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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
In the late eighteenth century, the British took greater
interest than ever before in observing and recording all aspects of
the natural world. Travelers and colonists returning from far-flung
lands provided dazzling accounts of such exotic creatures as
elephants, baboons, and kangaroos. The engraver Thomas Bewick
(1753-1828) harnessed this newfound interest by assembling the most
comprehensive illustrated guide to nature of his day.
"A General History of Quadrupeds," first published in 1790,
showcases Bewick's groundbreaking engraving techniques that allowed
text and images to be published on the same page. From anteaters to
zebras, armadillos to wolverines, this delightful volume features
engravings of over four hundred animals alongside descriptions of
their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time.
"Quadrupeds "reaffirms Bewick's place in history as an incomparable
illustrator, one whose influence on natural history and book
printing still endures today.
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Elementum Journal, 3
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Jay Armstrong; Contributions by Kathleen Jamie, Jim Crumley, Wyl Menmuir, Alex Woodcock, …
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The "Art of Drawing Animals" focuses on how to draw domesticated
animals - the tamed creatures that share our lives. Written by
bestselling author J.C. Amberlyn, the book features everyone's
favourite animals, ranging from the most popular breeds of dogs and
cats to horses and other hoofed mammals, rodents, birds and
reptiles. The focus is on realistic appraoch to drawing with an
emphasis on anatomy/structure; the physical details of each
species; and the action, facial and body expressions that give life
to drawing. The book shows each type of animal in general and then
goes into the various traits that make each breed distinctive.
Kelly Ventura's floral designs are depicted in the Sprout + Bloom
FlipTop Notecard Box by teNeues. Our FlipTop Notecard box notecards
are full colour and large enough to convey personal greetings,
thank-yous and invitations. 20 notecards - blank inside - 4 each of
5 images 20 envelopes Sturdy, reusable box with magnetic closure,
ideal for keepsakes Cards measure 178 x 120 mm Box measures 191 x
135 x 42 mm
Now available in paperback! Andrew Forkner's book provides you with
all you need to paint a range of birds in acrylics; taking in birds
of prey, songbirds and waterbirds from all over the world. It
contains information on the materials and preparation you will need
to capture the delicacy and majesty of the subjects.
Thomas Cole, an internationally renowned artist, centered his art
and life in Catskill, New York. From his vantage point near the
village, he cast his eyes on the wonders of the Catskill Mountains
and the swiftly flowing Catskill Creek. These landscapes were
sources of enduring inspiration for him. Over twenty years, Cole
painted one view of the Catskill Mountains at least ten times. Each
work represents the mountains from the perspective of a wide river
bend near Catskill, New York. No other scene commanded this much of
the artist's attention. Cole's Catskill Creek paintings, which
include works central to American nineteenth-century landscape art,
are an integral series. In Thomas Cole's Refrain, H. Daniel Peck
explores the patterns of change and permanence in the artist's
depiction of a scene he knew first-hand. Peck shows how the
paintings express the artist's deep attachment to place and region
while illuminating his expansive imagination. Thomas Cole's Refrain
shows how Cole's Catskill Creek paintings, while reflecting
concepts such as the stages of life, opened a more capacious vision
of experience than his narrative-driven series, such as The Voyage
of Life. Relying on rich visual evidence provided by paintings,
topographic maps, and contemporary photographs, Peck argues that
human experience is conveyed through Cole's embedding into a
stable, recurring landscape key motifs that tell stories of their
own. The motifs include enigmatic human figures, mysterious
architectural forms, and particular trees and plants. Peck finds
significant continuities-personal and conceptual-running throughout
the Catskill Creek paintings, continuities that cast new light on
familiar works and bring significance to ones never before seen by
many viewers.
"Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide
to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols
used in art. This volume includes chapters on plants, flowers,
fruits, and animals of the earth, air, and water, as well as
fantastical creatures such as centaurs, griffons, and dragons. The
vivid illustrations, which include paintings and tapestries from
some of the world's premier museums, are accompanied by texts that
offer careful analyses of the artists' depictions of the natural
world. Each entry discusses the symbolic significance of the
particular plant, fruit, or animal portrayed, its mythic or
literary origins, and the episodes or individuals associated with
it. These salient points are also called out in summary form within
each entry, making the information easily accessible. The reader
discovers, for example, that the iris can represent Jesus or the
purity of the Virgin Mary as well as the kings of France or the
city of Florence. The monkey, which can be symbolic of the devil,
heresy, or bad temper, is also associated with the three wise men
who traveled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus. By
bringing to life the natural world as portrayed in art, this book
will surely be an indispensable resource for museum visitors, art
lovers, and students.
Raphael Ritz (1829-1894) is one of the most important artists to
have emerged from the Swiss canton of Valais. In the 1850s, Ritz,
who later became famous as the "Raphael of the Alps," studied at
the renowned Academy of Art in Dusseldorf, Germany, and perfected
his technique in the genre of mountain painting, which focuses on
the relationship between landscape and man. Ritz, who felt a strong
connection to his roots, created landscape idylls in faraway
Dusseldorf for an audience that appreciated regional peculiarities.
At times with a touch of irony, he put his works at the service of
a modern effort to illustrate the timeless character of everyday
life. This new monograph looks at the work of the Valais-born
artist beyond national borders and frames it in both the Swiss and
international artistic contexts of the time. Ritz's correspondence
with his father, Lorenz Justin Ritz, who was a painter as well, is
also comprehensively examined for the first time: it constitutes an
important testimony to his artistic self-discovery. Selected
photographs by Swiss contemporary artists from the museum's
collection show the Valais of today and establish a connection
between Ritz's ethnographic view of his own origins and the
present. Text in French and German.
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Ape Culture
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Anselm Franke, Hila Peleg; Designed by Studio Matthias Gorlich
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A practical guide to painting nature's flora and fauna from
award-winning botanical painting authors Meriel Thurstan and Rosie
Martin. Recording the wildlife that surrounds us is an age-old art.
The authors, in collaboration with the Eden Project, show us how to
accurately and beautifully capture the natural world on canvas and
make the most of the revival of this art form. Step by step, they
take you through the whole process of capturing the essence of some
of the most beautiful things on earth. From dinosaur skeletons and
fossils to birds, butterflies and frogs. Learn how to paint the
subtle scales on a fish, the iridescence of a feather or the lustre
on a shell. The authors take you through the full range of skills
and techniques you need to undertake natural history drawing and
painting. Key techniques are explained with practical step-by-step
demonstrations. Beautiful illustrations by the authors are featured
throughout and will inspire you and illuminate the techniques you
are learning. Painting Nature's Details is a stunning book on an
art form that is fast becoming the new botanical illustration.
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