Clarence Tillenius

Clarence Tillenius, C.M., O.M., LL.D.

I believe that there is in the universe an underlying rhythm, a stream of life common to all ages; that the work of an artist who could tap into that rhythm would be timeless, it would be understood in any age, since man himself is bound by, and responds to, the same rhythm as the animals.

When that rhythm calls me to a universe other than this one; I ask each of you, who wish to remember me, to look

at my paintings or my dioramas. As long as my work is appreciated by the generations that follow, my work will have tapped into that rhythm and will be timeless; even though I have now crossed that great Divide.

Clarence Tillenius

Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Winnipeg

Order of Manitoba in 2003

Order of Canada in 2005

Fellow Emeritus of the Explorers Club, New York, N.Y.

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London, England

2007, the Canadian Museum of Nature dedicated Clarence's dioramas as "national treasures" at an award ceremony held at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

"The paintings of Clarence Tillenius transport you to

the wild open plains of the past, into the protective and secretive worlds hidden around us, and lift you to where you can feel the primeval vastness of the forest and the mountains. Life as it was, as we often nostalgically wish for, will be opened up to you, evoking both joy and sadness and a peaceful sense of appreciation for the man who painted it, Clarence Tillenius."

Dr. Philip H.R. Stepney - Director, Provincial Museum of Alberta.

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