Charley Harper has an alternative way of looking at nature and animals. His artworks are a playful and earnest perspective on the animal kingdom. A conservationist as well as an artist, Harper revealed the unique and playful aspects of his wildlife subjects.

“When I look at a wildlife or nature subject … I regard the picture as an ecosystem in which all the elements are interrelated, interdependent, perfectly balanced, without trimming or unutilized parts; and herein lies the lure of the painting; in a world of chaos, the picture is one small rectangle in which the artist can create an ordered universe.” - Charley Harper