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| has brought a singular vitality to wildlife art. Uncompromisingly detailed and artfully composed, his work is at once vivid and startling, depicting seldom-illustrated species engaged in life's struggles -- alive. To view his work is to be pulled into the drama and diversity of life. | 
| Browse through this gallery of captivating creatures and learn how they feed and forage, breed and survive. Each painting is accompanied by a fascinating description that will demonstrate Carel's mastery of the life and history of hundreds of the lesser known inhabitants of the animal world. | 
      ![]() 125 YEARS OF UTAH ECOLOGY, Carel's contribution to "Thrive 125," a celebration of the 125th anniversary of Utah's statehood. The painting depicts many of the changes that Utah's ecology has seen over the past century and a quarter.  | 
  
      ![]() Click to view PBS video "Nature in Detail"  | 
    
      
    
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