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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes > General
A longtime favourite getaway for America's most influential
families, Cumberland Island, off the Atlantic coast of Georgia,
offers breathtaking white-sand beaches, rolling dunes, old-growth
oak forests, and salt marsh tidal estuaries. At the centre of it
all is a population of horses that has thrived, untouched for
generations, within this serene sanctuary. In Wild Horses of
Cumberland Island, photographer Anouk Masson Krantz has captured
the dramatic scenery and majestic horses as they have never been
seen before. Her images show the remarkable animals in their
naturally diverse ecosystems. A lone horse on a distant beach; four
creatures peacefully grazing; a shy animal peering over its
shoulder from a brushy thicket - Krantz's portfolio, built over the
last decade, is an intimate reflection not only of Cumberland
Island's exceptional beauty and spirited horses, but of the history
and the safekeeping that have allowed both to flourish. This second
edition includes many new images and showcases Krantz's expansive
body of work that reflects the remarkable majesty of these horses
as they continue to roam across this remote island landscape.
For this book of cats in costume, Susan Herbert turns from
masterpieces of fine art to masterpieces of theater. Painting in
her familiar and highly popular style, this imaginative artist
presents an irresistible array of well-known characters in the
great Shakespearean plays, from the tragic Romeo and Juliet to the
mischievous Titania, from the beautiful Cleopatra to the roguish
Falstaff. In thirty-two entrancing paintings, Susan Herbert opens
up an unsuspected world of Shakespeare interpreted by cats with all
their winning ways. Her many devoted admirers will find this
collection full of the charm and humor of her earlier books; and
newcomers to her art will be surprised and enchanted by the finesse
she brings to this portrait gallery of cats in unusual guises.
Known worldwide for his architecture and interior designs, Charles
Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) was also an extremely gifted painter.
Towards the end of his life, he gave up his principal career as an
architect and moved to the south of France where he devoted himself
to painting in watercolour. Meticulously executed and brilliantly
coloured, these landscape watercolours are conceived with a sense
of design and an eye for pattern in nature, which owes much to his
brilliance as an architect and designer. This book charts
Mackintosh's time in France and explores his career as a landscape
painter, placing his work in the context of the modern movement.
The forty-four paintings Mackintosh is known to have completed
while in France are illustrated, and are supported by documentary
photographs of the places he painted as well as extracts from his
letters written to his wife and friends. This new, revised edition
of an enduringly popular title on one of Scotland's best-loved
artists contains a new foreword by the Director General of the
National Galleries of Scotland, Sir John Leighton, and will feature
a new cover design, updated to feature the popular flexicover
binding.
'This is a treasure ... Such a celebration of the wheel of the
year' JACKIE MORRIS, CILIP Kate Greenaway winner of The Lost Words
on The Hare and the MoonCatherine Hyde follows the journey of the
bee and the sun in a calendar of glorious full colour paintings
that celebrate the sensory delights of herbs and spices, seasoned
with bee and plant lore. From the rising and setting of the
Pleiades, from sunrise to sunset, the bee and the sun work in
harmony, a miracle of nature, growth and new life. Beneath the
shifting constellations, equinoxes and solstice markers, as the bee
progresses from plant to flower, acclaimed artist Catherine Hyde
pays tribute to the magic and mystery of nature. Snippets of
ancient bee beliefs and plant folklore are complemented by
paintings of ginger, cardamon, marjoram, vanilla, nutmeg, basil,
juniper, lavender and many more delights. A book to treasure, and
an ode to the wonder of nature.
A groundbreaking insight into Gustave Courbet and his bold
experiments in landscape painting Between 1862 and 1866 Gustave
Courbet embarked on a series of sensuous landscape paintings that
would later inspire the likes of Monet, Pissarro, and Cezanne. This
series has long been neglected in favor of Courbet's paintings of
rural French life. Courbet's Landscapes: The Origins of Modern
Painting explores these astonishing paintings, staking a claim for
their importance to Courbet's work and later developments in French
modernism. Ranging from the grottoes of Courbet's native
Franche-Comte to the beaches of Normandy, Paul Galvez follows the
artist on his travels as he uses a palette-knife to transform the
Romantic landscape of voyage into a direct, visceral confrontation
with the material world. The Courbet he discovers is not the
celebrated history painter of provincial life, but a committed
landscapist whose view of nature aligns him with contemporary
developments in geology, history, linguistics, and literature.
Simple step-by-step lessons for drawing 60 animals + video
tutorials via QR codes! Drawing Class: Animals is a collection of
60 fun, beginner-level lessons for drawing whimsical animals in
pencil and colored pencil. Written and illustrated by artist and
author Heegyum Kim, the fun, easy lessons-one for every
animal-present step-by-step illustrations and instructions
demonstrating how each one is drawn in pencil, with each step
showing how and where to add simple shapes to create a wide variety
of comical creatures, including: Home and Farm: Cat, Dog, Horse,
Pig Woodlands, Plains, and Grasslands: Brown Bear, Moose, Elephant,
Wolf Crawlers and Fliers: Cricket, Dragonfly, Hummingbird, Quail
Rainforest: Iguana, Jaguar, Sloth, Orangutan Sea, Shore, and
Wetlands: Alligator, Walrus, Frog, Shark Legendary Creatures:
Dinosaur, Dodo, Unicorn For extra inspiration, several colored
pencil versions of each animal are shown, along with a special
feature-QR codes that give you access to a bonus video tutorial for
every animal! Sharpen your pencils-it's time for Drawing Class:
Animals!
