Robert M. Deschenes — Naturalist Wildlife Painter

Joint Winner of the 2026 Wildlife Stamp Contest

Quebec Wildlife Foundation

Robert M. Deschenes is a naturalist wildlife painter based in Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup, in the heart of the KRTB region in the Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

For over 30 years, I have been observing and painting the wildlife of Quebec and North America in acrylic on canvas. Some visitors have reached out to touch my paintings to make sure the feathers weren’t carved.

For me, painting wildlife is not an aesthetic exercise.

It is an act of protection.

We don’t defend what we don’t see.

My paintings allow us to see.