Brenders' insistence on anatomical perfection in his paintings stems from his philosophy that nature, itself, is perfection: "That is why I paint the way I do with so much detail and so much realism — I want to capture that perfection," h... Read full biography
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Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Book Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •Society of Animal Artists
Awards/Recognition
- •Master Wildlife Artist Award, Leigh Yawkey Museum
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Bird Specialty
- •Wildlife Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Animal Artists-