The spectacular close-up images contained in this book show nature
in a new light. The curious and inquiring photographic lens of
Giovanni De Sandre reveals unexpected details, an amazing world
hidden in well-known plants, some of which we use in the kitchen
every day. Naturalis fons delivers a clear message to its reader:
to appreciate the wonders of nature by learning to look with new
eyes at the most common and apparently insignificant plants. Text
in English, Italian and French.
Caterpillage is a study of seventeenth-century Dutch still life
painting. It develops an interpretive approach based on the
author's previous studies of portraiture, and its goal is to offer
its readers a new way to think and talk about the genre of still
life. The book begins with a critique of iconographic discourse and
particularly of iconography's treatment of vanitas symbolism. It
goes on to argue that this treatment tends to divert attention from
still life's darker meanings and from the true character of its
traffic with death. Interpretations of still life that focus on the
vanity of human experience and the mutability of life minimize the
impact made by the representation of such voracious pillagers of
plant life as insects, snails, and caterpillars. The message sent
by still life's preoccupation with these small-scale predators is
not merely vanitas. It is rapacitas. Caterpillage also explores the
impact of this message on the meaning of the genre's French name.
We use the conventional term nature morte ("dead nature") without
giving any thought to how misleading it is. Because so many
portrayals of still life involve cut flowers, which, although still
in bloom, are dying, it would be more accurate to name the genre
nature mourant. The subjects of still life are plants that are
still living, plants that are dying but not yet dead.
Secrets to Painting Beautiful Landscapes Painting the landscape can
be fun and rewarding--if you make the right decisions as you paint.
After all, it is the artist's greatest challenge to somehow capture
a sense of it all--the grandness, the majesty, the splendor of
nature--with just a few strokes of paint on a canvas. Popular art
instructor Johannes Vloothuis makes the process a whole lot easier
with the essential techniques, key concepts and expert advice he
shares in this book. Learn straightforward strategies to make your
paintings more interesting and dramatic, such as simplifying the
foreground, composing with abstract shapes and harmonizing colors.
Discover speci?c techniques for painting landscape elements
including mountains, water, foliage, snow and more. 9 step-by-step
demonstrations walk you through all the techniques necessary to
create successful landscape paintings. Landscape Painting
Essentials is packed with practical information. You'll make the
critical shift from painting what you see to painting as an artist
sees. You'll learn to strategically edit shapes, rearrange elements
and enhance color. You'll gain a better understanding of what to
include in your painting, what to change and what to leave out.
Most importantly, you'll gain the skills necessary to turn nature's
bounty of inspiration into original, stunning landscape paintings.
50 of Donna's favorite projects in one gorgeous book
Donna Dewberry flowers are beautiful to behold, and they are
beautifully simple to create. You can achieve the same loveliness
using her easy-to-master One-Stroke painting techniques. Inside,
you'll see how--step by simple step. Pages are abloom with Donna's
favorite flowers (soon to be your favorites, too ), fabulous
landscapes, and garden projects to make your outside space a
happier place.
An intro chapter covers all the basics, from selecting your
tools and loading your brush, to fundamental brushstrokes, palette
knife painting techniques, and instructions for painting a variety
of beautiful backgrounds. Then follow along step by step to
create:
- 38 flowers--cottage garden blooms, spring bulb flowers,
wildflowers, herbs, exotics, floral motifs and more.
- 7 beautiful outdoor projects, including an address sign, a trio
of butterfly houses, and a patio clock.
- 5 fast and fabulous landscapes, from wildflower fields to a
tropical paradise.
Assembled from three of Donna's top-selling books, this collection
has everything you need to fill your every day with painted
sunshine
teNeues NYC Stationery is proud to share our newest offering,
classic Playing Cards with our signature style curated from museum
art and illustrations from our favourite artists around the world
printed on embossed, premium blue-core card stock in a gift box
with flip-top magnetic closure. Red Cardinal by Allyn Howard is a
charming rendition of a beloved back-yard bird, a favourite among
all ages. Our little portable box is giftable and great for travel,
fits in any bag and the magnetic closure keeps the cards together
between games. Standard deck of 54 playing cards including 2x joker
cards Full-colour, richly -printed artwork on embossed, blue-core
card stock Giftable flip-top box with magnetic closure Box
measures: 69 x 95 x 25 mm Allyn Howard is a painter and illustrator
based in Brooklyn, New York. Inspired by her childhood, her work
reflects an interest in nature, often from the vantage point of
small curious animals. Allyn uses water-based acrylics on wood,
paper, and canvas, merging a decorative style with a colourful,
painterly one.
