There is exciting news within the art community of a documentary by Alison Reid, entitled The Art of Adventure making the rounds on the 2025 film festival circuit. It highlights a journey made by the Canadian wildlife artist, Robert Batemen, and conservation biologist and PhD ecologist, Dr. Bristol Foster. The documentary covers the pair’s 60,000 km trek around 
the globe during 1957 and 1958 in a Land Rover they christened The Grizzly Torque. The film covers their wild expedition from the starting point in Scotland and then traversing Europe to Cameroon, across Africa to India, then down to Myanmar and onto Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, and finally concluding in Australia.
The documentary includes interviews with Batemen and Foster, original 16mm film and stunning sketches and drawings capturing the unique biodiversity of our world. These two men only had maps and an adventurous drive to explore in a time before GPS, the internet, and modernization. Watch The Art Of Adventure – First Look on Youtube
Bateman’s stunning wildlife and nature inspired art reflects his commitment to ecology and preservation, which he has
painted full time since 1976. He has been an active member of naturalist and conservation organizations on a global scale becoming a spokesman for many environmental and preservation issues. He has used his artwork and limited edition prints in fund-raising efforts that have provided millions of dollars for these worthy causes.
Foster’s master’s degree covered the ecology of a rare lemming-like mammal in the Arctic followed by traveling through Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia with Batemen. Subsequently, he traveled to Kenya for five years to lead a graduate student program in 
wildlife ecology. Upon his return to Canada, he gained the position of Director of the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, B.C. for six years. He subsequently became the Director of Ecological Reserves Program for the Province in Victoria, B.C. Currently, Foster is an ecological consultant protecting the temperate rainforest on the British Columbia coast.