About Clasart

ClasArt® – An Amazing New Way to Enjoy Beautiful Art

Mill Pond Press is always searching for new and better ways to reproduce fine art for you to own and
enjoy. That’s why we are so excited to announce the debut of ClasArt®, representing a revolution in
the world of fine art reproductions. ClasArt® is a lightweight, acid-free and extremely durable and
resilient art form. A rigid material that will not chip, fade, scratch or smear, ClasArt® can be framed
without glass. Best of all, ClasArt® is the perfect marriage of the giclée printing method with a hard
archival surface. The result is an exquisite reproduction, true to the original work of art, that will
always retain its luster and vivid color and is virtually indestructible.
Giclée prints are, by their very nature, a specialized art form, prized for their vibrant color, clarity and
vivid details, and ClasArt® giclées look just like original paintings. Many artists, like Robert Bateman,
paint their originals on archival board, and until this latest Mill Pond Press breakthrough, no other
means has come as close to duplicating their original paintings as ClasArt® with such lasting results.
Because of their white surface, the colors really pop when the giclée ink is applied.
If you love the thrill of seeing an original painting by your favorite artist at a museum or gallery, just
imagine how you’ll feel seeing ClasArt® in your home or office where you can enjoy it each and
every day.

“Leopard in a Sausage Tree” is one of the most iconic images of Robert Bateman's incredible collection of paintings. His premier show at the Beckett Gallery from 1977 featured this masterpiece and helped to establish a career that was to take him around the globe many times , exploring this vast and fascinating planet . Bateman would see his paintings featured in the most prestigous art galleries and museums around the world for the next three and a half decades.

THINKING LIKE A MOUNTAIN
As I write this, I am gazing out the studio window, looking at the view in the late afternoon light. I am listening to J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations transcribed from the original piano for chamber orchestra. I am thinking about how lucky I am...lucky to have Birgit and the other people around me...to have my daughter Sarah, her husband Rob, and our two granddaughters living over the hill about 10 minutes away. I am also very lucky to be living in a very charming natural setting. The mountain in my view is called Mount Maxwell , not very high (just under 2,000 feet) as mountains go. However, because of its steepness, it does have certain topographic distinction. It is the subject of this painting, which was originally done for the jacket of my latest book, Thinking Like a Mountain.
The title is based on some words of Aldo Leopold, the early 20th century's Henry David Thoreau. He said that we should be thinking like a mountain with a sense of permanence and a long view. I see the mountain as a metaphor for our place in history at the beginning of the 21st century. We are at a peak of human power, wealth and information. We can see all the periods of history, all cultures and all corners of this planet. Yet our view seems to have the perspective of the insides of our wallets. From our metaphoric mountaintop, we need to look behind at our wonderful natural and human heritage, and cherish and protect the abundant values to be found there. We need to look out to the sides and see other parts of the world that need our help, but that can also give us good ideas to go forward. The North American culture is not the only philosophy worth following. Then we need to look ahead, not just years, but generations, to be certain that our actions of today will make the world a better and richer and more varied place for our grandchildren and their grandchildren.

Robert Bateman

About Clasart

ClasArt® – An Amazing New Way to Enjoy Beautiful Art

Mill Pond Press is always searching for new and better ways to reproduce fine art for you to own and
enjoy. That’s why we are so excited to announce the debut of ClasArt®, representing a revolution in
the world of fine art reproductions. ClasArt® is a lightweight, acid-free and extremely durable and
resilient art form. A rigid material that will not chip, fade, scratch or smear, ClasArt® can be framed
without glass. Best of all, ClasArt® is the perfect marriage of the giclée printing method with a hard
archival surface. The result is an exquisite reproduction, true to the original work of art, that will
always retain its luster and vivid color and is virtually indestructible.
Giclée prints are, by their very nature, a specialized art form, prized for their vibrant color, clarity and
vivid details, and ClasArt® giclées look just like original paintings. Many artists, like Robert Bateman,
paint their originals on archival board, and until this latest Mill Pond Press breakthrough, no other
means has come as close to duplicating their original paintings as ClasArt® with such lasting results.
Because of their white surface, the colors really pop when the giclée ink is applied.
If you love the thrill of seeing an original painting by your favorite artist at a museum or gallery, just
imagine how you’ll feel seeing ClasArt® in your home or office where you can enjoy it each and
every day.