ONE OF THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES' BEST BOOKS FOR 2022 'Eye-opening
and full of surprises . . . A treasure' Sunday Times 'A biography
as rich with colourful characters as any novel' Telegraph John
Constable, the revolutionary nineteenth-century painter of the
landscapes and skies of southern England, is Britain's best-loved
but perhaps least understood artist. His paintings reflect visions
of landscape that shocked and perplexed his contemporaries:
attentive to detail, spontaneous in gesture, brave in their use of
colour. What we learn from his landscapes is that Constable had
sharp local knowledge of Suffolk, a clarity of expression of the
skyscapes above Hampstead, an understanding of the human tides in
London and Brighton, and a rare ability in his late paintings of
Salisbury Cathedral to transform silent suppressed passion into
paint. Yet Constable was also an active and energetic
correspondent. His letters and diaries - there are over one
thousand letters from and to him - reveal a man of passion, opinion
and discord, while his character and personality is concealed
behind the high shimmering colour of his paintings. They reveal too
the lives and circumstances of his brothers and his sisters, his
cousins and his aunts, who serve to define the social and economic
landscape against which he can be most clearly seen. These
multifaceted reflections draw a sharp picture of the person, as
well as the painter. James Hamilton's biography reveals a complex,
troubled man, and explodes previous mythologies about this timeless
artist, and establishes him in his proper context as a giant of
European art.
The collected works of Julius Csotonyi, one of the world's most
high profile and talented contemporary paleoartists. Csotonyi has
considerable academic expertise that contributes to his stunning
dynamic art.
Csotonyi represents the natural world photorealistically and has
been influenced by natural history illustrators such as Peter
Zallinger, Doug Henderson and Greg Paul. He uses bold patterns and
colors to paint the prehistoric world both with traditional media
as well as modern digital techniques.
This Mini Sticky Book is a portable hardcover containing a
full-colour sticky notepad for easy note and list-taking at home or
on the road. durable, pocket-sized, hardcover book cardstock and
fabric inside pocket for business cards, cash, receipts, stamps,
etc. 130 full-colour illustrated note sheets book measures 127 x
89mm. We choose the best images from well-known classic and
contemporary fine artists, plus talented emerging illustrators and
designers from around the globe. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) had
an artistic career lasting only ten years. However, in those years
he left behind an astounding legacy of painting that has endured to
this day. He was a mad genius and he poured that passion into the
trembling energy of his paintings. His canvases are celebrations of
humanity & earth, colour & texture.
Artistic representations of landscape are studied widely in
areas ranging from art history to geography to sociology, yet there
has been little consensus about how to understand the relationship
between landscape and art. This book brings together more than
fifty scholars from these multiple disciplines to establish new
ways of thinking about landscape in art.
The very best photographs from Bird Photographer of the Year. The
Bird Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the artistry
of bird photography, and this beautiful book reflects this. A
celebration of avian beauty and diversity, it is a tribute to both
the dedication and passion of the photographers as well as a
reflection of the quality of today's modern digital imaging
systems. The book includes the winning and short-listed images from
the seventh year of this annual competition, showcasing some of the
finest bird photography and with a foreword by birdwatcher and
explorer, Steve Backshall. A proportion of the profits from the
book goes directly to Birds on the Brink to support their
conservation work. The advent of digital technology has
revolutionised photography in recent years, and the book brings to
life some of the most stunning bird photography currently on offer.
It features a vast variety of photographs by hardened pros, keen
amateurs and hobbyists alike, reflecting the huge diversity of bird
enthusiasts and nature lovers which is so important in ensuring
their conservation and survival.
"Forget ordinary stationery! teNeues, the luxury German publisher,
transforms notecards, journals, puzzles and even clipboards into
works of art, with its latest lineup highlighting paintings by
celebrated names such as Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Jean-Michel
Basquiat and Claude Monet." - Life & Style Magazine Gustav
Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding
member of the Vienna Secession movement. His paintings,
characterised by luxurious, radiant colour, mosaic-like patterns,
abstract floral motifs, and expressive lines, are among the most
popular and celebrated works of the Art Nouveau style. Our
QuickNotes boxed notecards are full colour, collectable greeting /
notecards that are blank inside and can be used to convey personal
greetings, thank-yous and invitations. This QuickNotes notecard box
holds 20 full colour cards with and 20 classic white envelopes. 4
notecard styles are included, all wrapped up in a keepsake box with
magnetised lid.
When Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers was first published in
1987, it caused a sensation in the worlds of art and publishing.
With its giant scale, unprecedented quality of reproduction
fidelity, and hitherto unseen masterpieces of O'Keeffe's flower
paintings, it became one of the most beloved and biggest-selling
art books of all time, with over one million copies sold in its
various editions across five languages. Long out of print, this new
30th Anniversary Edition of Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers
is more glorious than ever. Elegantly packaged with a slipcase,
this book showcases the most extraordinary reproductions of Georgia
O'Keeffe's mesmerizing flower paintings. This gorgeous Anniversary
volume is the result of the best of state-of-the-art printing
technologies combined with consummate traditional craftsmanship.
The perfect gift, the book will introduce an entire new generation
to O'Keeffe's perennially popular work, and is sure to delight
connoisseurs of modern art, design, and fine books everywhere.
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