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Lockdown, With Cats is a book of artwork created by Yeju Kwon with
the hope of comforting contemporary people who deal with stress and
anxiety. The theme of this book is centred around living in
lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and it aims to depict the
tone of current daily life that we are all experiencing. Yeju aims
to portray feelings of safety and peace in her drawings and she
hopes that the use of cats in her drawings will make it easier for
the reader to resonate with these feelings.
The Book of the Tree is a celebration of trees in art featuring works
by some of the world's leading artists, photographers and illustrators.
"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others
only a green thing that stands in the way." William Blake
From stately old oaks to beautiful forests and woods, trees have
provided a source of inspiration for artists throughout history.
This charming gift book presents a selection of some of the most
beautiful artworks inspired by trees. Interspersed throughout the
illustrations are short texts about the artists and their interest in
particular trees, from Egon Shiele's delicate watercolours of chestnut
trees, to Rousseau's exotic forests, Claire Cansick's vivid woodlands
and Hockney's tree-lined groves.
The Book of the Tree presents a wonderful collection of arboreal art
that revels in the enduring beauty of our trees, woodlands and forests.
It is the perfect gift for art-lovers, tree-lovers and nature-lovers.
Whether you need to draw a cat, a flying squirrel, or a sea horse,
How to Draw Almost Every Animal is your ultimate go-to guide! Not
sure how to start your drawing of a flamingo or slippery slug?
Boggled by how to draw an antelope, an armadillo, or a cheetah? How
to Draw Almost Every Animal is here to help! Need to draw a
hippopotamus? A lazy, brown dog? A quick, red fox? Then this
collection of over 75 adorable animals to draw and doodle is just
the book for you! This teaching tool does more than just show you
completed pictures of the animals. Each illustration is broken down
with step-by-step diagrams and helpful tips to truly teach you how
to draw. Plus, we've included extra images to teach you how to draw
animals relaxing in their natural habitats and on the move. A
helpful how-to section includes valuable coloring tips and
techniques for mastering fur and feather, spots, stripes, scales,
spines, and everything else animals are covered in. Each book in
the Almost Everything series offers readers a fun, comprehensive,
and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire
skill building in their creative endeavors.
To celebrate the centennial of America's National Park Service,
Picturing America's National Parks brings together some of the
finest landscape photography in the history of the medium, from
America's most magnificent and sacred environments. Photography has
played an integral role in both the formation of the National Parks
and in the depiction of America itself, through this natural
resource. From Yosemite to the most recent 2013 addition of
Pinnacles National Park in California, America's National Parks
have been enjoyed through photographs for over 150 years. This book
traces that his - tory and delights readers with stunning
photographs of the best American landscapes. An informative essay
from curator Jamie M. Allen unfolds the role of photography in
promoting America's national heritage, land conservation, and
wildlife preservation. Featuring the historic work of masters such
as Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, William Henry Jackson, Edward
Weston, and Minor White, as well as contemporary greats such as Lee
Friedlander, Stephen Shore, and Joel Sternfeld, this volume offers
a powerful look at America's National Parks and pays homage to a
practice that has defined the way we see America, particularly the
American West.
-- Sunken treasure, prison ships, Nazi submarines, the Bermuda
triangle
-- Stories of thirty of the most interesting of the thousands of
Florida shipwrecks
-- Each shipwreck story has a map pinpointing its location and a
full-color painting by renowned artist William L. Trotter
Susan Herbert's delightful feline reimaginings of famous scenes
from art, theatre, opera, ballet and film have won her a devoted
following. This unprecedented new compilation of her best paintings
provides an irresistible introduction to her feline world. An array
of cat characters take the starring roles in a variety of instantly
recognizable settings. The masterpieces of Western art retain their
distinctive styles while being cleverly filled with furry faces and
pussycat tails. Cats then take to the stage in Shakespearean dramas
and lavishly staged opera productions. The final stop is Hollywood,
where cats are cast in everything from big-budget epics to cult
classics, emulating the timeless glamour of the golden age of
cinema. From Botticelli's Birth of Venus through Puccini's Tosca to
James Dean and Lawrence of Arabia, Susan Herbert's brilliantly
observed feline dramatis personae are a joy to discover.
