Charley Harper’s paintings have delighted art and animal lovers for over seventy years. Harper (American, 1922–2007) came by his love of nature as a child growing up in rural West Virginia, and later developed his unique style while a student at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Art Students League in New York City. He went on to illustrate numerous books and to create works for many conservation organizations, including the National Park Service and the Audubon Society. Through his distinctive use of simple geometric shapes, patterns, and vivid colors, Harper distilled the essence of each bird, bear, or bug into the most important details. The Charley Harper Cool Cardinals Boxed Holiday Cards contains twenty assorted 5” x 7” blank notecards (5 each of 4 designs with envelopes in a decorative box. The designs in this collection are: Adaptation of Cool Cardinal; Adaptation of Charley’s Cardinal; Coniferous Cardinal; B-r-r-r-r-rdbath.