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Brenders' art enjoys international acclaim. He is widely collected in North
America, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Holland, Argentina and in his native
Belgium. Brenders combines his dreams, his senses, his imagination and his
strict attention to anatomical perfection to make his paintings. He says,
"Nature is already beautiful, already perfect. That is why I paint the way
I do with so much detail and so much realism - I want to capture that
perfection."
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NEW Book!
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" Pride of Place " |
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Pride Of Place coffee table book
featuring 154 colour pictures and numerous black and white sketches,
studies, and finished drawings. Also, the book opens to a foreword
written by Carl's colleague, Robert Bateman!
Carl Brenders love for all creatures,
from the friendly to the ferocious, is evident in his masterful
attention to their every detail; nothing is overlooked. A dedicated
conservationist, Brenders brings us close enough to wild animals so
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"One to One " |
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" Full
House - Fox Family " |
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have been wanting to do a super fox painting for a long
time, and I thought a close-up of four young foxes was an
excellent idea and would make a very decorative painting.
You could say a painting full of foxes! I was inspired
by a photograph I had see of four young fennecs-desert foxes
with very large ears." ~ Carl
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"Autumn Lady " |
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" While
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" Message on the Wind
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"What I tried to
capture in my painting is a moment of alertness for a cheetah on its way to
a water hole. Mother knows danger; the cubs don't. I tried to
show that the cubs wonder why their mother suddenly stops the walk. "
" I have been ten
inches away from the eyes of a tame cheetah female, I will never forget
those big orange eyes. This experience was the stimulus to start this
painting."
~Carl Brenders |
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" Time Out - Grizzly Cub" |
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"Among baby
animals, bear cubs are surely the funniest. They seem to be excited about
every little object they find on the ground. They can jump and roll like
crazy, just because of a little stick or a leaf they found. This can last
several minutes. Then they can settle down as if they are ready to sleep,
surprisingly jumping up again, looking for another exciting object,
sometimes sharing it with a brother or a sister. It is great to observe
young animals, which always remind me of playing children. "
~Carl Brenders |
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" Take Five - Canadian
Lynx " |
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" Summer Roses - Winter
Wren" |
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"An Autumn Gentleman" |
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" Cheek to Cheek " |
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" Kalahari " |
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" Picnic Perch" |
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" The Fall Guy " |
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"The Fall Guy" alludes not only to
the season, but also to the slang expression for someone who invariable
takes the blame, as the much-maligned wolf has done for centuries. |
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" Stalking Cougar " |
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" East of
the Sun - Chinese Leopard " |
" The day will come
when, unfortunately even if you were to travel to the farthest corners of
the earth, you will not find these endangered cats roaming free in the wild.
These beautiful creatures will be found in zoos and seen in photos or in
paintings such as these."
~ Carl Brenders |
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About Carl Brenders
Carl Brenders Art Show - click here to see photos
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