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The Gardens At Rousham
(Hardcover)
Francis Hamel; Contributions by Joanna Kavenna, Tom Stuart-Smith, Christopher Woodward
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Discovery Miles 7 710
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Rousham in Oxfordshire was one of the first landscape gardens
created in England and is, still, one of the most influential.
Designed by William Kent in the late 1730s for the Cottrell-Dormer
family (who are its owners today) it has become a place of
pilgrimage for landscape architects and garden designers worldwide
as well as garden lovers. Its magical glades and sculptural
set-pieces have long intrigued Francis Hamel, who has lived and
worked there for 25 years. Since the beginning of 2020 he has
composed an extraordinary collection of paintings that capture the
gardens and their magic. With essays by Tom Stuart-Smith, Joanna
Kavenna and Christopher Woodward, the reader is led down its
mysterious pathways; from tree-shaded walks peopled with statues of
Pan, Venus and other immortals to sun-dappled meadows carpeted with
wild flowers. It is just as Kent left it- a secret garden that is
open to all.
Rich in symbolism and metaphor, and blessed with its own varied and
dramatic palette, the garden has proved to be an extremely fertile
source of artistic inspiration. In The Garden in Art, acclaimed art
historian Debra N. Mancoff reveals the many different ways in which
artists from all periods of history - from ancient Egypt to the
present day - have employed the motif of the garden. Featuring more
than 200 illustrations of both renowned and lesser-known works, the
book approaches its subject thematically, exploring such topics as
working gardens, the garden through the seasons and artists'
gardens. Complete with a detailed timeline and a suggested list of
gardens to visit, The Garden in Art is an absorbing and highly
rewarding examination of the meaning and significance of the
depiction of the garden.
How to Be a Moonflower, the new book from bestselling author Katie
Daisy, celebrates the magic and mystery of the world at night.
Discover the world that awakens after everyone else has gone to
sleep. In this lavishly illustrated book, New York
Times-bestselling artist Katie Daisy explores the mystery and magic
of the nighttime. Join her on a journey from dusk to dawn, complete
with quotes, poems, meditations, field guides to different
nocturnal flora and fauna, and charts that map out the cosmos. From
night-blooming flowers to cozy campfires, from moon baths to meteor
showers, Katie Daisy's lush illustrations capture the beauty that
comes to life in the darkness. BELOVED AUTHOR: Known for her lush,
painterly artwork and love of the natural world, NEW YORK
TIMES-bestselling author Katie Daisy has 112K followers on
Instagram, where you will find frequent posts featuring her vibrant
illustrations. A CELEBRATION OF NATURE: Nature-lovers and
plant-appreciators will find much to admire in this book.
Illustrating everything from the phases of the moon to fluttering
moths, Katie Daisy has a knack for capturing the very best this
magical world has to offer. EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF NIGHT TIME: The
nighttime offers time for reflection, exploration, and adventure.
This book will help you make the most of those mystical, after-dark
hours and observe the hidden wonders that come to life at night
DELUXE PACKAGE: Featuring a tactile two-piece case with silver
metallic ink on the spine and back cover, How to Be a Moonflower
makes a beautiful gift for the people in your life who look to art
and illustration for creative encouragement, self-exploration, and
mindfulness. Perfect for: * Fans of Katie Daisy's artwork and
previous book HOW TO BE A WILDFLOWER * free spirits * art and
nature lovers * tarot readers and moon worshippers
Animal characters abound in graphic narratives ranging from Krazy
Kat and Maus to WE3 and Terra Formars. Exploring these and other
multispecies storyworlds presented in words and images, Animal
Comics draws together work in comics studies, narrative theory, and
cross-disciplinary research on animal environments and human-animal
relationships to shed new light on comics and graphic novels in
which animal agents play a significant role. At the same time, the
volume's international team of contributors show how the
distinctive structures and affordances of graphic narratives
foreground key questions about trans-species entanglements in a
more-than-human world. The writers/artists covered in the book
include: Nick Abadzis, Adolpho Avril, Jeffrey Brown, Sue Coe, Matt
Dembicki, Olivier Deprez, J. J. Grandville, George Herriman, Adam
Hines, William Hogarth, Grant Morrison, Osamu Tezuka, Frank
Quitely, Yu Sasuga, Charles M. Schultz, Art Spiegelman, Fiona
Staples, Ken'ichi Tachibana, Brian K. Vaughan, and others.
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